DESTRUCTION OF SUBMARINES.

Evening Star, Issue 16625, 7 January 1918, Page 3

DESTRUCTION OF SUBMARINES.

. ROME, January 5. Official: The Allies have sunk nearly halt the German submarines operating since the outbreak of the war. £Thei cable news in this issue accredited to The Times' has appeared in that journal, but only where Sated |s such news the editorial 'The 33me»jS>

SOLDIERS' MOTHERS: QUESTION] OF PENSIONS. A deputation from the Soldiers' Mothers' League interviewed the Hon. A. M. Myers at Auckland on Saturday, and protested against the old age pension being taken into account in fixing the military pension to widowed mothers whose sole support is killed. The speakers declared that every consideration was given to the young wives of soldiers at the expense of widowed mothers. Soldiers' widows received 30s per week, and could earn ns much more. A mother had. to live on 15s per week. The deputation asked that widowed mothers receive a pension of 30s ft wpek, exclusive •of the old age pension. Mrs Kessell said she was 61 years old, and had five sons at tho front, yet she was debarred from receiving any separation allowance, and, because she owned a home. wns refused the old age pension. The Minister expressed his sympathy with the league's views. The Government were fully sensible of their responsibilities to mothers. As to soldiers arid their other dependents, they had been blamed for not giving enough to wives, and now the deputation said they were giving them too much. He would bring the representations before his colleagues. Tho Hon. A. M. Myers states that the value of orders placed by the Munitions Supplies Department during the calendar year of 1917 was £1.150,000, distributed as follows : —Wellington (including Nelson and Blenheim) £549,000, Otaco and Southland £265.000. Auckland £170,000, Canterbury £166,000. Lance-corporal Arthur J. Lind (killed if. action on December 15) was tho second youngest son of Mr and Mrs Lind, of George street, Dur-c-din. He was born in Tapamii, and educated in 'the District High School. Ho was apprenticed to a dentist after leaving school, but upon the removal of his parents to Dunedin he entered the postal service, in which he remained for 10 years. For • the greater part of this time he was employed as a letter carrier, but some time previous to his departure for tho front with tho 26th Reinforcements he passed his examination, and was promoted to postal clerk in the Chief Post Office.