MISCELLANEOUS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 May 1917, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS.

TILBURY DOCKERS. WORK RESUMED. London. May i. The Tilbury dockers have resumed work, pending negotiations. IRISH AFFAIRS. STATEMENT NEXT WEEK. LONDON, May 1. , The Irish statement has been postponed till next week. THE SITUATION GLOOMY. ULSTER EXTREMISTS GAIN THE DAY. [UNIT HD StBVIUE TELEGRAM.] Received May 2nd, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, May 2. | The Daily News lobbyist says that the Irish situation is gloomy. The Ulster extremists have been victorious and have secured Mr Lloyd's Georges supjjort. Even the War Cabinet agreed to a clean cut. RUSSIANS IN BRITAIN. ORDERED FOR SERVICE. LONDON. May L The Russian Government has ordered Russian eligibles in Britain to report themselves by May 28tb. A NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE UNDER GERMAN SAFEGUARD. LONDON, May L The Continental Steamship Sendee between Holland and South wold, which has. boon guaranteed safe conduct by Germany, was inaugurated yesterday. CAPTURED CORRESPONDENCE. HOW THE GERMANS ARE FARING LONDON, May L Reuter’s correspondent gives, translations of captured enemy correspondence, A sergeant-major says : “The English have been tiring gas shells, for days. The trenches are shot to pieces and are a. gruesome sight. We have been, without food for two days. ’’ A Bavarian observation oliicer writes : “The English fire is so well directed on the whole front that our communication trenches have been blown to pieces. The enemy’s aerial activity is extraordinarily fearless. Our observation machines are immediately chased away.V A private iln the Grenadiers writes: “The damned English swine come two or three times a. day and take our men away. We have suffered treble the casualties sustained on the Somme and are certain!- glad we are no longer compelled to hold the front line at all costs, but we cannot win the war in this manner.” EXPORT OP METALS. FORBIDDEN BY SPAIN. MADRID, May 1, . A doft’ce prohibits the export of all nigtals.

CHINESE LEGATION. DEPARTS FROM BERLIN. AMSTERDAM, May 1. _ The Chinese Legation, with stuff, is leaving Berlin to-day. ZEEBRUGGE bombed. BY ALLIES AIR SQUADRON. AMSTERDAM, May 1. An Allied air squadron raided /eebrugge at midnight on Monday. WOOLWICH CLERKS. RETURN TO MURK. LONDON, May 1. The Wbolwich clerks are returning to work under a .Ministerial promise that their claim will he settled by arbitration.