HOLLAND’S ANGER AROUSED.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4368, 12 October 1916, Page 5

HOLLAND’S ANGER AROUSED.

SINKING OF THE BLOOMERSDYK SUBMARINES ON MEIRMAN COAST. LONDON,. Oct. 10.' Largo now German submarines are off the Meirman coast. They have a ■range of eighteen hundred miles, 1 carrying ten days’ fuel, and arc supposed to he provisioned by commercial submarines in the Arctic. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Chritiania correspondent telegraphs that German submarin \s bombarded the wireless station at Zopnavalok, on the Meirman coast, and killed several. Russian destroyers sank two submarines. The owners of tho Bloomorsdyk are amazed: at tho sinking of the- vessel as she did not carry contraband and flew tho Dutch llag. The torpedoing of the Bloomorsdyk has angered Holland. An official inquiry is being opened. The “Telegraph” states that the cargo of the Bloomorsdyk was wholly consigned to the Dutch Government.

BRITAIN’S MERCHANTMEN. HEAVY BUILDING PROG HAMM E. (“The Times.”) (Received Get. 11, 11.10 p.m.) • LONDON, Oct. 11. Lloyd’s Register states that 469 merchantmen are building with 1,750,000 tons —a substantial increase over 1915. FAKED CABLEGRAMS. YELLOW PRESS METHODS DISCLOSED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received Oct. 11, 5.20 p.m.) LONDON, October 11. The Press Bureau states that certain American newspapers published an alleged cable from tho London correspondent of the International News Service relating to the Jutland battle, whereas such message was not transmitted. In previous instances messages had been altered out of.recognition. On each such occasion the New York manager categorically promised that the incident would not recur, but on September 3 published full statements as to an air raid, allegedly from London. In view of this continued garbling and breach of iaitih tho International News Service has been excluded from the Press Bureau, and debarred xrorn all transmission facilities until further notice. It is unofficially added that the Intercolonial Service belongs to the Hearst newspapers. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. 2000 ( OURT-_\ 1 ART!ALLKD. <Rcnt er ’ s Telegrams.) (Received Oct. 11, 2.55 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. li. Speaking in the House of ('ommc.ns Mr. I.loyd-George stated that hitherto 2000 conscientious objector- had been court-mart iulled.

GERMAN WAR FUNDS.

HUGE CREDIT TO BE ASKED EOR

(Router’s Telegrams.) (Received Oct. 11, 7.80 p.m.) AMSTERDAM. Oct. J 1

The “Keel niche Volks Zeitung says the Government will ask thi Reichstag for a war credit of twelve thousand million marks.

A SPEEDY PEASE, ki y(; or wfrtembfrgn DESIRE. fit enter’s Teleg ra 1 n s.) (Jtecvived Oct. 11, 7.3(1 u.m.'i AMSTERDAM. Oct. il Replying; to tlio Kaiser's congratulations <hi the 25th anniversary of his accession, the King of- Wurteinburg says: ‘‘May God grant us a speedy and honorable peace.” THE EAST FRONT, CRISIS i’REDK'TED AT I.E.URFRG (“The Times.’-’) (Received Oct. 11, 7.90 u.m.i PARIS. OcL 11. Experienced observers of the war are of opinion that the Kaiser s visit to Komherg indicates that Germany is about to make a maximum effort. BELGIAN ARMED MOTORS. G R FIAT WORK OX .RCSSJAX FRONT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received Oct. 11, 8.10 p.m) TARTS, Oct. 11. “1,0 Journal'’ records the extruordiiiary achievement of Belgian automobiles on the Russian front. They penetrat’d Galicia to a depth of 150 kilometres. The raid lasted a fortnight. covering six hundred kilometres. They returned without any casualties and revealed the organisation of the enemy’s rear. KING AND SAPPER. “AULT) SHOOK” OK A CHAT WITH UN RECOGNISED ROY ALT! ICS. In a letter received by ill's. I). R.Tames, Bridgend, Glam., her husband. Sapper I). R. James, of the Royal Engineers, tells an interesting story of a surprise visit paid by the King and the Prince of Wales to his working party on the Western, front, on the occasion of his Majesty’s recent four among his troops. Sapper James says: “The King and the Prince paid n s a visit to-day, but my chum and I. had no idea who they were until they had gone. While they talked to me I went on with m.V work as usual, and, of. course, with the inevitable cigarette in my mouth. The Prince climbed up a ladder and was talking to mo for about ten minutes. Ho was very nice and so was the King. They came along like ordinary officers, and I pointed out t<> them a lot of places from our pitches. You will believe me when I say I had a. mild shook when I discovered who they were.”