A-GERMAN AGENT.

Grey River Argus, 13 April 1916, Page 5

A-GERMAN AGENT.

A EENEGRADE ENGLISH-

MAN,

WASHINGTON, April 11

Hans Schuler, who held up the steamer Mattoppo -single-handed, has confessed to being a renegade Englishman named Hudson. The captain of the Mattoppo has been discovered to be of German birth. The crew; w,ere chiefly Chinese. , GBJRMAN PRISONERS. . TROUBLE IN CAMP. LONDON, April 11. A German prisoner at BJiocMlee Camp, Isle of Man, when/attacked by his. fellow prisoner, refuged with the sentry. They continnied to molest him, refusing orders'! to disperse. The sentry thereupon fired, wounding three. INHUMANITY. TREATMENT~OF RUSSIANS. * _____ ' ■'"■■' PETROGRAD, April 11. Ilussian prisoners in Germany sniugglecj. a. letter to Petrograd. It states that the prisoners- are: almost faraishing. They are some times thrashed, being bound to posts. ' MILITARY PRIDE., WHAT IT ROBBED THE GERMANS OF. v LONDON, April 11.. Colonel Repington" says that the 'Germans liacl -not the wit to make the most of their successes and secure a- favourable peace Their military- pride was the /obstacle. Now they are unableto deliver-- 'a successful general offensive in the west orrecomnienee operations nvßussia without unduly weaken ing—on the_ British and Italian fronts. -'The German situation needs a desperate remedy. It^may--either be -sought by attack in Flandera-or an attempted invasion of Britain. .: Tip: MEN SUPPLY. LONDOiST, April 11. The Times '/> Parliamentary d)Orrespondent understands thiat ; tjie chief of the_ General Staff and n^il itary members of tna^Army 6oun; cil have furnishecl the Cabinet with a definite statement of iixi- . mediate ? I requirements in men. TUE B.IiI.TISO BUDGET. ' , CRITICJSM IN THE ; CI)MMONS. : \LONDQk, April 11 . Duriug the debate, in the House . of _ Coramons-oir the ■.Budget^,..-. a number of members severely- criticised the raiJway ticket, match and amusement, taxes-i^ Mr. McKenria promised to consider the objections and arranged - to receive a, deputation on njajtch, matters. ... : Mr, Montague hinted at the pps sibility of dropping the railway tax. , ..". " - . „/•; " ' • ■,['■■ : .The J^Jruuice Bill was read a sec • ond time, ... ,^. , THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

MR HUGHES' ATTENDANCE. V LONDON, April l£j A letter in the Daily Telejgta^pli signed: by the Duchesses of rSomer sei and St. Albans and many society ladies support Mr, Hughies ' visit tp>.l?aris v > They say that per haps He isv the only man -in the front rank expressing the aiati6ii''s sentiments upon the sinister,, tnea* eherous and machiavellian economic conspiracy whereby Germany sought' to destroy the communi ties under tbe British flag.