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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VII, Issue 110, 4 May 1917, Page 6

Thus “ Civis ” in the “ Otago Daily Times”:—Professor Dickie makes the shrewd suggestion that “ tho leakage of information which caused the loss of the Hampshire and the lamented death of the great organiser of victory was i treachery emanating from the I Russian court.” Why, of course: what else ?—the light now thrown on the Russian court and its Germanism makes - the thing clear as daylight. The movements of the Kitchener mission were known at Petrograd, a Petrograd traitor told the Germans. The Hampshire was waylaid at the one sure point for intercepting her —the start. There a submarine was waiting, and within an hour or two of the Hampshire’s leaving port the deed was done. Nemesis has already overtaken the Russian traitors, or some of them. To the Hohenzollerns there remains a fearful looking for of judgment; and Tino, their faithful lackey, must, I imagine, be shaking in his shoes. Coal-miners strikes and water-power were th I t ot I c I the Dominion Executive ot tbo lai mers’ Union at its last meeting. It was resolved:—■•J ltatt n view ot the constant danger to an tho principal industries causer! bv tne tact mat the supply of coal is ha ole at anv time to be held up by industrial troubles, and also in view of the lame demand ror nitroaen for fertil $ t i o Ito tbe urged to proceed at the earliest possible niome til 1 sing the water power <>i tne Dominion. ’ Mr. A. Garland, me retiring president ot me Wainiate Farmers I nion, stated at a meeunu on batuixlav that he 1) 1 t th Co n oner of Taxes with reference to die unjust incid ot 1 i ofit t The Commissioner admitted that the incident lai t I at all latl a 1 been expected, but legislation would ne introduced in June to rcnied.v the mistakes.