ALLIED BASIS OF UNITY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16896, 8 July 1918, Page 5

ALLIED BASIS OF UNITY.

CONTINUANCE IN FUTURE. CLOSE COMMERCIAL BONDS. SOURCE OP MUTUAL STRENGTH. (Received 6.5 p m.) Reuter. LONDON, July 5. i The King receive*! the delegates tT» the Inter-allied Parliamentary Commercial Conference at Buckingham Palace. He ' emphasised that allied unity of action commercially was 1 proving one of their main features of strength. He said he hoped this point of action would be as powerful i in promoting the happiness and prosperity j of allied peoples as it had proved in deeating the schemes of their enemies. j His Majesty concluded " May the j entente of commerce be the guido and . forerunner of that universal peace to ' . which we all look forward with patient confidence as to the triumph of our arms." SECURITY OF THE PACIFIC. AMERICAN PROPOSITION. INTERNATIONAL COMPACT. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. July 5. Mr. Willard Saulsburv, a member of the Senate, has introduced a resolution urging the United Slates, Britain, and Japan to come to an agreement to prevent German aggression in the Pacific. Tho resolution stipulates that Germany must be permanently barred from naval bases in t*ha Pacific. A clause states: "It is opportune for the Governments of tho United States, Britain, and Japan to enter into J 1 is lasting agreement to render it inexpedi-1 ent for anyone and impossible for tho Central Powers to pursue methods of warfaro in tho Pacific Ocean which are not | justified by the laws of warfare," and further provides that China, Russia, and any other Government on the Pacific littoral may be admitted as signatories to the agreement and also that no warships of any Power which has pursued or shall pursue illegal methods of warfare on the high seas shall be permitted to hold ports or possessions in the Pacific from which such warfare may be waged. The resolution stipulates that the agreement shall be enforced by tho united sea-power of the signatories. The resolution is interpreted as the first fruits of the declaration by Mr. W. M. Hughes, Australian Premier, favouring ar Australian Monroe doctrine for the Pacific. USE OF DUTCH RAILWAYS, PRIVILEGES TO GERMANY. DISCLAIMER BY ALLIES. (Received 5.5 p.m.). Reuter. THE HAGUE. July 6. The Allied Legations have issued » statement emphasising that the associated Powers never contemplated conceding to Germany tho transit of military supplies by the Limburg railway. RAIDS ON IRISH FARMS. GREAT SEIZURE OF ARMS. MANY ARRESTS MADE. (Received 5.5 p.m.) Renter. DUBLIN, July 5. A large force of police at Balliaslos raided farm houses within a radius of 50 miles, and seized hundreds of guns and other arms of every description. Many arrests were made. Times. LONDON. July 5. The Commander-in-Chief has prohibited meetings and processions in public places throughout tho whole of Ireland. ATTACK MADE ON POLICE. BAYONET CHARGES FOLLOW. Australian and N.H. Cable Association. (Reed. 11.35 p.m.) LONDON, July 6. Exciting scenes occurred at Waterford, ' whore the crowd . attacked a party of police who wero conveying Sinn Feiners to prison. The police fixed bayonets and charged the crowd several times, Many poople were injured and two constables wounded. V ENEMY MINISTER ATTACKED GERMAN PAPERS' OUTBURST IMMORALITY ALLEGED. (Received 5.5 p.m.). Renter. AMSTERDAM. My 6. A libel action brought by Dr. vo>» Kuhlmann, the Foreign Minister, against Herr Lohan, editor of the Deutsche Zeitim?, and Herr Duneke, editor of the Alle-deut-sche Blatter, in connection with their allegations of Kuhlmann's immorality during a visit to Bucharest, has opened. The Judge asked tho accused to settle tho matter by a loyal explanation. Lohan . said he had no desire to wash any dirty linen in sight of the enemy, but the article had a political aim, namely to prove that von Kuhlmann was politically i harmful. Therefore if von Kuhlmann ) would promise to resign shortly, he would bo prepared to assure von Kuhlm&nn that i h'o had no intention to affront him in his private capacity. Duneke concurred. , The Judge said it was impossible for von [ Kuhlmann to give such a promise. Tho i Court decided to sit in private becauso • publicity would endanger the security of the State. ' MAKING CONCRETE SHIPS. SCHEME FOR AUSTRALIA. A. and N.Z. LONDON, July 5. Mr. Crawford Vaughan, ex-Premier of South Australia, on behalf of Mr. W. M. Hughes, Federal Premier, is negotiating with a view to obtaining an expert to ' visit Australia to supervise the construction of concrete ships. A recent test of concrete vessels has strengthened the | opinion that theso ships will bo satisfac- ; tory. REPORT FROM THE ENEMY. LOSS OF HAMEL ADMITTED. I (Received 5.5 p.m.). A. and N.Z.—Renter LONDON, July 5. A German official wireless message states: South of the Sommo the enemy penetrated the village and wood of Hamel. Our counter-attack frustrated an attack oast of Harney