SHIPPING SCHEME

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9717, 20 July 1917, Page 6

SHIPPING SCHEME

U.S. PROGRAMME DELAYED CONTKOVKRSY BKTAVEIvX AUTi t DEITIES. hs.. Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrljfhi Australian and N.2., Cable Association W A SHIN 0 TON, July 18. The carrying out of the shipping programme has been delayed owing to a controversy between ALijor-Gencral liocthals, hoatl of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and Air Denman, chairman of the Shipping Hoard. Major-General Goetbabs desires the itoturn of fciio commandeered British ships to Britain. Mr Denman favours holding them permanently. They are also unable to agree on tho question of purchasing or leasing land yn which to construct tho shipyards.

A cable message from Washington Just week stated: Major-General Goc- " • tints’ final plans for ship construction provide for 410 wooden and 477 steel Vessels, to total 4.711,(XX) tons, besides taking over 1,500,000 tons of .ships being privately constructed. The total, with tho present merchantmen, will give America nearly nine million tons within two years. The federalising of the shipyards will start next week, and the yards will remain under the present management, with Government supervision. ESCAPE TO GERMANY DJB UTS OH LA NT) ’ S AMERICAN AGENT. Bjr Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright .Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BALTIMORE, July 18. Captain Hinscb, who acted as the American agent for tho submarine .Deutschland, is reported to have reached Germany. It is believed that no sailed in a schooner, and was picked up bv a submarine, and taken to Germany. , KAISER’SJON EITEL IN THE ROLE Of A ROBBER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh* Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, July 18. The “Now York Herald’s” Paris correspondent ims evidence that Prineo Eitel Friedrich looted the furniture and then blow up a chateau. Prince Eitel lived in the chateau of Comte Balny, on the Oise, and spent most of Ids time in a. shell-proof dugonb connected with a chateau by a subterranean passage. Ho transported numerous wag-on-loads of furniture to Germany, and - when leaving destroyed the chateau.* The owner lodgecb.with tho French au- ... thoritics a formal charge of theft • against‘Eitel. The ‘'Herald 1 ’ comments that the fact that the spectacle of a Prince of ro.ral blood committing theft does not evoke protest or criticism in the German press, indicates the depths to which the Germain* have fallen. Prinoe-Fiitel was some time ago rc- ’ ported to have died of typhus fever. CANADIAN JARLIAMENT ELECTION TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. OTTAWA, July 18. The elections will possibly bo held in October, and the soldiers will have a vote. It is likely that the franchise for alien-bom will bo curtailed. MR BORDEN WILL NOT ASK FOR EXTENSION. . Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 20, 12.5 a.m.) OTTAWA, July 19. Nr Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, states that in view of tho oppossition of the. Liberals he docs not propose to ask tho Imperial Parliament to extend tho life of tho Canadian Parliament. The existing Houses expire on Oc. tober ,7th. and the elections follow. ILL-TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS FURTHER CHARGES AGAINST HUNS. By Telegraph—Prose Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. VANCOUVER, July 18. Mr .E; Norton Grimwade, of Alolbourno, is returning from Switzerland, where his son is interned. Ho discovered that his son, after ho was •wounded, in an air battle in Franco, was not succoured at a German hospital. When ho refused to give information as to the whereabouts of tho British fleet, telling tho Germans to “come out and look for it,” his son wits sentenced to throe years’ imprisonment in a fortress, on tho accusation of calling tho Germans cowards. Ho served four months, and was then released and sent to Switzerland. Ho is lame, and partly deaf. Air Grimwade asserts that British prisoners suffer terribly at the hands 'of the Huns. COMMODORE TYRWHITT MADE A COMMANDER OF THE BATH. By Telegraph—Prcaa Association-Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 18Commodore R. Y. Trywhitt has been made a. Commander of the Bath, in recognition of his services during tho yax- - Commodore Trywhitt commanded iho destroyers in tho actions in Heligoland Bight in August and December, 1914, and also in tho actions oil tho Dogger Bank in. 1915. For his - services in these engagements he received the D. 5.0., and was made Companion of the Bath.