THE ITALIAN THEATRE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue 13047, 10 January 1917, Page 4

THE ITALIAN THEATRE.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.)

Received January 8, at 8.50 p.m. London. January 8,

An Italian official message reports vigorous artillery actions along the whole front.

ENEMY NOT HAPPY

STARVATION BREEDS D.ISSEN- ' SION. and X.Z. Cable Assn.) Received January 9, at. 5.5 p.m. i -Amsterdamy January.There is. growing evidence of dissen-sion-among the Central. Powers. - The Sofia-correspondent "of .the"Vos-sisehe-Zeitung says: Bulgaria cares nothing for sentiment, and'-though there is fear about Bulgaria- she- "will, i<si" the sake of-her present "friends, not quit; but Germany should put her friendship on a fixed basis.

The correspondent points out that there is" an .agitation against German .dominion-in Bulgaria, andithe dissatisi faction in Bulgarian, patriotic circles, at the present state of affairs is .grow ing fast. The article ha§ an-additional significance folLomng the recent speech by Dr R-adoslavoff that, "We are ready to conclude peace., because-we -wish to see the end: of the war. Biilgaria's': work" has already, been brought, to a. successful conclusion."

The Lokalanzeiger • publishes an article by Professor Heinrich Rosin, food specialist; who says: ' 'This hate-born, curse-laden.- starvation] war is benefiting many sufferers. There have' been many complete cures of gout and corpulence -owing to compulsory war- diet,' which .is a God-send to the weaklings who-had failed to follow-the course laid, down by their medical advisers.*"' Professor Rosin is 'amazed' to find comparatively'few signs of the weakening of the physical powers of the great masses of the people. Emaciation ;is pretty general, "especially in the towns, but is seldom accompairiied by weakness. A decrease of fifty pounds is mota rare result- of the war diet.

Received January 9, at 6.45 p.m. Amsterdam, January 9

Despite Professor Rosin's optimism,, travellers insist that there is lncreasjed. destitution in Austria and Germany, where many people are suffering from serious illness, from lack of proper nourishment-.

A diplomatist who recently visited Berlin states that the people are living chiefly on potatoes "and- bread. There is> a fair quality of fish and' sausage meat, hut the bread is of bad quality. The scarcity in some districts amounts to almost a. famine. . This is particularly noticeable in Hamburg, where the people are very weak. Many Germans are arriving in Holland, Denmark, and Sweden with thefr children suffering from wasting diseases due to want of proper food. Some of the members of the German Legations in neutral countries admit that Austria and Germany will be unable to last more than three months, and- starvation is within sight. . The same strain of growing, despondency is displayed in intercepted letters. i'

Bread is fairly plentiful, and this crops of wheat andi rye aire estimated at 1,500.000 .tons better than those, of 1915. The barley and oats crops are, 3,500,000 tons better. The Enteiite must not look to the enemy's immediate, exhaustion, for. the Germans have enotxgh food for many weeks. The people* are irritated, but there are not. yet any signs of revolution. Railway .travelling is limited to essential' business journeys..

Received January 10, at .9.5 a.m. Rome, January _9. A letter from the Papal Nuncio at Vienna states that, eggscost 20s a dozen, and most' other commodities a"re proportionately dear.

WALL STREET SCANDAL

EXPLOITING THE WILSON NOTE

(Reuter's Telegrams.) Received January 9, at. 7.58,-p.m. .Washington, January Giving- evidence before the" Senate's Investigation . Committ-eei ill* T. W. Lawson,- pacing nip arid' down before the Committee, said ' that all the charges made in the public press, he believed, were true. One-of the commonest things in ; Wall Street was the leakage of 'Government and ! Court affairs which affected securities,' There was > premeditated arid deliberate robbery of the American people through the stock gamblers. L Mi- Lawson added: "I came here ,to give honest testjmppy, only to have hell lambasted out of me." . ' Amid!' much uproar, Mr Lawson declared: "I will riot bo bull-dozed or intimidated." He reiterated that- he knew there was a leakage ever the Peace Note, and made a profit himself. There were further fßiolertt scenes while Mr Lawson wa9 being examined, and-he was frequently rebuked for in-temperance-of language; The Committee adjourned until. Tuesday. In the meaiitiihe the Committee will consider the question of committing Mr -Lawson for contempt of court. Mr-. Lawson declared' that he did riot care a curse what the Committee did.

What Mr gerard said

(Australian arid N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received Jaiiiiary iO,, at 9.5.a.ttr. ; - •Washington,, January 9.i There is great interest in Mr Gerard's speech. -•, ■ -- , It is semiofficially stated that;if the speech is correctly reported it may have undesirable results, inasmuch as it will be interpreted in the Allies J countries as showing that the United States is playing for Germany's friendship.

SUBMARINE WARFARE

(United Service.) Received, January 9, at 1i.45 p.m. London, January 9. The sinkings (include the • British steamer Brenda and a Portuguese vessel named Valladares.

(A. and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Renter.) Received January 10, at 1.15 p.m. London, January 9. : A Berlin official message claims that a German submarine torpedoed and sank,- in the JKgenn, on the 27th December, the French battleship Gaulois, and in' the Mediterranean on tlie Ist January, the Ivernia, fully laden with British troops. The transport was convoyed 'by destroyers. The message claims that the submarine an armed and heavily-laden transport of 6000 tons.

(The French Admiralty have denied the sinking of the Gaulois. The British chronicled-the loss of the Ivernia last week, with the loss of 85 of her company.)

. (United Service.) London, January 9. The sinking's include the British vessel Lesbian, the Japanese Chinta-Maru, the French Alphonse Consul, and the Norwegian Borgesolm.

SWISS MUNITION CONTRACTS

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received January 10. at 11.10 a.m. Paris, January 9. The Journal's Zurich correspondent states that Germany has placed important munition orders in Switzerland, giving employment to 4000 people.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN SYDNEY,

(Australian and N.Z. Cablo Assn.) Received January 9, at 8.50 p.m. Sydney, January 9. • The State Commandant inspected 500 New Zealand troops prior to the streetparade. The visitors aroused much interest.