LATE CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue 13147, 10 May 1917, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

[By Elkotbio lia^fHAPH—Copykioht.] -

Pee Pbess Association

-Received May 10, at' 1.55 p.m. mt o ,- T. May 9. J bo fewedisb newspapers state that a Russian pacifist has-been missing for n few days. His fate is,unknown . 4n official report'from, Stockholm says tliat Britain has agreed to allow grain cargoes held up in, foreign harbors to reach Sweden. It is believed, that there will be sufficient grain until harvest.

Amsterdam, May 9The Foreign Minister states that the four Central Powors will meet shortly ■at Vienna or Budapest. Exceptional importance is attached in some quarters to the meeting. The Daily Express' Berlin correspondent states that the Socialists in the Reichstag denounced the War Office lor preventing Jews becoming officer;?.

Herr Ledebour suggested that instead of melting church bells for war purposes, the German War Office should requisition the statues of German Emperors in the Reichstag building.

Stockholm, May 9. Norway's tests of reinforced* concrete vessels havo been so successful i that she has ordered 50,000 tons. (A. and N.Z. Cable Assn. and' Renter.) Received! May 10, at 2.15 p.m. London, May 9. A French communique eays:—Tha struggle is keenesrfc in the Chemin-de I *- Dawea area. Enemy attacks, made ia large forces and .preceded! by a violent bombardment bave everywhere been, repulsed. In the district of CernyDc la Bovelle and on Mount do Ilurtobiso the Germans were twice; bloodily defeated. Powerful efforts w ere made further oast against Califormia Plateau, but tha assaulting waves were mown down by our barrage. The enemy gained! a momentary footing in the north-east of the Salient of the plateau by a bayonet charge, but were ousted! in disorder. '.The number of German dead 'testified to the absolutely purposeless sacrifices. Our positions are entirely maintained. We ia turn carried the German first line trench on a front of 1200 metres northeast of Chevruse.

> (Renter's Telegrams.) Received! May 10, at 2.15 p.m. London, May 9. In -the House of. Commons Dr Maenamara, Under-Secretary to tha Adlmiralty, stated .that since the .Ist January 15 British ships had been reported! overdue. , The Admiralty, ho said!, was taking all possible steps to accelerate the entry: of ; food ships. The Admiralty's resources dlid not permit of providing an escort for every ship, but everything .possible was dona to safeguard merchantmen. ' The arrangements could not be discussed! publicly without giving the enemy most valuable information. There was. no reason to believe .that', the submarine* had! learned the routes laid down for merchantman. -

Mr Bonar Law, in introducing to vote of*'credit of £500,000,000, said the expenditure had recently exceeded! the estimate. The average daily expenditure at present was £7,450,000, whereof £2,000.000 went to the allies andi dominions, exceeding tlie Budlget estimates of such advances by £1,000,000 daily. But he hoped' that the Budget estimate would still be realisable owjns to the promptitude of American finanZ cial assistance.