War News.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 47, 19 June 1917, Page 5

War News.

UNION UNER TORPEDOED. ONE MAN KILLED. LONDON, June 16. The admiralty reports: The armed merchant cruiser Avenger was torpedoed in the North Sea and subsequently sank. One man was killed by the explosion. The others were saved. The Avenger was the latest Union liner, and was 15,000 tons. She was a turbine steamer, and was originally named the Aotea-Roa. She was intended to carry passengers and mails between Vancouver ,and New Zealand, but the Admiralty requisitioned her before her completion.

AFFAIRS IN GREECE, THE DEPORTED KING. PARIS, July 17. Speaking in the Senate, M. Ribot, referring to Greece, declared that reparation would be exacted for the treachery at Larissa against the AngloFrench Thessaly column. He added that the succession of Prince Alexander was subject to ratification by' the Constituent Assembly. M. Zaimis remained Premier, and M. Venizelos would go to Athens when a reconciliation was certain. Constantine was not regarded as n prisoner by the Allies, and if he went to Germany he would avow his true sentiments. CONSTANTINE GRANTED A PENSION. LONDON, June 16. The ‘ 1 Morning Post’s ’ ’ Athens correspondent states that the Allies have granted Constantine an annual pension of £20,000. AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS. STATEMENT BY M. PAINLEVE. PARIS, June 17.

M. Painlcvc, speaking in the Chamber, said it was essential to remove delusions regarding the offensive on April 16th, which some believed was going to be decisive. The French troops would stand against the massed Gormans released by the momentary passivencss of the Russian army untjl the arrival of the American forces. The present leaders of the Allied armies were careful of, human lives. NAVAL AIR RAID. GERMAN AERODROMES BOMBED. LONDON, Juno 17. The Admiralty reports that naval aeroplanes dropped a large number of bombs on aerodromes at St. Denis and Wcstrem. Many direct hits were observed, dense columns of smoke and flames arising. All the machines returned. SUBMARINE VICTIMS. FRENCH STEAMER SUNK. HEAVY LOSS OP LIFE FEARED. PARIS, June 16. The French steamer Sequana was torpedoed in the Atlantic. There were 650 persons on board, of whom 190 are missing. FRENCH WEEKLY RECORD. PARIS, June 16. For the week ending June 10th, the arrivals totalled 1034, and departures lt)15. Pour steamers above 1600 tons and one under, and three fishing boats were sunk. Six steamers were unsuccessfully attacked.

ANOTHER TRANSPORT SUNK. PARIS, June 17. The transport Annum, 6000 tons, was torpedoed and sunk in the lonian Sea on June 11th, while escorted. There were no casualties. BRITISH SUCCESSES. THE HINDENBURG LINE. ANOTHER PORTION CAPTURED. LONDON, June 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Early this morning we attacked and captured a further portion of the section of the Hfndcnburg Lino north-westward of Bullecourt. The garrison stubbornly resisted and suffered heavily. We made successful raids eastward of Loos and in the neighbourhood of the Lys river. There was reciprocal artillery fire all day northward of the Scarpe, and also at numerous points between Armentieres and Ypres. We completely repulsed an attack after heavy artillery preparation on the positions captured on Thursday evening southward of the Yprcs-Comincs Canal. A few Germans reaching the trenches were immediately killed or driven out.

FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS, successful Aeroplane work. Sir Douglas Haig reports: During the day fighting again took place in the sector of the Hindenburg Line northwestward of Bullecourt. We made progress and captured prisoners. There is reciprocal artillery fire at intervals on the battle front southward of Ypfes. Our aeroplanes, in co-operation with the artillery, yesterday did particularly successful work in reconnaissances and bombing raids. There were many air fights, numerous machines being engaged. Wc brought down six German aeroplanes and drove down ten. One of ours is missing. THE FRENCH FRONT. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. ' LONDON, Juno 17. A Paris communique says: The artillery is fairly active north and south of the Ailette, and also in Champagne in j the sector of Cornillet and Mont Blond. Near Courcy we regained a trench element which the enemy captured in the morning. All the occupants were killed or captured. ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID. RAIDER BROUGHT DOWN IN FLAMES. LONDON, June 17. Early this morning some enemy airships approached the East and Southeast Coast. Two came a .short distance inland, one crossing East Anglia and the other, going over Kept. The latter dropped bombs. Some damage was done, and a fire broke out in a coast town. One Zeppelin was brought down in flames. RUSSIAN SITUATION. AMERICAN JOURNALIST’S VIEWS. NEW YORK, June 15. American Journalists returning from Petrogad after,a careful study of the Russian situation, conclude that Russia is capable of coming back with tremendous blows that will surprise the world.

NATIONAL EFFICIENCY BOARD. COUNTY OF SOUNDS COMMITTEE OF ADVICE. A meeting of-the above Committee was held at Portage on 9th June, at which Mr G. AnderSon, Mr H. A. McCormick, Mr W. P. Henderson, Mr Pell, and Mr C. 0. Aikmian were presenti Mr C. P. Harris sent an apology for not being present, owing to Ms having to attend the Appeal Board in Blenheim on that day. Correspondence arising out of the preceding meeting having been dealt with, a vote of thanks to Capt. E. C. Porano for Ms patriotic action in agreeing to call in at Maori Bay P.O. both ways on his mail trip in order to facilitate the carrying on of the correspondence of the Committee, was passed. The question of treating any increase or decrease of live stock as an addition to or deduction from income as is now done by the Commissioner of Taxes in assessing income and excess profits tax on farmers was discussed, and it was decided that this was a subject which could be more appropriately handled by the Farmers’ Union. The chairman read correspondence which had passed between himself and the Commissioner on the subject of exemptions, showing what the position of the National Efficiency Board was in regard to this matter. A vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs McCormick for providing facilities for the meetings to be held at Portage terminated the meeting.