War News.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 47, 19 June 1917, Page 6

War News.

AFFAIRS IN GREECE. KING'S ABDICATION CONFIRMED. LONDON, June 14. Reuter's correspondent at Athens, telegraphing on the 13th, confirms the report that King Constantine has abdicated in favour of his son, Prince Alexander. The Premier (M. Zaimis), in a Note to M. Jonnart, states: "Your Excellency having demanded the abdication of the King and the designation of his successor, the Premier notifies your Excellency that His Majesty is solicitous as ever, and solely in the interests of Greece has decided to leave the country with the Crown Prince George, and designates Prince Alexander as his successor. AERIAL BATTLE OVER LONDON. 15 ENEMY AIRCRAFT,ENGAGED. HEAVY CASUALTY LIST. NEW YORK, Juno 14. A message from London states that 15 hostile aeroplanes are over the city. A great aerial battle is proceeding. The casualties reported are 31 dead and 67 injured. The East End of London was bombed. j The anti-aircraft defences of London were in action. A large number of aeroplanes arc still in pursuit. NAVAL BATTLE. OFF COAST OP GOTHLAND. COPENHAGEN,' June 14. A ship which has arrived at Arko from, the coast of Gothland reports a naval battle near Haradskar. [The island of Gothland lies sixty miles off the Swedish coast of the Baltic. Arko is north-west of Gothland.] BRITISH OPERATIONS. COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED. FURTHER SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. LONDON, June 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove off a counter-attack against the positions gained yesterday morning astride the Souehez river, and repulsed raiders north-east of Richebourg Lavoue. • We successfully raided east of Deverguier north-east of Lagnicourt west of La Bassee and north-east of Neuve Ohapelle. LIEUTENANT BONAR LAW. PRISONER IN TURKEY, LONDON, June 14. The Vatican confirms the report that Mr Bonar Law's son is a prisoner in Turkey. [lt was reported last week that Lieutenant Bonar Law had died of wounds in Palestine.] BUILDING OF MERCHANTMEN. THE UNITED STATES PROGRAMME. NEW YORK, June 14. Members of Congress are receiving numerous letters urg-ng an investigation of the work’of General Goethals, because of the insufficiently rapid construction of merchantmen. Senator Lodge, in a speech in the Senate, defended General Goethals, declaring that it would be disastrous if ho were removed. [The United States Government' placed General Goethals in charge of its scheme for the building of a merchant fleet.] AMERICAN AIR SERVICE. 1000 AVIATORS A MONTH FOR FRANCE. WASHINGTON, June 14. Tentative plans have,been completed to send a thousand aviators to France each month, beginning in September, of English, French and American experts. THE MWKRfIBAT FLOODS. DAMAGE NOT SERIOUS. NAPIER, June 14. The rainfal at Tutira for 72 hours was 20.11 inches. The water is rapidly disappearing. 'The wash-out on the railway lino five miles south of Napier is not serious. There is a 30-foot wash-out on the main south road and one of 120 feet on the Taradale road. No sheep are left in the flooded area, but the damage is quite small. Three missing men turned up, therefore there were no casualties. The mails were conveyed in and out of Napier by a railway trolley which traversed ■ a line suspended over the wash-out. The Wairoa road is said to be a thing of the past.