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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 48, 22 June 1917, Page 5

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(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent). POLITICAL SITUATION IN GREECE. AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW. i ATHENS, June 21. Importance is attached to tho interview between M. Gonnart (High Commissioner for the Allied Powers) and M. Zaimis. The former desires the reshuffling of Zaimis Ministry and tho inclusion of Liberals. Ho also suggested the summoning of the dhamber as it was constituted in 1915 for a short session early in July, preparatory to the elections, on an impartial basis. Venoselists desire a popular demonstration as a counterblast to royalists and an athema upon their leader. M. Jonnart has ordered deportation of sixty political and military suspects, several Germans, and many others who have been kept under police surveillance, including M. Skouloudis, and M. Lambros, tho date Premier. THE CANADIANS SUCCESSFUL RAID. VIOLENT COUNTER ATTACKS CRUSHED. LONDON, June 21. The United Press correspondent at Headquarters says that fighting locally is under torrid skies with thunder storms and typhoon winds. The Canadians took trenches last night below Reservoir Hill on the outskirts of Leus, crushing three violent counter attacks between midnight and dawn. Patrols report that there are no Germans westward of Lys from Warnton southward, realising that the position was critical at the river bend the enemy decamped.

FORMIDABLE POSITIONS CAPTUBED. ANOTHER BATCH OF PRISONERS. LONDON, June 21. An official report from Rome states that formidable positions on Mount Ortigara, including the summit of Hill 2015, have been captured. f We took 93 prisoners. .. POLAND NATIONAL ARMY. TO FIGHT AGAINST THE - GERMANS. NEW YORK, June 21. It is learned that Poland ■will have a separate national army fighting against the Germans soon. One hundred thousand Poles are now in training, and will sail from America to join such an army. AMERICA’S FINANCIAL AID. ' ANOTHER LOAN TO BRITAIN. WASHINGTON, June 21. America has advanced 350,000,000 dollars to Britain, making the total loan to the Allies 983,000,000 dollars. SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. -APPEARANCE OF~ NEW TYPE. COPENHAGEN, June 21. Norwegian fishermen report that a large number of a new type of German submarines, smaller than the old ones and coloured to resemble the water, are cruising in the Skagerack. f THE WEEK’S SINKINGS. M LOSSES STILL ENORMOUS. 1 '■ COPENHAGEN, June 21. A Vancouver message from London states that; the losses due to submarines include twenty-seven vessels of over sixteen hundred tons. I Last week the number of vessels sunk overt 16,000 tons was 22.

DEFENCE AGAINST SUBMARINES. A I‘’BENCH MEASUEE. ' PAEIS, June 21. A special Department for defence against submarines has been established uniter rear Admiral Menacillux ‘VTignaux. N, Z. CASUALTY LIST. HEAVIEST SINCE THE SOMME l , BATTLE. Last Night. Last night’s casualty list was the heaviest issued since the New Zealand Division participated in the battle of thfj Somme. It contains a total of no fewer than 9'fil names.