THE GERMAN MARINE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11580, 22 May 1916, Page 5

THE GERMAN MARINE.

TO BE REBUILT AFTER THE WAR THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOVEY. GERMAN LECISLATOR’S SURPRISE Received May 23, 9 a.m. Amsterdam, May 31. Herr Richer, Under-Secretary for the Interior, announced in the Reichstag that a large sum would bo available after the war for rebuilding the merchant fleet. Something in that direction had already been done. Workmen from Imperial shipyards would be spared for the purpose as far as possible. Herr Stresmann, National Liberal, urged the creation of an Imperial Ministry of Commerce. Calamity to Germany’s economic life, he said, had been prevented solely by the quick successes of the armies opening vast districts producing raw material, and German science providing substitutes. Therefore, he added, to-day, since the difficulty has been overcome we can safely admit that an Imperial Ministry of Commerce would closely watdi enemies’ postwar measures. Who would ever have believed that England would adopt compulsory service? She was proceeding with the greatest recklessness, regardless of consequences, knows no half measures, scruples or sentimentalities, political or economic. Henceforth everyone, even German representatives abroad, should work as com” mercial agents. Goods, not money, should be sent abroad to improve the rate of German exchanges.

fighting in Africa, BELGIAN OPERATIONS. GERMANS RETREATING. Havre, May 30. A Belgian communique says: Operations,at Ruhanda are developing satisfactorily. The Germans retreated, owing to our advance threatening their lines of communications. General Tombeur occupied the Mount Kama group.