WAR NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 17469, 25 March 1915, Page 5

WAR NOTES

LIQUOR AND LABOUR HOTELKEEPERS WILL WORK IN (Times and Sydney Sun Service), LONDON. March 23. Received March 21, 5.25 p.m. Hotelkeepers in Great Britain have announced that they will not oppose the licensing restrictions, hut will endeavour to assist the authorities to remedy excessive drinking In centres of industry. GRIMM'S FAIRY TALE ANOTHER GERMAN STORY LONDON, March 23. A Beilin message states that Germans recently at Portsmouth reported that two hospital ships sail for France daily, deep-laden, and return unloaded, and that they are probably carrying war materials under the safety of the Red Cross flag. LIMITATION OP PROFITS CAPITAL POINTS OUT DIFFICULTIES LONDON, March 23. City men, discussing the, prospept of tie Government’s limitation of profits on

war contracts, point out the difficulty of carrying out the Labour suggestion that a}l profits In excess of ten per cent, go to the State. While patriotic employers are ready to adopt the principle not to make extravagant profits, It Is contended that it Is difficult to formulate a cut and dried scheme. Many contractors have laid out new capital In enlarging their works to carry out abnormal orders; thus there will be a loss after the war unless a sinking fund Is established for the redemption of emergency capital and expenditure. BELGIAN PEASANTS SHOT B7 BBUTAL QEBMANS (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright) AMSTERDAM, March 23. Received March 21. 1.20 p.m. Seventeen Belgians, mostly young peasants, were shot to-duy at Ghent barracks. A German court-martial found them guilty of espionage, but offered to spare their Jives on certain conditions. All with the exception of one refused the terms. GERMAN INTERBED STEAMERS ATTEMPTS AT ESCAPE AMERICA TAKES ACTION WASHINGTON, Marfh 24. Received March 24, 8.25 p.m. The United States Government has ordered the despatch of destroyers and a cruiser to Algonquin to prevent the attempts of interned German steamers to escape from San Juan. The Porto Rico authorities were Informed that the Oldenburg, and President were making plans to escape. The former was recently re-captured while attempting to leave. The Porto Rican authorities have begun confiscation proceedings owing to the breach of neutrality. PEISONEBS OP WAB SYDNEY. March 24. Received March 24, 10.30 p.m. Private advices state that Tom Sullivan, the sculler, and his eldest son are prisoners of war in Germany. His wife and youngest children reached London safely. “UNION CASUALTIES CAPETOWN. March 24. Union casualties eastward of Swakopmund are thirteen killed, thirtj-six wounded, forty-three missing.