General War News

Southland Times, Issue 17655, 12 February 1916, Page 3

General War News

European Theatre LORD FISHES CRITICISED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) I,ON-DON, February 10. The agitation in favour of Lord Fisher’s recall to the Admiralty continues. The Morning Post hotly attacks the proposal. Jt asserts that Lord Fisher’s methods have been shown to he valueless, J1 is scheme for the education of officers lias been practically abolished, while Lord Fisher was responsible foilin' abolition of light cruisers atirl small craft, which the war lias shown to he greatly needed. .His share in the Dardanelles episode should shut him out definitely from all further higher command. it acids : “The attempt to boom Lord Fisher deserves to be. punished." LASS FOR SOLDIERS. DOMINION ATTRACTIONS DISCUSSED. LONDON, February 10. The Committee of the Board of Agriculture in its report, a summary of which was published on Monday, comments on tiie dominions’ schemes for immigration. “For years many of the dominions," it says, “have employed immigration agents in Britain who have painted in glowing colours attractive pictures of the advantages their Governments offered. We take no exception to tliis action, and recognise gratefully tiie welcome the dominions have extended to immigrants, but we cannot look with equanimity upon the prospect of losing the flower of our agricultural population, even to the dominions. If our proposals for settlement in England are adopted we believe that they will give ex-soldiers at least as good prospects as the dominions.” The committee recommends the Board of Agriculture to institute a propaganda campaign in the army and the fleet to induce discharged men to take advantage of England's opportunities. ON THE EAST FRONT. GERMANS FLOODED OUT. PETUOGRAD, February 10. Owing to the overflow of Oghinsk Canal, the result of a sudden thaw, the Germans evacuated the whole of their second line trenches, sacrificing great quantities of ammunition. SKODA EXPLOSION. BUCHAREST, February 10. Tt transpires that a twenty-inch howitzer, which was being tested at Skoda in December exploded during the initial tests. There were numerous victims.

GOLD PBOM THE AFP AM. NEW YORK, February 10. 1 Lieut. Berg says the Moewc removed £40,000 sterling in gold bars from the captured Appam. TRADE RESTRICTIONS. EFFECTS NOT ANTICIPATED. LONDON, February 10. The Government announcement regarding the restriction on sugar has had the reverse effect to that desired. There lias beem a general increase in both wholesale and retail buying. Beer, which formerly was twopence a glass, has been raised to 2£d. Newspapers give warning of the possibility of its being increased to 3d. owing to a possible restriction of the importation of barley. Spaniards threaten to stop the shipment of ore and pyrites to Britain if the orange trade Is stopped. OVERDUE IN HTFTI.X.. LONDON, February 10. Mr A. Stanley, M.P., in appealing to the South Wales miners to supply more coal, said : "Keep working till we have driven all the Germans to hell. They are long overdue.”