BRITAIN.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16232, 30 March 1917, Page 8

BRITAIN.

BERNSTORFF'S MYSTERY BOX. LONDON, March 28. Count Bernslcorff's mystery box was opened at the Foreign' Office in iho Swedish Minister's presence. Information as to the nature of the contents is not available. LORD BERESFORD ON THE SUBMARINE WAR. In the House of Lords, Lord Beresford said he did not think 'diet captures I of submarines <were equivalent to the German output of new boats. He predicted: a world famine .during'the nexto three years. He believed the Germans had more men a*rid food than we imagined. The Foreign Office exercised too much, power over the Navy. "We were very much blockaded. The losses of British and Allied ships in February"; were' 281' vessels of 505,000 tons and in * March 'yo date 255 vessels of 520,000 tons. The losses would be worse in the longer clays and calmer weathor. Lords Lytton, Emmott, Lansdowne and Finlny emphasised that it was impossible Ico blockade'. neutrals' unless we were'prepared to go to war with them. WHEAT EXPORTATION. PROHIBITED. IN BUENOS 'AYRES. It is officially announced from Buenos Aires that the embargo on wheat exportation becomes effective on March 29. POST-WAR PROPOSALS. A NATIONAL PARLIAMENT. \ In the House of Commons Mr Lloyd George emphasised the need of a National Parliament, representative of every coiiretry, in settling problems in which Hie Dominions were vitally interested. ' Mr Walter Long, Colonial Minister, t advocated the acceptance of 'die entire' proposals with a view, to national unrty in the bitner struggle with the enemy after the war. • ■ EXPLOSIVE INQUIRY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable AsstO LONON, March 28: . At the halakite inquiry, in view of the Attorney-General's disclosure of 'Professor Moul'ton's evidence, Mr E. T. Cook, editor of the "Field," withdrew, saying he had been grossly misled regarding halakite. The cable news in this issue accredited to ''The Times'' has appeared in ♦hat- iournal, but enly where expressly stated is such news tho editorial opinion of "The Times."