, 1915-03-13
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Censored at Jamaica,)
London, March 11th.-Iu the House Of
Commons, Mr.. McKeuna, in answer 10 a Ques-
ton, stated that the measures to be taken
by the Allies against German trade would
prevent further shipments of German sugar
to neutral countries, and That within two or
three months Great Britain would be able 10
pun chuse sugar IN these countries with the
certainty Of not buying German OF Austrian
products, Therefore The prohibition of the
importation of sugar into the United King
dom from neutral countries would probably
be removed within two or three months.
Regarding lie validity of Germany's ex-
cuse that The submarine which recently
tried to torpedo the British hospital ship
"Asturias' WAS unuble to discern her dis
tinctive maj Ks, becuuse Of the darkness,
Mr.. MacNamorn, IN the House of Commons,
N answer to a question sad that tAe Cup-
tain of the "Asturius' reports that III "A c.ear
night there was no possibility of the identity
Of the ship being mistaken. Several officers
and Others on bourd the "Asturius' saw The
torpedo and observed the submarine follow
ing the vessel, and The submarine being
thus plainly seen it was difficult TO believe
TINT the identity of the hospital ship was not
equally pluIn,
The Government Offering Of ESQ, 600, 900
of EXcheQuer bonds has been largely over
subscribed, Mr.. Lloyd George has inform
cd the House Of commons that no underwrit-
ing commission whatever is pad 10 issue the
British war loan.
An British Transatlantic Companies have
reduced their second class passages to ten
pounds.
Six British warships, beaded by the
'Queep Elizabeth are concentrating their
fire upon Fort Numazjeh, overlooking the
NarroWs in the Dardanneles, whose guns
so fan swept the straits for several miles and
blocked the mine sweepers' advance. The
"WnrspitC' is The sister ship of the Queer
Elizabeth" which is believed to have joined
the fleet.
According to special editions of the Paris
newspapers the operations IN the Dardanelles,
which had been stopped on Tuesday by IN
favourable weather, were resumed vigorously
ia The afternoon. A fragment of u Turkish
shell fell at the feet of Admiral Guepratte,
the Commuudpr Of the French division, as
he was direclinge operations on the battle
ship "Suffren" which had executed a daring
by penetrating to the extreme
limit of the minefpIds. Several shells struck
the warship, but there is no mention of my
damage. After the operations on Tuesday
the crew of the battlesbip "Gaulois" were
praised by Vice-Admiral Garden for their
assistance in the reduction of the Dardonelles,
a redoubt with powerful Turkish batteries
having been silenced by her, She was her
self struck by two six inch shells, but the
damage was insignificant.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the
Bundesrath has ordered the appropriation of
all stocks of barley exceeding o metric ton.
London, March 11th-The Admiralty in
a statement says that later and more detailed
reports establish that the submarine rammed
and sunk by the destroyer Cartel was the
U II, and that Of her crew of twenty-eight
the number saved was ten.
The DAILY Mails correspondent at Cop
enhagen states that it is reported in German
naval circles that ii submarines have been
lost since February 18th. The loss of 4 is
officially admitted and 7 havebeen missing for
nearly 3 weeks.
A French official communique states
Between the Lys and The Canal de La