, 1915-07-17

standing. A salvo from the monitors then
started a fire amidships and the "Koenigs-
berg's'' one gun which was firing up to then
was sileuced. During the action the "Koe-
nigsberg" was probably incapacitated. The
cruiser "Weymouth" supported the monitors,
while the cruiser "Pioneer" engaged the guns
at the mouth of the river. A further attack on
the 18th resulted in the total destruction of
"Koenigsberg." During the first attack 4
British sailors were killed and 4 wounded
by one she'll which struck the "Mersey," and
during the second attack two men on the
"Mersey" were wounded. The Commander
in-Chief reports that the task of the mont
tors was extremely difficult, owing to the
jungle which runs down close to the water
and the difficulty of their accurate aiming.
Advices from Liverpool state that the
American barque "Normandy" has arrived
there and reports that she was stopped by
q German submarine sixty miles southwest
of Tuskar Rock on the southeast coast
OF Ireland. The captain WAS called on
board the submarine, while his papers
were examined, and was allowed to re-
turn to bis ship under threat of being des-
troyed unless he obeyed orders to act as q
shield for the submarine in hiding itself from
an approaching vessel which proved to be
the Russian steamer Cleo. Ten minutes
later the crew of the "Normandy'' saw The
LEO" torpedoed, her first waning being
the explosion and she sank IN two min
utes, eleven persons being drowned, includ-
ing three women. The Normandy" saved
fourteen persons, including Americans.
Grimsby trawlers "Hainton" and Syrian
have been sunk in the North Sea.
Advicos from Petrograd state that the
Gear has decorated with the Cross of Saint
George all on board the submarine which
recently sank q German hattleship IL sho
Baltic.
Unofficial statements indicate that the sue
cess of the British war loan is as unprece-
dented as the loan itself. The applications
on Saturday, the closing day, were unexpect-
edly heavy, being nearly 823, 600. 900. The
Government will leave the funds with the
banks until they are gradually wanted, thus
preventing any disturbance of the money
and security markets beyond substitution Of
other securities for the new loan. This is
most marked in American securities, of
which "a, 000, 600 worth have been shipped
to the United States on one steamer and
$4,000, 600 on another, the proceeds having
been put into the new loan. The effect is u
depression on the New York market.
In the House of Commons. Mr.. McKenn0
announced that the total subscription to the
war loan was nearly 5000, OOO, OO0. The to-
ia uLALO Va 6UDSCElO6IH Through tlo Dd1h
of England was $50, 900, for $50, OO0, 600,
the subscribers through the Post Office num-
boring SAT, 600, for els, 0OO, 900. There are
no figures available regarding the small vouch-
ers but mention in the newspapers is neither
expected nor desired by the Government.
Advlces from Paris state that M. Ribot,
Minister OF Finance, has introduced a Bill
raising the limit of the National Defence
Bonds from one thousand million to seven
thousand million francs. The subscriptions
have already exceeded the previous limit by
one hundred and fifty million francs.
In the House of Commons, Mr.. Asquith
announced that Parliament would adjourn
before August.
Mr.. Asquith'a refusal to answer questions
does not end the shell controversy, One
section of the Press echoes the cheers with
which the House of Commons greeted his
refusal to be heckled, while another section
seeks to enlarge the controversy into a move
ment for the substitution of Mr.. Lloyd
George for Mr.. Asquith, the malcontents
refusing to allow the subject to be stifed as
the majority wishes.
The representatives of forty-two thousand
Welsh golfers have rejected Mr.. Runciman's
proposal to settle the trade dispute aud have
voted to strike on Thursday, unless their
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