, 1915-06-26
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London, June 24th.-Despatches from
Berlin state that Lemberg has been taken
by strlm, according to an official despatch
from the Austrian headquarters. Tue KAi-
ser has made the Austrian Archduke Freder-
lex q Prussian Field Marshal.
The British steamer belgrade" has been
torpedoed and sunk off the const of Penn
brokeshire, and the "Carisbrook" from Mon
treal, has been destroyed by guntre north
of Kinnaird's Head, the crew being saved,
The Aberdeen trawler premier has also
been sunk.
Advices from Newcastle state that the
steamer ''Venus" reports that a German sub
marine gave her the alternative of jettison'
ing her cargo Of foodstuffs or Of being sunk.
1t is the first time the Germans have allowed
q vessel to escape on such terms.
Advices from Stockholm state that Ger
many has expressed regret at the sinking of
the "Verdandi", and has promised repara-
ton to Sweden.
Dispatches from Copenhagen report that
German warships in the Baltic have captured
FIVE Swedish steamers laden with lumber.
A telegram from New York states TINT the
British steamship ''Thyra Menier", which
was chartered to q New York concern, has
been Ii belled in litigation to contest her re-
QUESTION by the British Government, dam.
ages amounting to 100000 being alleged.
This is the first case of its kind.
The new loan is such a success that some
reaction has taken place against other gilt
edged securities, many declining two points,
including colOnias, home rails and others,
while choice American securities are being
sold for exchange into the new issue. The
loan of 1914 rose, being valued for CONVEX
SION at nearly SO. Old Consols are untavour-
ably affected by the requirements of fresh
subscription as a qualification for conversion.
The discount rate is strengthened to q point
inviting Americans to accept Bills instead
of cash, thus tending to correct the rates of
exchange which are abnormally and un-
precedentedly unfavourable even TO Eng
land and France, although less 50 than
to other nations. The additional interest
charged, it is calculated, exceeds seventeen
million pounds.
The Foreign Office has handed Mr., Page,
the United States Ambassador, for tranmis-
sion to his Government, % Note explanatory
of England's efforts to mitigate the hardships
of ~neutrals under the Order in Council. 1t
is not answer to the United States Note of
April seventh, bat anticipates a second Uni
ted States Note which is understood to be
under preparation.
In the House of Commons, Colonel Pretty
man, Member for the Chelmsford division Of
Essex, in introducing the Customs Exporta-
ton Bill forecasted the issuance of another
Order in Council prohibiting all exports 10
Holland, except consignments to the Nether-
lands Overseas Trust. Several Members
accused the Government of dilatoriness,
alleging that England, through neutral coun-
tries, had long supplied Germany with
metals, cocoa, tea, cotton, e~tcetera. Mr..
Dalziel said the Copenhagen warehouses
were unable to hold the immense traffic and
that the streets of that city were filled with
goods awaiting transmission The Bill, which
passed all stages, provides for sentences of
two years Imprisonment and a fine of five
hundred pounds on either consigners or
shippers. Colonel Pretyman said a record
was kept of all business and that any above
the normal would be forbidden.
twenty-five million roses were placed on
sale on Alexandra Day including one million
from Canada and large consignments from
The West Indies and elsewhere, which sold