, 1915-01-13

UAi WIZ bAS CASllJ. liz ICIuuIkB LunD
the United States changed its policy regard
ing the publication of manifests, prohibiting
1T until thirty days after sailing, and while
he admits that there is no ground for com
plant, he states that the effect is to increase
the severity of England's procedure, through
the tendency to protect trade in contraband.
Ia conclusion, Sir Edward expresses his
readiness to examine and explain any parti-
cular case, and his desire to arrange methods
for the avoidance of errors or the necessity
for PREPARATION for undue interference with
nominal aud rightful neutral trade.
Cardinal Mercier's Pastrol letter was read
to the congregation in Westminster Cathe-
dral on Sunday. Father Vaughan, speak
ing in the East End on the subject of the
letter, said imprisonment even with hard
labour was a small price to pay for its world
wide circulation.
AtSt. Georges Cathedral Bishop de Waech-
ter, Vicnr-Genernl to Cardinal MERCER, read
extracts from the Pastoral letter and said
thut the Cardinal was arrested and forbid
den to leave his palace, aud that he really
was a prisoner in his own house.
Dispatches from Milan announce that it
is the intention of the Pope to initiate ener-
getic action to obtain full redress for the
treatment of Cardinal Mercier, and it is like
ly that q formal protest will be made through
diplomatic channels to the German Govern
ment. Cardinal Gusparri, Papal Secretary
of State, has visited Prince Won Bulow, the
German Ambassador to Italy, with whom he
is personally acquainted, in order to repre-
sent the awkward consequences Of q formal
protest from the Pope, which is inevitable
unless Cardinal MERCER is released.
A Hnva's Agency's despatch from Dunkirk
states that q dozen German aeroplanes bonn
barded that city and its euvirons on Sunday,
30 bombs being thrown, but the victims were
few and the material damage unimportant.
This was the third attack on Dunkirk by the
Germuns, the first attack during Christmas
week resulted in Is persons being killed. Dun
kirk has been the British headquarters on the
Continent since October, but the Germans
discovered the fact only recently.
London, Jan. 12th-Monday's "Times''
says that 1G aerop|anes were seen over the
English Channel on Sunday morning and
that it was evident q raid on England was
contemplated, but the pilots apparently
found the atmospheric conditions too bad to
continue the Journey and they turned about
and steered towards Dunkirk. The coast of
Kent was on the qui vIve on Sunday because
of the appearance of aircraft at a great
height, their engines were inaudible, al
though the air was calm, the machines being
mere specks in the air. Special constables
in some places, including some parts OF Lon
don, got emergency calls in the afternoon
aud again in The evening, it is understood iD
consequence of the approach OF hostile avia-
tors, bat nothing happened and they were
dismissed.
The fucade of the Cathedral at scissors
has been hit by AZ German shells.
The last reports concerning the German
I.44l. r,,;,r ttVv,o an, Tnn, - oo1 Uvl;ol,
are believed to be reliable, are that she was
badly hurt IN a collision with the German
light cruiser "Frauenlob" while %maneuyring
in The KEEL Canal six weeks ago and was seut
to dry dock for repairs, where presumably
she still remains.
Dispatches from Rio Janeiro state that the
Brazilian Minister Of Marine has said that the
rumour of o naval combat off Rio Grande de
Norte probably originated III the departure
of q British cruiser from Pernambuco which
conceded with the passing of the Argentine
Dreadnought "Rivadavia" three miles off
shore. There is no confirmation of the ORR
ginal report.
A semi-oficial despatch from Petrograd
states: "On Thursday our ships while ex-
ploring the Bay of Sinope fred on several
loaded Turkish craft, and the same night
Russian torpedo boats attacked two of the
enemy's sailing ships carrying flour and took
Is prisoners. On Friday our ships explored
4hs narbours of Trebizond and Platana,
where they discovered nothing to arouse
suspicion, hut in the harbour of Surmeneh
they burned a large number of loaded Tur-
kish vessels, while east of Surmeneh they
destroyed four OF the enemy's merchant yes
sells and also eleven sailing ships in the har-
bour of Rich, and bombarded the port of
Khopa. The Turkish mine LAYER Perks
ehevket" on January second entered the
barbour of Stenia, in the Bosphorus, assisted
by steam life-boats having been badly
damaged along the water line and in the
bow, where her gun was disabled. She ran