, 1916-05-17

Jno PREMIER, at MS own request, naQ m6U q
few citizens with whom he had a fnll and
frank discussion concerning the present
state of affairs. Mr.. Asquith Immediately
after the conference returned to Dublin by
automobile. He was enthusiastically cheer
ed by thousands of the populace. AS
no civil or military officials were present
at the Conference, which was held in the
City Hall, it is supposed that the question
of the future Government of Ireland was
not discussed.
Dublin, May l5th-A court-martial will
shortly be called to try Mr.. John Mac
Neill, President of the Sim Fein Volun-
teers, and Professor of Law in the Ma
tiOnal University. 1t is announced that he
will be allowed to be represented by
by Council. Professor Macneill was the
organizer and Vice President of the Gaelic
League, in addition to being President of
the Sim Fem Volunteers. During the
fighting in Dublin he was reported to have
been wounded.
Amsterdam, May 15th.-The Premiers
and Finance Ministers of all the Federal
States i'll Germany will meet in Berlin on
Monday IN order to come to some decision
regarding new taxation. Their delibera-
ton, it is understood, will last two days.
Berlin, May 15th.-An official announce
ment issued to-day says that during the
Month of April So hostile merchantmen of
225 900 tons were sunk by German and
Austro- Hungarian submarines or mines.
Paris, May 15th.-An aerial attack on
Maiadigh, near the Greek Serbian frontier
southwest of Dorian, in which fourteen
civilians were killed, is reported in a Havas
despatch from Salonica. The raid came
on Friday. A number of persons were
wounded.
London, May 13th-Major-G en- ralCharles
Townshend, Commander of the British
forces which surrendered at kut-el-Amara,
who, as cousin of the Marquis Townshend
was heir presumptive to the Marquisate,
to-day lost his cain to the title. A son
and heir was born to the Marquis and
Warehouses Townshend, who hitherto
have had no children.
Cochrane Ont May 15th-One man
dead, nine seriously wounded, several
fatally and four injured is the result of an
outbreak by 300 Austrian prisoners who
arrived at Kapuskasing prison camp, sixty
miles west of here, on the Transcontinental
Railway from Petawawa on Wednesday
last under guard of 800 soldiers. The
outbreak in which the 900 inmates of the
camp participated occurred on Friday and
the riot lasted several hours, the soldiers
usin5 their bayonets as we'll as firing on
the prisoners. General Logic, command
ing the Toronto District, is in camp con-
Quoting an investigation. The new arrivals,
who started the uprising and had already
given considerable trouble at Petawawa,
refused to go to work, and turned on their
guards. There were no casualties among
the soldiers.
Stockholm, May 15th-According to the
'Dagens Nyheter" the Cross Conference
resulted in a complete rupture between
the German and Russian Red Cross, owing
to the refusal of Germany to express
regret at the sinking of the Russian Hos
pitalship "Portugal."
Copenhagen, May 18th A despatch to
the "Aftenbladet" from G~othenburg,
Sweden, says that a large German feet,
which was outside Of Gothenburg on Satur-
day with the object of capturing a British
steamer about to sail for England, was
forced to retire on Sunday by the appear
ance of British submarines. The British
steamer then sailed. TheGerman war
ships, however, the despatch adds, cap
tured four Swedish steamers and took
Them to German harbours.
Washington, May 15th.-The American
Government is preparing a protest charac-
+orizod nv Officials as EVERY vigorous