, 1916-07-15

an explosion of their boilers.
Rotterdam, July 11th-The 'sNieuwe Rot
terdamsche Courant" says that Great Britain
has asked Holland to stop the export of manu-
featured goods to neutral countries, declaring
that non compliance will result in the stop
page of Hollands cotton imports. The "Tele-
graf" snys that the Allies are merely con-
templating measures to prevent the export
of Dutch cotton goods TO Switzerland and
Roumania, as it has been proved that such
exports are really intended for Germany.
Paris, July 1lth-The French Govern
ment has invited King Albert of Belgium to
send q contingent OF Belgian troops TO take
part in the review at Paris on the national
holiday July 14lh. The Belgian contingent
will include a squadron of cavalry, q com
of infantry with machino-eun sections, and
hand grenadiers and q regimental band.
Amsterdam, July 11tb.-Itis reported here
that a carefully thought out plan is on the
way in Germany to %inaugurate in August %
Transatlantic Zeppelin service to supplement-
the established undersea service. According
to the report the first airship to attempt the
passage will be named the"Deutschland." It
is said she may carry passengers in addition
to mails and a cargo Of dyestuff3.
London, July 11th.-Lloyds Shipping
Agency announced that the British steamer
"Kara" has been abandoned by her crew after
striking a mine. She was o ship of 1888
tons gross, was built in Newcastle in 1889,
and owned in London.
Rome, July 11th.-The German and Aus
trian Emperors have sent al urgent request
to Gar Ferdinand that he despatch Bull
garian troops to the Galician and Trentino
fronts to help check the Russian and italian
offenaives. This information was received
from Geneva to-day. A delegation of Aus
tro-German military and diplomatic Officials
arrived at Sofia carrying the request. They
pointed out to the Bulgarian ruler that con-
tinued successes for The Russians and Itali-
ans would bring Roumania into the War and
that Bulgaria would then be squeezed be-
tween the Roumanian army on the north and
the Allied forces in Greece and crushed.
Gear Ferdinand replied that the withdrawal
of Bulgarian troops for service in Galicia and
on the Italian front would invite an immedi-
ate attack by the Allies from Salonika. He
promised, however, to submit the appeal 10
the Bulgarian General Staff.
London, July 18th. 1 is with deep regret
TINT the death is announced of Colonel Aspi-
nall, who fell on July End when calamity
loading the Cheshire regiment. Colonel
Asplnall is best known to Jamaicans and
West Indians generally as q grand sports
man, and in connection with the great work
undertaken by him in raising the new batta-
lion of Green Howards".
Retrograd, July I1th.-The total (approxi-
mate) number of prisoners taken by the Rus
slams during General Brussiioff's operations
up to July 10th amounts to 1920 officers
and 266, 900 men, the War Office announced
to-day. Guns to the number of 312 and 500
maohine-guns have been captured. The
Official statement says: Fighting in the
;Stokhod region continues. The enemy hav-
ing received enforcement brought up
powerful artillery and is offering a desper-
ate resistance. On the Kriaza Foudoul-
Moldava front, northwest of Kimpolung
(southern Bukowina), considerable enemy
forces have been thrown back by us after
violent engagements at various points. The
enemy, unable to resist our coup-de-main took
flight. Enemy airmen attacked the station
at Zamiric on the Linsk- Baranovichi railway
and dropped &c bombs. On the Black Sea
one of our mail packets lying at anchor with
out cargo off the Caucasian coast was sunk
by an enemy submarine. Caucasus front:
In the direction of Baiburt during the night
of July 9th our scouts succeeded in securing
a height and took possession of o Turkish
machine-gun having killed all the gunners.