, 1916-05-13

ST. CROIX STATION.
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Demerara, May 9tb.-Colonel c.. G. de
Rinzy, Inspector General of Police and Com
mandant Of the local forces, died here this
morning.
London, May 8th-The Irish question was
again raised in the House of Commons
to-day BY Mr.. Laurence Ginnell, Nationalist,
who attacked the Government last week on
account of the putting 10 death of leaders
of the Dublin uprising. In. respouse to a
question from Mr.. Ginnell, Premier Asquith
said he could not give an undertaking that
two more men would uot be put to death
before opportunity was given to a discussion
of the matter in the House Of Commons.
On receiving this reply, Mr.. Ginnell shouted
Murder, murder. Mr.. John Redmond
put a question to MI. Asquith, in which he
suggested that the continuance of military
executions in Ireland was causing rapidly
increasing bitterness and evaporation among
a section OF the population, which had no
sympathy with the iusurrection. He asked
whether, following the precedent set 10y
General Botha in South Africa, the Premier
would cause "a stop to be put to executions.
Mr.. Asquith replied that from the very first
Mr.. Redmond had been urging upon the
Government arguments which had not fall
en- on unwilling ears. In favour of clemency
for the rank and file, Mr.. Asquith had to
say that General Maxwell had been in direct
personal communication with the Cabinet
on the subject. He had great confidence,
the Premier said, in the Generals discretion.
General MaxwelPs instructions, which con-
formed to his own Judgment, were to sane
tion the inHiction of the extreme penalty as
s~paripgly as possible, and only in the case
of responsible persons, guilty in the first
degree. Mr.. Asquith said no one was more
anxious than the members of the Goverl-
ment, or General Maxwell himself, that these
cases should be confined within the narrow
est limits and that executions would cease
as soon as possible. The course to be
adopted with regard to the rank and file was
at present being considered anxiously by the
Cabinet. Steps lad been initiated to ascer-
tain whether Government officials were
implicated.
London, May Sth.-The summit of Hill
304, west OF the Meuse, is now in German
hands. Step by step III the battle which hns
ragged without cessation since Friday, they
have fought their way from the bottom up q
slope literally purchased with thousands Of
lives. Two months ago the loss of the crest
of this most important hill, north of the
Charny ridge. would have thrown Paris into
alarm. The capture of Hill 304 would have
caused the French to e~vacuate L'Homme
Mort and all the points north of the ridge
on which stands the first line of permanent
Notifications. Now, despite the German sue
cess yesterday and Saturday, all France has
turned its attention to the region around
scissors, where General Petain has been
transferred from Verdun. For some tine
observers have been expecting a German
assault in this sector. Here the line bends
closest to Paris and offers the best opportu-
nifty for another thrust ut he French capital
Putting General Petain in charge of this cri-
tical position has helped to confirm the Opt
Mon that such an attack is in preparation
and that already General Joffre has begun {
make his dispositions to counter it. Addi-
tional significance is lent also by the an
nouncement made by the British War Office
tonight that New Zealand and Australian
troops have taken up positions on the West.
ern front. Although it has been known for
some time that Australian troops were in
France, this is the first official W of it
that has been permitted.
London, May 8th-Four more of the lead
ers in the Irish revolt have been sentenced
to death by the Dublin Court-martial and
executed, according to an official statements
issued tonight. They were Cornelius Col
bert, Edmund Kent, Michael Mallon, and
j. j. Houston. Nineteen others concarpad