, 1916-07-22

on the present conf ct.
London, July 20th.-.Sir Victor HDrsley, q
noted surgeon, died from a heat stroke in
Mesopotamia on Sunday. He was b )rn in 1857
ami was created a knight i'll 1902. He was
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery aud
consulting surgeon at the University College
hospital since 1906.
Toxic, July 2Jth.-Lieutenant-G@ne.al
IcLinosuke Okla, WHO was Minister Of War in
the Okuma Cabinet i'll 1914 and again III
1915 16, died this morning. He resigned
Office last March owing to ILL., health.
Berlin, July 19th.-Reports from the
south eastern front indicate hat the Russians
after q fortnight of comparative inactivity have
brought up heavy reinforcements of Infantry
and cavalry and have now resumed II strong
aggressive on the waters of the Moldava
uepr the Hungarian fton'ier. A change in
the weather has facilitated the operations" after
clear, hot weather in which it was impos-
sible to conceal the movements of troops Tor
sudden attacks in great forces. The Russians
are showing the utmost tenaclty and then
artillery is playing IN important role IN the
operations. The AustrianS' mountain ba' terles
however have achieved splendid results against
il. The Russians prepared only heavy held
po itions, believing that the Austrian resls-
lance can soon be broken, bnt the reports say
The Austrian infantry is withstnnding all the
attacks and filing the ground i'll from OF the
trenches with Russian dead. The cores
poudeuts intimate that the time is approach
ing when the Austrians will assume the
offensive anu try to roll back the Russian
tide.
Stockholm, July 20, h.-The Swedish flight
Lieutenants Mannst,om and Jenus were killed
today while engaged III II flight. The ma
chine fell from a height Of 800 feet.
Stockholm, July l9tb.-After spending
two months in Russia during which time he
arranged q lopn of $4,000, 900 to the Russian
Government and also provided for the esta-
bIishment of branch banks, Mr.. Samuel
McRoberts of the National City Bank OF
New York sailed to-day for home on the
steamer "Bergensford", Mr.. Nc. McRoberts
made a careful study of conditions in Rus
sin. The War he sud has awakened Russia
beyond all conception and that country now
offers Il wonderful opportunity to capital and
the enterprises.
London, July 19th.-Mr. Asquith told a
Depu,ation from he Tlndes Union Congress,
which wanted some thing done to lessen The
price Of food, that he was not disposed to
attempt the introduction OF maximum prices
of foodstuffs in this country and doubted whe-
Their the experiment had been succ .ssful in
Germany. BE added that a Committee was
Investigating the whole question and said he
trusted benehclal results would follow the
completion of the Committee's work. Con-
corning the suggestion that wealth should
be co~nscripted, Mr.. Asquith pointed Out that
whereas an inc me of $500 before the War
paid 913 income tax it now pail 951 tax.
The tax on an income of FL, 600 he said had
risen from 938 to e139, and on an income of
95, 900 from 1892 to 81, 500. He said he did
not think any other country was imposing
anything comparable to these contributions
from the well -to-do-classes, and 1 do not
know that the process nus yet come to a
end.
London, July 19th.-The question of
whether a General Election should be held
when the present Parliament expires in
November led to the Government receiving
a rebuff in the House of Commons
to-day, Mr.. Herbert l.. Samuel on behalf
of the Government submitted to the
House a motion in favour of the APP
pointmment of a Committe to consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of preparing al electoral regis
ter including the adequate representation
of those engaged in the War and war
work, and to take other measures necessary
to the holding of q General Election during
the War. The motion was warmly opposed