, 1916-07-01

the Peninsular and Oriental, the New Zealand
Shipping Co, the Orient Steam Navigation
Go, the Furness Witty, the Shire Line and
Federal Steam Navigation Co. No public
issue of stock is contemplated. The head of
the new enterprise is Mr.. james Card, Pres
ident of Turnbull, Martin and Company. and
director in numerous Shipping and allied
Companies. A site has been obtained on
theriver Wye aud the plans provide for
a. plant capable of building ten large
ships at the same time, all to be of
a standard type of $500 tons. All the
parts of the bulls and engines will be stand
ardized.
Pstrograd, June 26th-The Bill providing
for the permanent prohibition of vodka
came up in the Huma to-day. Judging
from the debate the Representatives of the
people will abolish forever the sale of vodka.
In fact, the general sentiment expressed
by the members of the Duma was dissatis-
faction with the laxity in the enforcing of
the present regulations. Quoting the figures
covering eleven months in 1915, in which
despite the prohibitory regulations nearly
100000 vedros "a vedro equalling 3 and
one quarter gallons) of Government liquor
had been sold. One speaker asserted that
drunkenness was becoming as prevalent as
before the War, and declared that measures
1hO1iN w '"AOh w oOiCbSlhCh Ii
Drunkenness, he said, had been increased
by the inhibition Of large quantities OF furni-
ture polish, eau de Cologne and other substi-
tutes for liquor consumed by the peasant
population.
British Headquarters, France, June 28th.
(via London June 29th)-Unusaully heavy
artillery firing with numbers of trench RAIDS
have continued all along the British front
during the last "a hours. Here aud there, there
were intense outbursts from artillery con-
centrations on both sides. The British used
both gas and smoke to cover their trench
raids. In the Ypres salient were found the
bodies Of the Germans killed by gas in
their trench. The Germans retaliated by a
bombardment of the Canadian position at
Observatory Ridge and Somrell Hill. The
ease with which ra ding parties, under cover
of bombardment, can rush q trench of tue
enemy, iufiet losses and bring back prisoners
is such hat it has become q systematic night
ly business along the whole front in the
last few days on q scale not attempted
before.
Washington, June 80 th-Release of the
% American troopers captured at CARR
zal has removed one dangerous element
III the Mexican situation, but it was ap-
parent to-day that it has only some
what lsssered and had not remov-
ed the grave menace to the continuance
of friendly relations between the United
States and the Mexican de tacto Govern
ment. The freeing of the prisoners by Gen
eral Carranza met only one demand by Pre-
sident Wilson. The other that Carranza de-
clare his future attitude toward the American
forces in Mexico remains unanswered. The
answer was expected to-day.
Christiania, June 29th-The fact that so
many bodies of British and German sailors
daily are being brought ashore on the south
ern coast of Norway, with lifebelts securely
fastened about them, suggest that they are
victims of the Jutland battle and that the
men drifted for many hours before succumb-
ing to cold and exhaustion. The papers,
therefore, are urging that neutral Powers be
notified after a naval battle so that they may
be able to send out boats to search for sur
vivors. Daily funerals of unidentified Ger
man and British men are attended by great
crowds who strew the graves with flowers.
Paris, June 29ih-After a violent lombard
ment which lasted the whole day, the Ger
mans attacked the French positions north
east of Thiaumont in the Verdun sector but
were repulsed with heavy losses. The
French machine-guns and gun-fre is declar-
ed to have devastated the attackers. In the
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