A TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT . FROM YPRES TO ST . QUENTIN . GERMAN UNCERTAINTY AS TO NEXT OFFENSIVE . RECRUDESCENCE OF FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN FRONT . AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES , 300,000 IN 3 WEEKS . ALLIED AIRMEN ACTIVE . BY CABLE . BY CA THE WESTERN FRONT . BRITISH REACH THIRD LINE TRENCHES . 1 GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY LONDON , June 1 . Sir Douglas Haig reports : We gained ground slightly west of Cherisy . We carried out successful patrol encounters near Gonzeancourt and raids north - east of Loos , near Ploegsteert Wood . " LONDON , June 1 . correspondent of the " Daily The Chronicle " at the French front authoritatively learns that the French , during the offensive from the 15th of April to the 24th of May captured 28.043 unwounded and 3784 wounded Germans . The fighting has shown that the French are always able to force the Germans to give battle by keeping up harrying tactics . The prisomers number some additional hundreds in the last few days . LONDON , June 1 . In connection with the despatch from the Australian official war correspondent , Mr. C. E. W. Bean , relative to the treat . ment meted out to Australian prisoners , it is noteworthy that the Kaiser , his speeches Douai and Tournai , urged the troops to take fewer British prisoners and to treat them with extreme severity . LONDON , June 1 . Correspondents at Headquarters state that the British reached the third line of German trenches last night in a raid near Loos . The British stormed and occupied two enemy posts west of Cherisy . There was a stiff fight in the Scarpe Valley be . tween a raiding party and a strong Ger . man patrol LONDON , June 2 . Sir Douglas Haig reports - " The enemy's artillery was active last tight against our positions in the neighbourhood of Bullecourt and Vimy Village . There is nothing of interest to report . " LONDON , June 2 . Sir Douglas Haig reports : During May we captured 3412 prisohers , including sixty - eight officers . We also captured a feld gun , eighty machine uns , and twenty - one trench mortars . We drove off a raiding party early this morning north - west of the Boursics - Bapaume - Cambrai - road . We sueesfully raided and bombed a number of pied dugouts south of Ypres . comiderable , artillery firing south - east of Epehy , on both banks of the Scarpe and She Ypres sector . There There were long distance bombing aids by aeroplanes on Wednesday night , ith good results , against ammunition depote and railway . " LONDON , Jumme 2 . Str Douglas Haig reports We repulsed an enemy party last Baight south of Oppy . There was a reeiprocal artillery duel all day on different points of the front . aeroplanes accomplished much valuable work yesterday . One German machine was brought down and six others driven down uncontrollable . Three of ours are missing . " LONDON , June 2 . Our The correspondent of the " Daily Chronicle " at Headquarters says that it a definitely known that the best - fed Gerthan fighting units have a ration of only three - fifths of the British ration . The German soldiers have two meals a - day . VANCOUVER , June 2 . Advices from the Canadian beadquqarters in France state that it is officially estimated that the Germans have about 3.000.000 troops at the front , of whom 50,000 are reserves , consisting mostly of xhausted troops . The German wastage is very great . PEN PARIS . June 1 . An official French communiqué says :" The enemy in the nighttime fairly Wiolently bombarded our first lines in the region north of Laffaux mill , the Callfornia Plateau and Chevreux Woods . We vigorously repulsed an attempted attack on the Casque with cost to the enemy of heavy losses . Between the 17th and the 31st ultimo we destroyed thirty - two enemy nero . planes , which erasbed down in our lines . Lieutenant Guynemer has now brought down his forty - third machine , including four in a single day , two of which fell at a minute's interval . This is probably a record . " Two German aeroplanes were brought down and another was driven down . None of ours is missing . " missi PARIS , June 2 . An official French comtnuniqué says : " There is lively artillery firing at Laf . Faux , Hurtebise , and Craonne . " Since the 16th of April the FrancoBritish have captured over 52,000 Ger mans , including 1000 officers and an enoramous quantity of material , which includes 446 heavy and field guns , 1000 machine guns , and numerous trench guns . " PARIS . June 2 . An official French communiqué says : " North of Laffaux Mill , after a lively bombardment , the enemy gained a footing In some of the points of our advanced Banahan hnt later onnnter.attacke laraely SAFEGUARDS THE CHILDREN . TAKE NOTICE OF THEIR COLDS , It is only a little cold , you say : still it often means a lot of suffering for the little folk and worry for mother , so be wise and get the best that can be had . Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery is a wonderful remedy for all Conghe , preventing influenza , Pneumonia , and Bronchitis . is the safeguard of many a hone .. that your children keep bright , healthy and rosy with the help of Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery . Price . 1/4 and 3 / - . Obtainable at ATHERTON CO . , LTDAdv IL Seo Jejected him . The artillery duel continues fairly violent here . We revulsed several attacks against Hill 304. " LONDON , June 1 . An official German wireless message says : -- We had successful engagements northcast of Soissons . ' LONDON , June 1 . An official German wireless message say's : There is a most violent artillery combat in the Coedtjel area , the Ypres bend , and the Wytachaete sector . " We repulsed English raids at Hulluch , Cherisy , and Fontaine - lez - Croisilles . " AMSTERDAM , June 1 . The " Kolnische Volks - zeitung " predicts an immediate Entente offensive . It alleges this is due to the hopeless position of the Entente . The predictions are evidently an official attempt to allay the public anxiety . PARIS , June 2 . An official German wireless message says : -- There is increased artillery firing at Wytschaete Bend and intense firing near Lens also on the north bank of the Scarpe . We took prisoners , of which some are Portuguese , during reconnoitring engage ments . " We captured a French position on a front of 100 metres ( 1090 yards ) near Allemant , north - east of Soissons and repulsed repeated counter - attacks . We captured 181 prisoners . On the western front in May we captured 237 officers , 12,000 men , three guns , 211 machine guns , 434 quickloaders , and eighteen minethrowers . " LONDON , June 3 . Correspondents at the front describe the Germans bewilderment and uncertainty regarding Sir Douglas Haig's next offensive in view of the systematic destruction of the wire entanglements and trenches , Most of the front is under a terrifie bombardment from Ypres to St. Quentin . THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE . BRITISH SOCIALISTS TO BE REPRESENTED . VIEWS OF AUSTRIAN DELEGATES . LONDON , May 31 . The British Socialiste Urganisation has nominated Mr. G. H. Roberts , M. , to present the majority and 3tr . Ramsay Macdonald the minority as delegates to the Stockholm Conference . The British Workers ' League has off ciany protested against the granting of passports to Russia to Mr. Ramsay Macdenald and party . COPENHAGEN , May 31 . The Austrian Socialist delegation at Stockholm has issued a statement assert . ing that the Austrians want peace with out annexation and compensation , also the independence of Belgium , Servia , Montenegro , Finland , and Russian Poland . The settlement of the Balkans , it stated , must be left to the populations thereof . The Poles in Galicia and Prussis should be autonomous within the Astro - German Empire . BERNE , May 31 . According to the German Socialist news paper Vorwaerts " the Stockholm Conference which was fixed for the 15th of June , has been postponed until July . PARIS , June 1 . There is an animated discussion in the newspapers as to the Socialists ' participa . tion in the Stockholm Conference . The " Temps " declares that France cannot permit its prestige to be risked and must disavow the conference . The Chamber of Deputies will discuss the matter on Friday . MAKING MEN UNFIT . - THE ACCUSED REMANDED . LONDON , ( May 31 . Sensational evidence was given in the Dr. Bell case . Sergeant Orr , of Adelaide , said that he wanted to get off the Headquarters ' Staff . Markham introduced him ( Sergeant Or :) to Dr. Bell , who received £ 25 for an operation on his knee . He was sent to a hospital for some time . Subsequently he confessed to the Australian Provost . narshal , who arranged for Warrant officer Hawkins to get a similar introduction to Dr. Bell Dr. Bell asked for £ 50 for an operation , which was arranged in the hearing of a detective , who was hidden under the bed in the hotel . The magistrate intimated that he was reluctant to punish the prisoners tor an offence which the authorities had instigrid . The latter might regarded as provocatives . protestal The prosecuting counsel against the magistrate's suggestion . The accused was remanded . HONOURS FOR ANZACS . MANY MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES . LONDON , May 31 . The continuation of Sir Douglas Haig's despatch of the oth of April mentions sixty members of the Australian Staft . seventy - one artillerymen , thir eight engineers , 329 infantrymen , twenty - seven members of the Army Service Corps , fiftysix members of the Army Medical Corps , four nurses , and thirteen others . Of 504 mentioned , 48 are officers . Woods ' Great Peppermint Cure , For Couras and Colds , never fails , 1s 6d - Adv THE MORNING BULLETIN . ROCKHAMPTON , MONDAY . AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR . DISCHARGED SOLDIERS ' RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN . RUSSIAN ARTILLERY ACTIVITY GERMAN COMMANDERS SEEKING REINFORCEMENTS . PETROGRAD , June 1 . The Russian art'liery on the Riga front is showing vigorous activity and is in diting important damage organisations , including several explosions on enem of artillery dumps and fortifications . Fiere unprecedented activity in the air en both sides . Wherever the Minister for War . M. Kerensky visited the front he was 1 ceived with enthusiasm and the regiment are now disputing for the honour of being the first in the assaulting columns when the offensive is ordered . Various committees representing ta arny corps have issued resolutions supporting the provisional government ant alling for the war to be conducted wi the greatest energy . Companies from the Petrograd gartsou left for the front , their banners m scribed We are going to fight not to fraternise . We trust in kerensky . The troops had ! great reception in tax a streets . ROME , June 2 The Messagero " reports that all the German commanders on the Russian front report a grave change in tuation . They demand reinforcements . LONDON , June 1 . An official German wireless message says : -- " The artillery is more active at Baranovitchi and Brody , and on the Zolocho 1Tarnopol railway . " ITALIAN CAMPAIGN . ENEMY MASS ATTACKS FAIL . ITALIANS ' FURTHER ADVANCE . ROME , June 1 . An official Italian communiqué says :" Masses of the enemy violently at tacked Hills 302 and 652 in the Vodice area last night , but completely fatled . leaving eighty - three prisoners . " BERNE , June 1 . It is estimated that me Italians put 300,000 Austrians out of action in killed , wounded , and prisoners in three weeks . ROME , June 2 . An official Italian communiqué says :There was very heavy artillery firing north and east of Gorizia , in the northern sector of Carso and at Doseofaiti . We repulsed an attack on the night of Thursday on Hill 662 at Vodice and two enemy attacks south of Castagnavizza . We advanced our line 400 metres ( about a quarter of a mile ) on a front of two kilometres ( 1.243 miles ) . " Our aeroplanes bombed military works , aviation camps , dumpe , railway junctions from Russia to Spigina , northenst of Trieste . All returned safely . TURKISH CAMPAIGN . ENEMY RAIDERS DRIVEN OFF . RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ACTIVE . LONDON , June 1 . In his despatch relative to the operations in Palestine Mr. Massey states that aviators on the 24th attempted to cut the railway pipe line at Saloena , but were driven off before they could do any damage . It is pointed out in London that Mr. Massay disposes of the Turkish communiqué claiming that the railway and pipes were destroyed . LONDON , Jane 1 . An official Russian wireless message says : " Near Rovemsir , north - west of Kirmanshah , 1000 Kurdish horsemen attacked us . The battle is progressing . " LONDON , June 3 . An official Russian wireless message says : Our Black Sea fleet , when eruising on the Anatolian coast on the 29th of May destroyed munition depots , barracks , factories , and other establishments at Shekirogly , Samsun , Ovenie . and Ordeh . also destroyed 147 sailing ships laden with supplies and brought two schooners to Trebizond . " It 010 THE BALKANS . FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA . LONDON , June 2 . An official German wireless message Says The Bulgarians captured an outpost position near Alcorkman , on the western bank of the Vardar . CANADA . POSSIBILITY OF COALITION MINISTRY . VANCOUVER , May 31 . A message from Ottawa states that negotiations are proceeding between the Premier , Sir Robert Borden , and the Leader of the Opposition , Sir Wilfrid Laurier , for the formation of a coalition government in order to enforce conscription . The outcome is unsettled . The anti - conscription disturbances in Quebec are abating , but the Labour elements are strongly objecting to compulsion . The introduction of the Military Ser vice Bill has been postponed , pending the re - organisation of the Government . GENERAL MESSAGES . LONDON , May 31 . The Daily Chronicle 1 states that Major Winston Churchill , who recently visited the west front , is now in Paris as the guest of the French military authorities . It is also said that he was recently offered an important post by the British Government Two women have been sentenced to ate months imprisonment for robbing an Australian soldier in a house at Pimlico . There is no wheat offering . Flour is scarce and nominally canged in price . Sugar , standari granulated , is quoted at 46/9 per cwt . at a standstil . The butter trade is There are good supplies of all description . Buyers are holding of owing to the diminished consumption and the im pression that retail prices may be fixed below the present level . Danish is nominally about 202s . per ewt . , choicest Australlan from 1866. to 1908. , and choices . New Zealand from 1908. to 1948 . Business in cheese is suspended until supplies are released . THE MONEY POINT OF VIEW . PEARS ' SOAP , pure in every particle , coets no more thau ordinary toilet soap . ACCOUNTS . MR . PEARCE ON THE RETURNED SOLDIER MELBOURNE , Ja 1 . In a special issue of the " Coman Wealth izette " to - day it is notified tat the Prime Minister , Mr. Hughes , hesap inted a committee in ead's stats under the War Precautions Act , in relation to leather industries . The Commonwealth i will control hides , tanuing , and the manufacture of leather good- , boots , and shoes by the appointment of an advisory comore appointments were Two ittre . made to - day to this committee , nimely . those of Messrs . J. Mactaggart Brisbane ) and E. L. Armytage ( Sydney ) . committee for Queen - land is as follows : The Master tanners representatives , JUUNSERE R. Turner and J. Gibson , junr .: boot manufacturers ' representatives , Hon . A A. Davey and F. T. Morros . The Federal revenue returns were made available to - day by the Treasurer , S John Forrest . They mhd cate that the castoms and excise receipts ara ho ' likely to realise by a large Aum the amount stated in the estimates . In May the total receipts from these were £ 1,350,130 , as compared 1,678,341 for May of last year . total receipts for the eleven months o the financial year were C14.299,449 . a against £ 15.163.029 for the correspon lin term of 1913-16 . The estimate for the financial year ending the 30th of th month was 16.600,000 . Tais suum wil be far from realised . The postal receipt . for the eleven months are £ 4,947.727 av increase of £ 417,002 . There were 93,50 oldage pensions and 36,373 invalid pensions in June , representing annual liabilities respectively of £ 2,993,128 and 43,936 . The annual liability for w pensions is now £ 1,450.766 . Since th ist of July , 1916 , the claims for maternity ailowances have numbered 119,491 , th payments being £ 597,455 . source with The The trouble which so far las held up all operations in connection with the stigar industry appear to be near a solution . The Prime Minister to - day received from the Acting Premier of Queensland Mr. Theodore , a telegram in reply to on which he had despatched the previou day which brings the matter appreciably nearer a settlen : ent . In his riesgag yesterday , Mr. Hughes offered to acquir the Queensland crop for a year at £ 2 per ton as the Australian Workers ' Unior would not agree to the guarantee of in dutrial stability for three years . Mr Theodore stated in his reply that he ha placed this offer before the local officeri of the union and they were of the opinion that their organisation would give the required guarantee over a year : thes heped to be able to give a fomal under . taling from the Growers ' Association In view of this telegram from Mr. Theo dore , a number of mills have been ad vised to prepare go ahead with operations . An interesting speech on returned soldiers ' problemus was delivered by the Minis ter for Defence , Mr. Pearce , at the officia opening of the new headquarters of the Eeturned Sailors ' and Soldiers ' Imperial Langue , Swanston - street , this afternoon . Mr. Pearce said that no one could take exception to the objective of the league as outlined by the President . Much of the success of the organisation would de pend upon the way it approached iis problema . If it became a party organisa . tion it would become weakened ; but if it followed national lines , and did not ally itself to any party association , it would not only serve the interests of the returned soldiers and their dependents . but would serve the nation 28 well . ( Cheers . ) It was intended to give the Returned Soldiers ' Association ever : opportunity of co - operating with th Government along certain linea . ( Cheers .. The co - operation of the returned soldiers and civilians was necessary in order to get the best out of Australia fo : Austrella . ( Cheers . ) Mr. Pearce made a statement to - day in connection with the adverse eommen : against the Defence Department regarding the delay which has obtained effccting a final settlement of the no . counts of discharged or deceased members of the Australian Imperial Forces . " The indtial cause of the delay , " he said , " was that during the time our troops were la Gallipoli sick and wounded members were evacuated to various hospitals in the Mediterranean and in England , at many of which places there was no representative of the Australian Imperial Forces Consequently , our men came under the charge of the Imperial authorities In these cases it was , therefore , necesary to cbtain , through the Imperial organisa . tion , statements of the payments made to , or on , behalf of our men before any attempt or endeavour could be made ti firalise their accounts . The delay was further accentuated by the removal of the Australian Imperial Forees Headquarters from Egypt to England , with a consequent disorganisation attending thereor urtil in August , 1916 , it was found that a total of 15,000 accounts of soldiers , who ad become eastumitica , were outsanding Bebween Angust , 1916 , and Jamiary , 1917 a further 12.000 men became non - effective , making a total of 27.000 to be dealt with . As a result of special efforts which have been made , 23,000 of these outstanding statements have been despatched , and the hulk of them have now heen Tived here . The officer commanding the Anstrailian Imperial Forces Headquarters . as a result of the repeated representation which have been made from here , has been in special communication with the War Office , the New Zealand representatives , and the Canadian authorities , through each of whom portion of our men received payment , with a view to having speedily transmitted to him statements of payments made on account of Austrlian soldiers , and without which he is powerless to art . So far as payments made through the Australian forces pay office are concerned . arrangement ave in been made by which these are speedily brought to account , so that in future any delays which may occur in this matter will be because of the inability to obtain from the records the information necessary to complete the men's final stateTents . " SYDNEY , Jums 1 . William Diggory Barnett , printer an pablisher of The Barrier Daily Truth . " was charged at Broken Hill to - day with having published a statement which was likely to prejudice recruiting . The matter complained of was contained in a long communication by Mr. Stuart Robert son M.J.A. , Sydney , to tho Barrier Pontical Labour League and was published on the ret of January last under the headings mailed fist and Win your liberty at home . The case was adjourned for a week on the application of the defurant's attorney . " The BRISBANE , June 1 . The Treasurer , Mr. Theodore , was asked to cay if the Government was taking any action in regard to the statement of the Prime Minister to the effect that the Queensland Government had been asked if the organisations involved in the suga dispute would give an undertaking to continue industrial operations without interruption for twelve months under th award of Mr. Justice Cawley . Mr. Theodor said that he had tel . tole : 1. the Prime Minister . stating that he a in consaltation with the r ganisations concerned . Tue oilie 31 of the Australian Workers ' Union , Mr. Taco re remarked , had agreed wit en ane hesitation . hat they desired to pl th watter formally before the organisation . 1. sr . Pritchard and Crawford , 1941 hobalf of the Australian Sugar - pro ineers A - e iation , had also given the necessary asurance . A telegram , asking for a similar a stance , had been sent to the headquarters of the United Cane - growers ' Association at Mackay .. He Mr. Theodore ) was hopeful that finality won't be ry shortly reached in irisbane . The Brisbane Chamber of Comme has toeived the following cahlegram from the Ludon Chamber of Commerce - Frad Misleription Committee desires to wern Australian houses against the ins 111ing of fabric cioth offered as the preduct of neatral countries , the samples offered as Swies toving German iu or.gin . " W. Greenaway . 210 Queen - street , Bris bar.e. ) LONGREACH , June 1 . At a menting of the Amateur Race Club vesterday it was decided to abandon the ten of holding a patriotic race meeting . rer 2 was donated to patriotie funds by the members present . ( G. J. Adam , Longreach . ) AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES . LIST No. 306 . BRISBANE , June 2 The th Australian casualty list , containing sis names , was issued to - night . A summary reads - Officers killed in action . 3 : died of wounds , I wounded , 35 ; sick , 4 ; pr . soners of war , 12 . Others .-- Killed in action . 62 : died wounds , 16 died from other causes , 2 wounded , G64 missing . ; sick , 39 ; anjured , 6 . The following are casualties : - the Queen - land ! Killed in Action . Corporals H. J. Archer ( Goulburn ) and I. J. Mills ( Emu Park ) . Privates G. C. Fuller ( Townsville ) , J. i . Stephens ( Bulvich Heads ) , A. H. Robinson ( North Broken Hill ) , 8. Marsh ( ipswich ) , C. G. Moule , N. T. Leggett , W. H. James , B. S. Hansen ( Gympie ) , A. J. Williams ( Sydney ) , R. Tait ( Wyalong ) , H. A Scott ( Victoria ) . S. L. Russell ( Mondure ) , M. L. Russell , A. S. Hickson ( Farndon ) , C. Burke ( Gladfield ) , W. H. Walthal ( New Farm ) , W. H. Wilks ( New Zealand ) , E. L. Schollar , G. J. String . tillow ( Swan Hill ) , 8. T. Streeten ( Colosseum ) , C. Chalk , A. A. Bennett ( Dalby ) . H. J. Stayt ( Mackay ) , G. L. ( Cooran ) , and R. H. Finney ( Pomona !. Smith Died of Wounds . Sapper W. T. Henderson . Privates A. G. Edwards ( Toowoomba ) and R. Dalton ( Toowoomba ) . Prisoners of War - Previously Reported SUSSIER . Second Lieutenants G. C. Dodd ( Rosa lie ) , H. Johnson ( Stanthorpe ) , W. S Messinghaun ( Kinnbin ) , J. Ingram ( Gym pie ) , E. Binnington ( Kingaroy ) , and M J. Darey ( Lismore ) . Wounded Colonel H. Paii ips ( now reported wounded and remaining on duty ) . Captain J. E. Lennox ( Crow's Nestsecond occasion ) . Second Lieutenants P. Hooper ( Ba roona Hill - second cccasion and severely ) and G. Bedson ( Bundaberg - second occasion ) . Corporal V. T. Storie ( Red Hill - second occasion . Lance - corporals J. H. Thompson ( Byron Bay ) , H. W. Pattern ( Scotedall ) , F. E. Russell ( Victoria - third oomnion ) , A. G. Villiers ( New Guinea - third occasion ) W. G. Campbell ( West End - second occasion ) and G. C. Reynolds ( Woomhill ) . Temporary Corporal L. H. Wilson ( Toowong - second occasion ) . Driver A. J. Houston ( Cinnamullaremaining on duty ) . Gunners E. Johnson ( Rockhampton ) and L. Chumacher ( New South Walesremaining on duty ) . Bombardier T. J. Wilson ( AJT - remaining on duty ) . Privates J. J. Cooney ( Spring Hillseverely ) , II . Bede Shaw ( Newtown severely ) , C. Astridge , R. H. Wells ( Bli Bli - severely ) , P. Darey ( Cairns severely ) . T. II . Trevenan ( Watsonville ) , H. H. Grahamvale ( Victopia ) , W. Lane ( Rockhampton ) , J. W Ferguson ( Kingaroy ) , J. E. Elliott ( Mackay ) , A. C. Tineknell ( Kandangn ) , R. H Simpson ( Kinkin ) , G. F. Robinson ( Toowoomba ) , J. P. Parminter ( Wooloowin ) , J. F. Rixon ( Vietoria ) , Phillips ( Paddington ) , I Smith ( no relatives ) , C. Robertson . F. M'Inchie , T. Mechan ( Diareeba ) , A. E. M'Queen ( Fast Brishane ) , J. Kerr ( Burrum -- second ocession ) , W. King ( Frie land - dangerously ) , J. Menzies ( Townsville - second occasion ) , H. B. Macknade ( second occasion ) , J. E. Young ( Tambourine Mountain - second occasion ) , .J . H. Wolenski Now South Wales second occasion ) . T. Alexander G. Hine ( Mackay ) , J. Wilson ( Brewarrina ) , F. Telfer ( Maryborough ) , R. Warner ( Paddington ) , W. A. Walker ( Toowoomba ) , S. Lering ( New South Walea ) , J. Turpin ( Manly ) , W. N. Tomison ( Deep . vater , W. Winn ( Cloucurry ) , A. Ander . Fon ( Ipewich ) , J. Atkins ( Mitchei ! ) , II . J. Eacon ( Red Hill -- fourth occasion ) , R. A. Snowden ( Corinda - second occasion ) , J. M'Gregor ( Innisfail - econd ocension ) , A. A. M'Donald ( Launceston -- second occasion ) , J. Ladd Mack ( VictoriaKecond occasion ) , T. C. Marriot ( No.th Lismore second occasion ) , 0. T. Flint ( Victoria - second occasion ) , J. C. Carr lowood - second occasion ) , R. J. Chappelow ( Bundaberg second occasion ) , b 1. Bourke ( Barcaldine -- second ocea sion ) . A. P. Elliott ( second occasion ) , II . 1 .. Giggins ( New South Wales - second occasion ) , F. W. P. S. M'Lean ( Cairns ) . R D. M'Kinnon ( New South Wales ) , I .. M'Donald ( Adavale ) , O. Thomas , ( 1. s . Will , F. J. B. Ellis ( Wooloowin - seconl cusion ) . F. Hurley ( Marwillumithsecond oorusion ) , R. A. Laxton ( MooIooloo - second occasion ) . D. Mahoney ( Kyogle - second occasion ) . A. De Vece Allen ( Fast St. Kilda ) . E. HI . Allum ( Spring Hili . T. 1. Abell , junr . ( Proserpine ) , A. W. Arott ( South Australia ) , and ( . A. Rayment ( Rockhampton - remaining on duty ) . The following Queenslanders are nen tioned in the New South Wales list Wounde1 . Date IF Tinnar ( Sandoate ) TIT Oberhardt ( Pittsworth ) . F. T. Bryan ( Miles ) , H. Joffcout South Brisbane ) , and il . Martin Townsville second oceaFlon ) . Injured . Corporal A. V. Clayson ( Townsville . THE MOTHER'S FAVOURITE A cough medicine for children should be harmless . It should be pleasant to take . It should be effectual . Chamber . lain's Cough Remedy is alt of this and is the mother's favourite everywhere . Sold Every where Advt JUNE 4 , 1917 AERIAL WARFARE . RAIDS ON ENEMY TOWNS . NEUTRALS FIRE ON ZEPPELINS . LONDON , fune I. The British Admiraty advise that naval aircraft carried out several raids . Bunkirk lat night . They dropped many tons of bombs wit . good results o Ostend . Zeebrugge , ni Bruges . All returned safely . from LONDON . June 2 There has been a sond destructive ain raid on Zasebrugge , Ostend , and Bruges . The Admiralty report : Aeroplanes attacked the enemy aerodome at St. Deuis . We - tram . yesterday morning . Our ravil neropiane . and eaplanes attacked the German Ineses last nigat at Zeebrugg Ostend , and Bruges , and dropped several tons of explosives . " According to the communiques the Ger mans in the West front lost 44 aero planes in May . The Anglo - Frenca downed 171 and the British 243 . COPENHAGEN , June 1 . Three Zeppelins approached Ystad arbour on Friday Swedish torpedo boatwent ont at full speed and tired several shots . It is reported they hit one ZeppeI'n . A later message states that a Zeppelia passed over kjoge , A Danisi machine un fired at the Zeppefin , which turned and disappeared SUBMARINE WARFARE . AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK . HEAVY DAMAGE TO NEUTRAL VESSELS . PARIS , June 1 . The Admiralty officialiy announce that for the week ending the 27th of May the arrivals were 1046 and the sailings 1042 . Two vessels over 1000 tons and one under were sunk , while five vessels were unsuc . cessfully attacked . No fishing boats were sunk . AMSTERDAM , June 1 . The Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung " reports that an English submarine in the Channel on the 19th of April , when steaming under the surface , rammed a German submarine . The shock torced the British vessel to come to the surface , bringing the German also . The latter's bows lay over the British vessel and the German fell alongside the British . Both submarines made irantie efforts to get freo in order to attack . Eventually they got clear . The German dived for the purpose of delivering an attack , but the British vessel , whose number was thirty - five or fifty - five , had disappeared . The Germaa vessel reached its bene . AMSTERDAM , June 2 . A Berliu message s : ates that six Swedish vessels , the Pauline , Cyrez , Crik . Theresa , Koell , and Oga were sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia . Over fifty per cent of their cargoes were contraband . ROME , June 2 . The French submarine Circo torpedoe And sank an Austrian submarine , which a torpedo - boat was escorting out of Cat taro . LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS . Mr. T. Villiers , Bolsover - street , has reeeived word that his brother , Corporal A. G. Villiers , has been wounded for the third time . He is serving in France . MESSAGES . CABLE OBITUARY . AMSTERDAM , May 31 . The death is announced of Edward de Reszke , the noted operatic singer , who was born at Tarsovie in 1856 , QUEENSLAND NEWS . [ By Telegraph.1 BRISBANE , June 1 . The returns of the revenue of Queensland for last month and the eleven months ended the 31st of May respectively wer issued to - day . The revenue for tae month was £ 2707,798 , as compared wita 1910,323 for the same period of last year . Taxation produced £ 240,708 as compared with 403,231 in the corresponding thirty - one days of last year , and railways brought £ 336,602 , is compared with 2317,996 . The revenue for te eleven months was 6,954,134 , as against £ 6,001,139 for the same period of 191316. Taxation produced £ 1,200,065 , an cumpared with £ 1,100,832 ; railways , 3,486,271 , as compared with £ 3,374,982 . The expenditure for the month was 2453,698 , against £ 470,000 for the corresponding period of last year . expenditure for the eleven months was JA , 739,494 , against £ 6,345,893 . cess of revenue over expenditure for the eleven months was £ 214.643 . The The ex The Government some time ago conpleted the purchase of the Mount Molicy Tramline for £ 17,000 ; but , to make it a payable proposition , it desires to extend it for a distance oi about eight uitles . The line was built in its at a cost of 16.778 . It junctions with the Cairns line at Biboohra , about forty miles from Cairms . At present there is very little traffic over the line , but it is claimed that , if it is extended for about eigh miles , it will open up heavily - timbers t country and land suitable for agricul . tere . The Public Works Commission has accordingly been instructed to make the necessary inquiries and to report to the Government ... ' LACKALI , June 2 . The Kargoolnah Shire Council has recerved information that the Isisford shire urged the Premier , the Hon . T. J. Ryan , to assist in the restoration of Isis Down withstanding the Isisfoni shire , not t all the arginnen : against such a proposal . Tho Isis Downs lewees strongly potest against an alteration of blive existing conditions and urged the Kar goolnah Council to protest , also pointir at that the station never uses five mileo : the lsisford - road for the carriage of goods . All the station carriage goes by M'alvernton , along thirty - six miles with a the Kargooinah area . Isis Downs esti £ 1701 nates that it will pay between and Cisoo this year for road carriage within the Kargoolnah shire , which mn - t bear the cost of maintaining the road , p : incipally for the carriage of Isis Downs irads . The Kargoolnali shire member Lnanimously protest against the altera - tion . The Premier . at Jundah , and tu Lome Secretary have been informed by te.grams of all the above facts . it is understood that the chief argument advenced by the 1sistord shire members in their effort to secure the Premier's syn pathy was a misstatement that Isis Downs merely wished to avoid heavier taxation by going into the Kargo Inah area . 113 fact remains that the Isisford shite stat ! retains Emmet and Bevoir seases , het by the name owners as - Downs . NEWS alteration in the existing conditions by the Government is unlikely and is very undesirable . SPORTING TELEGRAMS . ADELAIDE RACES . ADELAIDE , June 2 The Adelaide Racing Club's King's Hirthday race meeting was held to - day . The chief event , the Birthday Cup . I nie . resulted as follow - Gold Caffs , 1 : Glad Eve , 2 : Sides , 3. Fifteen started . Won by a had , with the thir horse three Engths away . Wee Gan was fourth , with Swift ist . Time , min . see . VICTORIA RACING CLUB RACES . MELBOURNE , June 3 . Fine went erevailed for the first dy's racing of the Victoria Racing Club Ang Birthday m . eting . There was a large attendance . The results follow : York lurdle Race , 2 miles . - Lord Dudley . 1 : Lumit , 2 : Nympie , 3 . Royal Handicap Wedge , 1 ; Woleen , 2. Pinkerton , 3. The betting was 3 to i v . Wedge Hopetvan Stepiecase . Artillery Bill , 1 : Cobram , 2 : Finte , . The betting was 5 to 4 v . Artillery Fill . Sandringham Handicap - Dame Quickly , 1 : First Tram . 2. Half -- a - Glass , 3. Tue heting was 7 to 2 v . Mnesarchus , to 1 ali - a - tilass and First Trim , 5 to 1 Lost Time , 6 to 1 Daius . 10 to 1 Mistico , 15 tarwelkin , and 20 to 1 ama nikly . Princess Handicap . t . Mira , 1 : Bur ley Mow , 2 ; Luey Malt , 3. The betting was 7 to 4 v . St. Mira . Buckingham Welter .-- Telecles , 1 : Vecal King , 2 : Jean Gallant , 3. ' The latting was 7 to 2. Mountain God , ant 5 to 1 Telecles . AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB RACES . SYDNEY , June 3 . The Australian Jockey Club's winter race meeting was ield in fine weather . The re There was a good attendance . sults are : -- First Hardle Race . - Greek Fire , 1 ; Coominya . 2 : Zarabine , 3. The betting was 7 to 2 v . King Mostyn and Coominya . Novice Handicap . Sobina , 1 : Palmitic , 2 : Miss Persian , 3 The betting was 4 to 1 v . Lancer Plume , 9 to 1 Sabina . First Steeplechase . -Lord Cecil , 1 ; Compromise , 2 ; Glenquinn , 3. The bet ting wn to 1 v . Glenquinn , 5 to 2 Lord Cecil . First Nursery Handicap . - Lord Winderlountain Lassle , 2 ; Kennamere , 1 qnhair , 3. The betting was 2 to 1 v . Mountain Lassie , 3 to 1 lady Lillian , Lord Windemere , and Bezant . June Stakes -- Auberie , 1 ; Conquistador , 2 : Polyerates , 3. There were fifteen others . The betting was 2 to 1 v . Polyerates , 8 to 1 Dame Aere , 10 to 1 Hitachi , 12 to 1 lekle Lass and Ruslma , 14 to 1 March On , Galen , and Conquistador , 16 to 1 Auberic . Ellesmere Handicap .-- Clydeside , 1 ; Ardrossan , Tarpaulin , 3. The betting was 5 to 2 v . Chantemerle . 7 to 1 Aberlady , Secret Service , and First Lesson , 12 to 1 La Penna , 14 to 1 Agathon and Ardrossan . 20 to 1 Clydeside . QUEENSLAND TURF CLUB RACES BRISBANE , June 2 . The Queensland Turf Club's autumn race meeting commenced at Ascot to - day in dull weather . There was , however , a large attendance , The following are the results : -- First Novice Handicap , 200 sovs . , 1 mile . -Chipilly , 1 ; Sir Savin , 2 ; Lord Dufour , 3. Fourteen others . Betting , 3 to 1 Chipilly , 4 to Sir Savin , 6 to 1 Taquisara , 10 to 1 Bunny Hug , Lord Dufour , and Capricious , 12 to 1 Boy Biue , 14 to 1 White Owl , 20 to 1 Yargullas , Midley , Cardinal , Amberu , Gradule , and Lord Malabar , ani 33 to 1 Volarite , Guntax , Silver Tress , and Gravel King . Won by a short length . A length and a - quarter separated the second and third . Time , 1 min . 42 sec . Dividends , £ 1 8s . 4d and 15s . ed . Stradbroke Handicap , 700 sove . , 6 furlongs - Sydney Damsel , I ; Amberdown , 2 ; Claret King , 3. Twelve others . Betting , 7 to 4 v . Amberdown , 7 to 2 Sheila R , 6 to 1 Claret King . 12 to 1 Ornato , 14 to 1 Show Girl and Ladur Queen , 25 to 1 Albro , 33 to 1 Steely and Sydney Damsel , 50 to 1 Free Franey . Eh Laddie , My Palm , and Scopola , and 100 to 1 Don Scorn and Pardoned . Won by a tong neck , with a Jength and a - quarter between second and third . Time , I min . 14 see . Dividends , £ 20 38 , 6d . and 88. 2d . King's Plate , 500 sovs , one mile and a quarter - Bunting , 1 ; Demeranthus , 2 ; Poaching , 3. Five others . Betting , 5 to 2 v Demeranthus , 7 to 4 Everkeane , 3 to 1 Bunting , 8 to 1 Statty , 10 to 1 Barfield and Wayland Smith , 12 to I Garrus and Poaching . Won by three lengths . Demeranthus beat Poaching by a length for second piace . Time , 2 min . 6 sec . Dividends , 1 168 , 10d . and 8 . Highweight Handicap , 200 sovs . , furlongs . Ormsby , 1 ; Bekesbourne , 2 Corallite , 3. Seventeen others . Betting , 9 to v . Galerits , 6 to 1 Ormsby and Bekesbourne , 8 to 1 Malt Bread and Cock of the Heath , 12 to 1 Scopns Girl . Won by a short neck , with three - quarters of length between the second and third . Time . 1 min . 29 see . Dividends , £ 3 11s . 6d . and 16s . 8d . St. Leger Stakes 1 mile furlongs 12 yard . Eastcourt . Vindex , 2 : Indicator , . Two others . Betting , to 4 Indicator.7 to 4 Fastcourt . 3 to 1 Lord Vindex , and 20 to I the others . Won three lengths . Six lengths divided the second and third . Time , 3 min . 10 sec . Dividend , CI 4. 10d . Hamilton liandicap . 300 sove .. I mile and 1 furlong.Nojah , 1 ; Irish Colleen . 2 : Roseacre , 3. Fight others . Bettting . 9 to 4 v . Nojah , 3 to 1 Roscacre , 5 to 1 Irish Colleen . 7 to 1 Kenilis , 10 to 1 Cairn Wallace , 12 to 1 Blue Lear and Bachelor's Parsee , 14 to 1 Pigeon Gun and Patrilla . 33 to 1 Gai and Harmonite . Pigeon Gun fell about ju vards from the post . Won by a head . Ilal a length separated secon ! and ( iird . Time , 1 min . 54 sec . Dividend , £ 1 N. and £ 1 Is . Sd . BEWARE OF SUDDEN COLDS . Banish them with Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery or Coughs and Colds . The ever - ready friend . Prices 1/6 and 3 . Obtainable at ATHERTON CO . , LTD . --Advt . The Toronto Humane Society is having a special medal struck for presentation to Bous , a fine collie , who has served eight months in the trenches with his master , a private in the Princess Pats , " both having been wounded and treated in the same hospital . The argest egg is that of the ostrich . It weighs , and is considered equal in amount to twenty four hen eggs . A more complet division of departments , which has recently come in force at the Board of Inventions , London , will greatly expedite the consideration of the many war and other devices which pre daily received there . The Newport ( Eng . ) Gold ( inb memhere have decided to plant potatoes on their cours . 5