London, May 2.
It is learned on reliable authority that measures which the Government propose to take in the Mediterranean fare purely precautionary and of a defensive character. It is understood to be the earnest hope of the British Government that they will prove to be only temporary. They have been taken only from the necessity of considering every possible situation in the Mediterranean, however remote it may appear—Reuter, British Sloop Sunk As Shipping Menace London, May 2 The Admiralty has ameuneed the loss of the sloop, HEACS. Bitern 'She. Wer repeatedly. attacked enemy airerat and. seer prolonged geting: in which one plane wae shot down tu Mames: and, cthers severely ateogeds she wae sel or dree Bitorts to. extinguish' the flames wore wravocesful nnd the crow were en booed amer, Wwershy.
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