The Dutch hospital ship _Koningin Regentes_, engaged in carrying repatriated prisoners between England and Holland, is sunk by a submarine (four lives lost). June 7 (Fri.) French, British, and American troops again counter-attack successfully; the British regain Bligny, near Rheims; the French and Americans recapture Vinly and Veuilly-la-Poterie. June 8 (Sat.) A Conference of British and German delegates, to deal with questions relating to prisoners of war, opens at the Hague. Palestine:--The British capture Turkish positions near the coast. June 9 (Sun.) The First Battle of Lassigny (see June 13): a new German offensive is launched on a front of 22 miles between Noyon and Montdidier. June 10 (Mon.) In their new offensive the Germans make progress, at great expense in casualties, towards Estrées St. Denis (west of Compiègne) and Ribécourt (south-west of Noyon); they capture Méry, Belloy, and St. Maur. The Somme Front:--Australian troops make progress south of Morlancourt. Italian torpedo-boats destroy an Austrian battleship, the _Szent Istvan_, in the Adriatic. June 11 (Tues.) The French counter-attack on a seven-mile front from Rubescourt to St. Maur; they recapture Belloy. June 12 (Wed.) The Germans attack between the Aisne and the forest of Villers-Cotterets towards Compiègne and make some progress. June 13 (Thur.) The end of the First Battle of Lassigny (see June 9): the Germans are held in check on the whole front between Noyon and Montdidier; they lose part of the ground won by them on the previous day in the direction of Compiègne. The Italians defeat the Austrians at the Tonale Pass. East Africa:--The British occupy Malema. H.M.S. _Patia_ (armed merchant-cruiser) is sunk by a submarine in the Bristol Channel. June 14 (Fri.) Northern Persia:--Tabriz is reoccupied by the Turks (see Jan. 30, 1915). June 15 (Sat.) Italy:--The Austrians launch an offensive on a front of 90 miles, from the Asiago Plateau to the sea; on the Asiago Plateau the British maintain their ground, and elsewhere the Austrians are either repulsed or make only slight progress; they cross the Piave at two points. A German aeroplane raid on Paris. June 16 (Sun.) Italy:--The Austrians capture Capo Sile (north of the Venetian lagoons). June 17 (Mon.) Italy:--The Austrian offensive, which has met with little success, is definitely checked and the Allies begin to regain ground. June 18 (Tues.) Italy:--Capo Sile is recaptured by the Italians; further Austrian attempts to cross the Piave, which is in flood, are defeated. June 19 (Wed.) Italy:--The Austrians are driven back in the Montello sector. June 20 (Thur.) Italy:--The Italians complete the capture of Costalunga Redoubt and regain ground on the Montello and at other points. June 21 (Fri.) The British Government announce the abandonment for the present of Home Rule and Conscription in their policy towards Ireland.