STOP PRESS NEWS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 December 1916, Page 3

STOP PRESS NEWS

(Received Tiiis Day, 2 p.m.) Australia-New ZetWuicl Cable Service.) NEW S'EIiVICE AT THE FRONT. London, -Dec. 17. Headquarters report that the first utimation of the peace proposals to lie men in first line trenches came lostly from the German trenches t'liere chalked hoards. quoting the Raiser's grandiloquent address was xhibited. They were received with icpticism. THE SOLDIERS' VIEW. Sarcaso, a correspondent, sunuuarisng the views of officers and men, says ho speech is interpreted as an adini.sion that the Germans wish for peace adly, but on impossible terms. The roops bejlieve tJhe terrible hainnierng the enemy received and is again bout to receive on the Souime is the overning factors of the proposals. The on-respondent declares there will be lie most profound indignation if the rder to cease hostilities is given in ny other conditions than those tanamount to a German admission of oming defeat. r IE\V OX PEACE PROPOSALS IN GERMANY. Amsterdam, Dec. 17. Conservative and Socialist minority arties discussed the peace proposals, 'lie Conservative party approved of ho Note, but saw little chance of its cceptance. It protested that in the 'eichstag the parties were not given he opportunity of debate because he world then would have . learned hat the German people were unauilous in not desiring to hasten pence t all costs, but were ready to fight o the last if it was a. question of seuring their future existence. The ocialist minority resolved if the fote wafi to load to pence it was nocssarv that all countries ■renounce the lea of annexation of territory or the olitical and military subjection of any eople. A r.m,n mentis should everywhere bo restricted to international greements. and all differences submited to mediation. NO TALK OF VICTORY. (Times Service). The Times' headquarters' correspouent says it is significant that among he prisoners on the Somme take since

August there is no talk of German victory. Captured orders of the day fliaiv a oteadly growing note of despondency and e;ntinual!v refer to the officers and men as malingering. 'I hey contain frenzied exhortations to the troops to hold their ground and cvntai threats and humiliating regulations against the increasing tendency to desertion. On the So'inme alone the Gorman, lost approximately two-thirds j of their strength and one-halt of all j the units of the army. j GWRMAX I'EACE XOTIi SENT OX. ! (United Service). j •London, December 17. Spain has forwarded tin? Gorman peace noto to Portugal, liclgium, Italy and Rumania. j PORTI"G UJESiC DEMAXDS The Portuguese )>res< demaii'ls the inexorable chastisement of the Germans ' before making peace. | (J-R:EKCW «SURRWNIDI'iRS. (Renter iService). Athens. December 17. ; The Greek Government, in accepting the Allies demands, has notified that they will be carried out .as rapidly as possible and trusts that the Powers i will reconsider their doe'sion to continue the blockade which is straining 1 the relations and impressing public j op'ion unfavourably. It expresses a 1 desire of the Government, and peopb | ef Greece for the resumption of tli<? | oxee'lent traditional relations with j the Mntcntr bawd on reciprocal ctrnfi- j dence. The evacuation of northern j Greece already has begun, the Allied officers supervising the transport of | troop-: and material. A Ml MISTER KILLED. Hamilton. This Day. The Rev. J. R. Shore, formerly of j Hawera, who- wa.s inducted minister of St. Andrew's Church in October last, was motoring with 1?. Ma dill and three ladies to conduct a service in the outdistrict yesterday. car was going down hill it skidded and overturned, falling on Shore, killing : him instantly. The others in the car ucre practically unhurt.