THE WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1917, Page 2

THE WAR.

Thß Kaiser’s Birthday

(Per United Press Association!

A Pitiful Prayer.

(United Service— Copyright.)

(Received Jan 80, at 9.20 a.m.) New Yoke, Jan 29

The United Brass's Beilin correspondent reports there was a Cathedral Bit-vice on the Kriset’a birthday. During the reading of the Lord’s Prayer, emphasis was mad a on “Give us this day our daily bread.”

The C urt Chaplain Drvatde*’, io a sermor, stiii bei'oto cs is .a decisive battle, leq airing the e tof sacrifices. We neither v.ilidd or wanted this war. The Kaiser Las extended the hood of reace, but with unprecederted frivolity and insult-, our enemies have slipped bin band To such enemies there is only onF* voice, —The cieah of cannon. God oaonot permit the Germans to go down. The set vice was attended by Roy-By, the highest Nobtes, officiate and diplomat*.

Swiss Frontier London, Jan 28 Sv'es troops ere lining the frontier between Scheff.aussn and Ba-le which has hitherto been ungarrisoned. SWISS BANKS Withdrawal of Deposits London, J in 28 The Central News Zurich correspondent states that the Rothschilds of Paris have witbdravpn £8,000,000 from the Swiss banks iu view of a possibility of a German invasion. The Government’s arsurance that it intends to defend its territory has stopped the genera! withdrawal of French capital. The banks have agreed to transfer their (securities to Geneva.

Intense Gold

London, Jaa 29

There is in‘ease cold throughout Biitaia and deep snowdrifts throughout Ireland.' Many diitricts are suffering from lack of coal, owiug to it taking three weeks to deliver orders. There is considei3b!e shortage ot labor in the mines aud on the railways and many people with empty cellars have been borrows g smili qa mtities ftom fortunate neighbors.

Not So Serious

Paris, an 29

Ooe person was killed and three injured at the M -acey Palisian explosion.

Only Ona Way.

Lomdon, Jaa 29

Sir Joseph Ward, speaking at a brotherhood meeting in Browning Hall, said that the only way the peace of the world could be psrpetuatsd after the war was by the right thinking people of the Great Powers binding themselves together and saying to any Power attempting to enter upon a destructive course that they would combine and fight them to death.-

Mr Hughes to Sail

Sydney, Jan 29

The “ Sun ” says that Mr Lloyd George’s interview baa aliened Mr Hughes’s views and his intentions are now good. There ie authority for stating that Mr Hughes expects to sail for London early in February. Submarine Victims. (Received Jan 30, at 10.20 a m.) London, Jan 29 The sinkings include the British Jevington 1739, Norwegian Myidal 2631, Danish Suhr 1482 tone. A Hard Winter-' London, Jan 29 The ground is deeply frozen on the west front, enabling the transport of heavy guns which have been held up during the mud period.

New Recruiting Ground. Rome, Jan 29 Vallona messages state that the Austrians have recruited 20,000 Albanians. New Fork, Jau 29 The new wireless station at Sun Diego, California, has exchanged messages with Melbourne. French Official News. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter.) London, Jan 29 A French communique states the German attacks at Haitmanunweilerkopf were all easily repulsed. Oar aeroplanes bombed the railway stations at Eathies.

German Official News^ Berlin, Jan 29 Official, —One of our submarines suDk in ten minutes on January 25th, an armed enemy transport full of troops steering eastward, 250 miles east of Malta, accompanied by a French torpedo boat.