QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1917, Page 2

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

Interesting Subjects

London, Much,6 In the Commons Mr D;lloo asked whether we bad impre-ssd Roumacia by pledges of y assistance, which wa were unable to fulfil, as quoted in en alleged letter from Lard Hardirge to ‘Sir George Buchan-m, that was apparently seiz=d among the mails and publ shed in Germany, stating that M, Bratiano had always been one of the most evasive fellows, and even now was endeavoring to wriggle out, upon the’ pretence that our offensive in Salonika is not everything dosired. Mr MaoPnerson said Mr Dillon ought to read a doebiful letter wish great hesitation, He asked whether Mr Dillon had quoted the letter with Lord Hardinge’s permission. Sir George Cave announced the convictions of women for drunkenness in the past four years was 35,765, 37,308,33,111, 20,244. . } Captain Bathurst said there was an unprecedeiat wot ld-wide scarcity of potatoes and there was unlikely to be sufficient for Biitain or for anybody. There was a late spring and early summer, and there was no evidence of frost. There were unreasonable withholdings. Mr Lambert said the withdrawals of labour from agriculture was so V great as to result in a serious diminution of the food production. The people at the War Office apparently knew noth©g about sgriou tore. Companies of soldiers, aa substitutes, were unsatisfactory. Farming could not be done by numbers. Russia Awakening. Feteograd, March 6 M. Suzonof, presiding over the 1 Anglo-Rossian Chamber of Commerce, emphasised tbe need of a feussian mercantile marine. It was grotesque that half a million tons sufficed for a nation of 170 millions, English oapital was needed to regenerate Russian industry and trade, that was hitherto . strangled by the German ootopus.

Vsfar Funds. (Received March 7, at 10.45 a.m,) Sydney, March 7 The Statistician estimates that New [South Wales has confederated £2,642,504 war fund?. All Volunteers (Received March 7, at 10.15 a.m.) London, Maroh 6 The Bishop of London has announced that every clergyman in London has volunteered for national service. In GreeceAthens, Maroh 6 The transport of arms to Peloponnesus is proceeding. Twenty thousand rifiaa have arrived at Patras, and sixty thousand are en route to Nauplia. Rail way men in south-west Greece have struck owing to insufficient wages and food, An Air Raid. (Australian &N.Z, Gable and Reuter.) London, ' March 6 The Admiralty reports that naval aeroplanes on the-4th, dropped many heavy bombs on the blast furnaces at Brebaok. Fined. (Received March 7, at 11.20 a.m.)

Melbourne, March 7 Frederick Holland and Norman Anderson, officials of tho Socialist Party, were fined £SO and £2O respectively, for aiding and abetting the publication of statements likely to prejudice recruiting. THE APPAM SUIT. A Win For Owners. (Received March 7, at 1.40 p.m.) Washington, March 6 The Supreme Court unanimously sustained the British owners snit toregain possession of the Appam.