A BLACKSMITH’S JOKE.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1917, Page 2

A BLACKSMITH’S JOKE.

Substantial Iron Cross. (Received March 8, at 1.40 p.m ) New York, Maich 7 Thomas Collins, a local biucksmith of Biloxi, Mississippi, forged an iron cross weighing 40;bj and despatch! d it to Senator Vardaman with the inscription—“ Last the Kaiser forgets.” Vardaman aided the anti-armed neutrality measure. French Report. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association aod fleeter). New York, March 7 A French cimmun ; qne says we made a coup de mam at Qieenewras, A between O.se and Ocine and brought beck prisons: s. enemy attempted a coup de main noitneast of Finery Bjisbouohot and north of St Milne), and in the direction of Ammerizwiller. Our barrage stopped him and inflicted losses. An Italian Report. (Admiralty, p or Wueless Press.) New York, Mareh 7 Italian official.—We repulsed, with heavy losses, a night atlack at Costoballa and penetrated the lines at Monciagh on Anago plateau. ■. *

Belgian Factories Close. (Received March 8, at 1.10 p.m.) London, March V * The Germans have ordered all the factories ia Belgium to close, owing to the lack of coal and difficulties of transport. The majority of the Belgians will be unemployed. Their outlook is desperate. Coffee Burnt. London, March 7 A fire at Haseelt destroyed twenty thousand kilogrammes of coffee be"loDgmg to the Belgian Relief Committee. Censored Shipping. Copenhagen, Match 7 In order to prevent the leakage to Germany, regarding the departure of food ships for England, Government! has prohibited the publication of shipping movements. Traitor Sentenced.

Traitor Sentenced. New York, March 7 A private of the Minnesota National Guard was sentenced to five years imprisonment for furnishing military information to Germany.V^ Japan’s Emperorl (Received March 8, at 10.25 a.m,) Washington, March 7 The Japanese Emperor has sent the following message to President Wil--11 Gti the occasiou of your inauguration, I offer sincere congratulations, and express tbe ardent wish that your Administration will be attended by brilliant success in the future and t.iat the United States will grow more prosperous.” Official Report (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association, and Reuter.) jjondon, Maroh 7 Mesopotamia official—Cavalry engaged the Turkish rearguard at Jagg, near CtGsiphon. Enemy booty is strewn over eighty miles of country. It is impossible to give the accurate figures of the captures. Thirty-eight guns at presenthave been salvaged from the river. Cairo, March 7 Official—Turks abandoned a strong position at Sheiknurp westward of Shelljd whereon they had spent two months in constructing defences. Yesterday our aircraft dropped a ton of high explosives on troop railway trains. Sweden’s Cabinet Stockholm, M areh 7 Following a series of vigorous attacks on the Premier since January,. Cabinet has resigned. The last incident waß the reduction of the Government grant for the defence off neutrality. The constitution of the new Cabinet is uncertain. The King has been appealed to.

Internal Russia (ILcei.ed March 8, at 12.10 p.m) , London, March 7 The Daily Telegraph’s Petrograd correspondent says the Council of the Empire unanimously adopted an interpellatiou asking for a statement of Government’s proposal to cheok tho . disorganisation of transport and guarantee supplies of food, fuel and raw material for the Army and people, M. Gueoff, President of the War Industries Committee, declared the isolation of the Government from the nation was the fundamental cause of all the present troubles. The Next Move Rome, March 7 The Corriere a’ltalia learns from aGerman source that Germany intend! to fo'low up the submarine campaign by sending out the whole fleet make a decisive battle.