PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1917, Page 1

PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

[isquioting News, ) [hEUTEB’S SERVICE.—COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, May 20. There is much comment at the official silence in regard to the Palestine Campaign. N The Pall Mall Gazette says: “The E'oqucl suggests that the Gaza battle was much loss favorable than the official reports indicate. The impression prevails that our objective wa's not obtained and the casualties were high.” The strictest martial law prevails in Jerusalem. The schools are closed and newspapers prohibited. The official archives and treasures have been hurried northward. The Turks are brutally treating, foreigners. The Jewish Society at Palestine telegraphed to the Socialist—Congress at Stockholm that the Turkish Government has ordered Jews to evacuate Palestine, including Judea, Jerusalem and Galilee, and the orders are being enforced with iucreassing severity and pillage, threatening to culminate in a massacre similar to Armenia.

In Palestine. • LONDON May 20. Doctor Weizaman, presiding at the [English Zionist conferences said that though there was premature talk ot the establishment of an independent Jewish State, he had been officially informed that the Allied Governments favoured the granting to the, Jews of self-government of Palestine under the protection of the Great Powfers. The highest Catholic authorities did not object" to an amicable settlement of the control of the Holy places. America’s Second Force. , ,WASHINGTON, May 20 The War Department is arranging to dispatch a second and probably a larjer expeditionary force to France in the near future. " i Sweden’s Harvest (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association) STOCKHOLM, May 20. The harvest prospects are very had. The production of alcohol has been reduced owing to lack of grain. CHRISTIANIA, May 20. The Food Controller estimates that Norway requires 90,000 tons of grain to enable her to carry du till harvest. Tprpedoed. COPENHAGEN, May 20. Tflio 'Swedish steamers Vesterland, Viking, and Aspen grain laden from England to Sweden were torpedoed in the North Sea. Two of the Yesterland’s and eight of the. Viking’s crew ivere drowned. CHRISTIANIA, May 20. The Norwegian steamers Hadynajacteni, Ocunoct and Gerant have been torpedoed and the crews lost. French Naval LossPARIS, May 20. The French naval vessel, Colbert, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on 30th April. Fifty-oiio were drowned

French Keso ve PARIS, May 20 The Government has decided to recruit all coalminers medically classified, (a), %vho have entered the industry since August, 1914, excepting engineeo s ; and mechanics Esse.t.iiai. WELLINGTON, May 21 The flour milling industry has been added to the list of essential industry i on the recommendation of the Efficiency Board. fhinesa Fo iiics. * PEKING, May 20. The House of Representatives voted that they would not consider any measure until the Premier and the War Minister resigned and the Cabinet is," reorganised. Sentenced AMSTERDAM, May 20. Vienna advices state Adler has been sentenced to death for the murder of ex-premier Sturgkas. v