MISCELUNEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1917, Page 2

MISCELUNEOUS.

FRENCH 'OPERATIONS,

LONDON, Juno 10.

French Official—There were sharp artillery duels southeast- of St. Quent?n and northwest of Braycontrnnois whero an enemy raid yas easily repulsed. The day was quiet elsewhere.

THE DEATH OF MR. REDMOND.

(Received This Dav at 11.25. a.nrj*~ v (Reuter’* Telegrams.)

LONDON, June 9. Mr. AV.. Redmond’s death is deploy ed in all Irish ranks. Ho was gallant ly leading his men at Messines wnt u ho was hit. He was carried off in an Ulster Ambulance, which is regarded as significant of the future of Ireland^^ GERMANY’S COLONIES.

AMSTERDAM, June 9.

Referring to Lord Robert Cecil’s recent speeches, Dr. (Solf, the German 'Colonial Secretary, stated that Germany’s colonial programme was > very simple and clear. They wanted their colonies hack and they could then create well-developed colonies and property capable of resistance. ' HUNGARIAN POLITICS. AMSTERDAM Juno 9. Count Moritz Esterhazy has been intrusted with the formation of a Cabinet..

NO PASSPORTS

ROME, Juno 9. The Minister of the Interior an- 'V nounces that no passports will be giveu_' to the Italian Socialists intending participate in the conference at holm, which is considered to be a manoeuvre of the Central Powers helped by Russian extremists. ORDER OF EMPIRE. LONDON, June 9 The. King has approved of the first list of recipients of the Order of British Empire which will bo next week. AIR, BALFOUR RETURNS. LONDON, June 8. The Rt. Hon. A. J Balfour has returned RESIGNED. LONDON, June 10. . Captain Bathurst has resigned from the Food Ministry. A PRINTER’S STRIKE LONDON, June 8. As a result of printers at Manchester for increased wages, several dailies do not appear this morning-

PEKING, June 10. General Chang Hung and/ 's.ooo®® troops have reached Tientsin enrout© to ■ Pekin., to confer with the military Governors. He received almost Royal Honours. He advocates a dissolution sff P arliament to settle the crisis. .

A majority of Parliament has been deported three thousand of General Hung’s troops are already in the capital.

THE' REPORT ADOPTED.

SYDNEY, This Day

The P.L.L. conference heatedly debated the attitude on war, peace and (Home Rule, and) eventually adopted the Committee’s peace preamble with slight amendments.