MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Per . Press Association— Copyright)

GERM A N FIR E-RAISER S

(United Service Telegrams.)

(Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, Juno 24.

American matches were found in bales -of cotton at Lancashire, where there is an epidemic of fires, and are attributed to German sympathisers in America.

FINNISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.

HELSINGFORS, Juno 23.

The ‘ Finnish Social Democratic Congress passed a motion in favour of an independent Finnish Republic .

ROUMANIAN ARMY

IN GOOD FETTLE

(Received This Dav at 9.50. a.in.) LONDON, June 24.

The “Daily Mail” has received information that the Roumanian Army is a better fighting organisation than at the period of intervention. It is equally largo, its morale is unshattered and its equipment is immeasurably super-' jor.. The King remains the idol of tho •troops. Public opinion Jassy is optimistic. Although the Germans expect much benefit from th 0 crops from the oceu pied! districts (they are faejd with great difficuties of transport- On tbo other hand, they have made substantial progress toward the restoration of the oi! wells, which th„ British destroyed.

A BIG EXPLOSION.

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AMSTERDAM, June 24

An explosion at munition works at Bloewig, Austria, killed 136 and injured 625, and there uro missing 136.

FRENCH MARINE LOSSES

PARIS, Jun e 24

It was announced in the Chamber that the French mercantile marine has lost 560,000 tons during the war, but 680,000 ton s had since been built or purchaser, and 140,000 tons were completing, whereas Germany had lost 2,500,000 tons, half of her fleet.

GERMAN MOVES

APIS, Juno 24

M. Ribot communicated to the Committee of the Chamber, a document proving {the German Legation H* Berne had inspired! the Hoffmann-Grimm intrigue, and were .also promoting the Anarchist campaign in Russia.

A PEACE SUGGESTION

TO TURKEY AND BULGARIA

(Received This Day. at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, Juno 24. Mr Ashmead Bart-lott, in the Sunday Times proposes that the Allies should immediately make peace will Turkey and! Bulgaria, on the basis of Turkey regaining Thrace and Constantinople, and that after the war the Straits be made an international highway under joint Turkish and American control, the forts to bo dismantled. The Allies should assist Bulgaria and Tufkey financially and they should be allowed to repudiate all war indebtedness contracted with the Central Powers.

AUSTRIAN PREMIER

f ADMIRALTY—PET. WIBELEBB PRESS.]

(Received This Dav at 10.15. a m ) ZURICH, June 24.

Leiper, who is a permanent official in the Ministry of Agriculture, has been appointed Premier. It is likely the whole Cabinet will consist of suinlar officials, unattached to politcal parties. PATROLENCO (INTERS.

[AUSTRALIAN A N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & REUTER.] (Received This Dav at- 10.15. a.tn.) LONDON, June 24. General Haig reports patril encounters southward of Scarpe and hostile artillery active at Croisello* and Messiae*,