MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1917, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

LORD HARDINGE

LONDON, July 2. In tha House of Commons -Hon A. J. Balfour stated that Lord Harding© had not yet resigned. Ho would hot be temporarily retired. It had never, been the intention to .transfer Lord Harding© to Paris or any other diplomatic post. The Mesopotamian report could be debated next week. - BRITISH REVENUE BURDENS. LONDON, July 2. In* the Committee on the Finance Bill Rt. Hon- T. Lough moved! a reduction in tea duty from Is. to Bd. Mr. Bonar Law said that he regrettod the necessity for increasing the burdens but the revenue must be found. Th e Government was endeavouring! ltd get revenue from those best able to contribute, as was shown by the excess of direct over indirect taxakiicin. For 1913-14 the- indirect taxation amounted to £69,000,000. and in the present Budget to £102,000,00. In 1913-14 direct taxation totalled £93,000,000. It was now £466,000,000.

, REPARATION DEMANDED. BUENOS AYRES, July 3. Argentina has demanded from Germany immediate reparation and indemnification for the sinking of the stoamship Prokemido, as Germany has not carried! out her promised reparation. AN APPOINTMENT. LONDON, July 3. The' Press Bureau states that dynes, a Commoner, has been appointed Parliamentary Secretory to the Minister of Food Control. german DEMANDS AMTERDAM, July 2. At a meeting of the German Colonial Society under the residency of the Duke Johann Albrecht Mecklenburg, a motion was passed declaring that Germany’s influence at sea. must be guaranteed . Germany must have an outlet oceanwards and (Germany’s oversea possessions must" be enlarged with due consideration for her oversea basis, repuriating the idea of abandoning the oversea colonies and demanding th© safeguard of Germany’s interest© in East Asia. (HARMAN PLOT EXPOSED. ' NEW YORK, July 2. Tho Government believes that ifc has unearthed a German plot to wreck the steamers on the Great Lakes and thereby delay military organisation and the shipment of food and muni titans. Two vesesls were sunk and there have been other peculiarly suspicious accidents. AUSTRALIA’S ARMYAND ITS LOSSES. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 3. Appealing for recruits, Mr. Pearc< said the total casualties of the Australian Army wore:— ■ . Killed 2(3,100 Wonfnded 36,940 Sick 26,000 Missing 5;208Prisoners of war 1,200 Unknown casualties 246 Altogether 366,523 have enlisted.