MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1917, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

A NARROW ESCAPE.. MR HOLMAN'S LUCK. (United Service Telegrams.) (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) LONDON, July Mr. Holman ex-Premier of New South Wales narrowly escaped death when visiting the Australian sector. A* shell burst within a few yards of tne party, killing the officer accompanying them. It knocked Mr. Holman down temporarily dazing him but be escaped with a few bruises and torn clothes. POLAND’S FUTURE. WASHINGTON, July 4. The representation of thy Russian Mission announces tho early independence of Poland. GERMAN PLOTS. WASHINGTON July 4. The arrest of an I.WAV. worker, as a German spy uncovers proof that German money started the coal strikes, and wholesale plods involving aquarellists as paid hirelings of Germany. MORE IRON CROSSES. AMSTERDAM, July 4. The Kaiser has decided that all German officers and soldiers who are prisoners shall receive, the Iron Cross on returning home after the war, if they can prove that they did n°t surrender voluntarily.

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERSAMSTERDAM, July 4. The Dutch Government lias offered to receive 16,000 / war prisoners, including civilians, if the Anglo-German conference will fix the respective proportions. Th e conference has accepted (he offer, and the Dutch Foreign Minister has signed the protocol. WAR BREAD. LONDON, July 4th. The Ministry of Food announces that the committee has investigated the effect of the regulation flour upon health. It finds that war bread when properly .. baked is wholesome. ' LIMIT TO RACING. LONDON, July 4. Th 6 War Cabinet has decided to allow limited racing in view of the national importance of horse breeding, ft is suggesting that the stewards of .Jockey Clubs arrange approximately forty days racing between the middle of July and the close of the flat racing season at Newmarket and elsewhere, subject to approval by the War Office the Ministry of Munitions and the Board of Trade. The railways will not provide special trains but steps must be taken to prevent motor cars and taxicabs from cafryjfng racegoers. If these steps are ignored licenses will be withdrawn. It has also been decided to allow a maximum to tho 1200 horses in training of fifteen pounds of oats daily. SPAIN QUIET. [ AUSTRALIAN & N’.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] „ LONDON, July 4. Reuter learns that Spain is now quiet'' and there have boon no further strikes. The Government is master < the situation. A TURKISH REPULSE. LONDON, July 4th. Mesopotamia offioiai: Turkish irregulars attacking a oonvoy from Baquba were driven off with loss. A great improvement is reported in the comfort and health of the troopß and no effort * being spared to render life bearable aflul possible in the hottest months. „ INCAPACIATED SOLDIERS i LONDON, July 4. At a meeting of tho Board of Trade Advisory Committee Sir Thomas Mackenzie submitted a scheme to enable partly 'inoapodjaked ovfcreeos soldiers to enter large factories to obtain practical training before returning to their homes. Th e committee which; is largely composed of manufacturers sympathised with the scheme and decided to obtain ft report on the prospects.

TO HELP SOLDIERS. LONDON, July 4. Lord Selborne presided over a meeting of the Rhodes Trust at the office of Sir Thomas Mackenzie to consider a scheme to provide a year’s intensive University farming for overseas soldiers so desiring it- The scheme also contemplates provision for those d® siring technical instruction.