MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

b NEW WAR IMPLEMENT. A PECULIAR REQUEST. NEW YORK, July 13. The “New York World’s” Pittsburg correspondent 'states that the Westinghouse Co. is requesting 1000 volunteers to accept imprisonment for ten months in a new plant which is being cstablisehd to manufacture a powerful war implement. 'Secrecy regarding details is essential. It is reported to be the invention of Mr. T. A. Edison. NORWEGIAN SPIES ARRESTED. COPENHAGEN, July 13. Two Findlanders named Handviki and Handstroem have been arrested a,t Christiania on a charge of being implicated with a plot in 1916 to destroy railway bridges and to hamper transport in Finland. Ilautefels supplied them with bombs resembling bricks. They went to Vardor Harbour in December to try and j blow up ships conveying goods to Russia. In April they went to Kirkenaes on n similar mission against Norwegian and British traffic to Russia. AMERICAN PRECAUTIONS. WASHINGTON, July' 15. A proclamation prohibits German owners from marine insurances, and forbids any United' States resident trans-' i netting shipping information t° Germany. The House passed a vote of $640,000,0000 for aviation construction. POPE MEDIATOR. (Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 15. The Volks Zeitung learns from an authoritative source that Erzeberger’s action was due to the Vatican’s requests. The Pop© is anxious to bo the Poacw Mediator. ANOTHER ALLY. ARGENTINA COMING IN (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) BUENOS AYRES, July 15 Tlie Argentine’s serverance of relations with Germany is expected hourly. ( The report that the German Minister , sneered at the torpedoed Argentine ships as “rat traps” coupled with Germany’s ( failure to answer the ultimatum cabled j on July'3rd and sth lia s aroused the bitterest feeling. , Miguel Ortiz, a former Minister of 1 the Interior, and other prominent Ar- g gbntinians, speaking at a dinner to , French veterans said Argentina would v soon he aligned with the Allies. FRANCE’S DAY. (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.) PARIS July 1?). Tho festival celebrations passed with unprecedented splendour. | Half a million witnessed the parade l of the troops, representing 134 regi- f ments. They specially ovated the maim- , ed troops and showered tho English and 1 American officers with flowers. <