MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

) GERMAN BRUTALITY. TO A MELBOURNLVN. LONDON, July 19. E. Norton Grimwade of Melbourne who is returning from Switzerland where his son was interned djseovere a ‘ that his son after being wounded in aj d air battle in France remained unsneour t. in a German hospital when he refuse, n to accord information of the whore y nbouts of the British Fleet, telling th< I® Germans to come out and look for them solves. r His son was sentenced to three years d imprisonment in a fortress on a charge of calling the Germans cowards. He served four months a-nd was then released and sent to Switzerland, lame, and partly deaf. Grimwade assorts that Britishers have suffered terribly at the Hun’s hands RIOTS IN LISBON. LISBON, July 18, There has been further rioting and bomb-throwing in the streets. The ► Chamber has extended martial law for a month, > - BRITISH ESTIMATES. LONDON, July 18 The Estimates add £30,000 to the secret service vote, making £500,000. A gallant soldier . LONDON, July 18. Amongst tho latest honours is the name of Arthur Asquith, son of . the ox-Promier, who receives a bar to tho Military Cross and D.S.O. for conspicuous gallantry, determination and contempt of danger in attacking and clearing a village. *Hc personally captur ed ten enemy troops. COMING MEAT SHORTAGE. INTERESTING DISCUSSION. (Received, This Dav at. 8.50. a.m.) LONDON, July 19. In tho House of Lords, Lord Haroourt said while acting as President of tlie • Board of Trade, be acquired inforation causing him the greatest anxiety, regarding the meat supply after the war. There would be a world scarcity of meat, almost a world famine Germany, Belgium, and Holland are faced wjtli a postwar deficit of eight million head of cattle, Denmark, Austria and Ron mania with another eight million. Europe therefore would seek to impart, 16 to 20 million head. Britain produces only 60 per cent of the meat she consumed. He, himself, was so impressed of the seriousness, that last year he sought to arrange a scheme for securing a supply of chilled meat that would bo ample for Britain for several years after the war. Lord Harcourt inquired as to the progress since. Lord Lytton replied that Government, were alive to the importance but. were unable to supply details of their information. GERMAN SPY SYSTEM. (AUSTRALIAN A' V.z. CARI/B ASSOCIATION] WASHINGTON, July 19. - Senator Lewis asserted that Government had definite information that Germany 'had learned of the departure of the transports for Europe . because a message was picked up on the Mexican wireless being sent on to Germany. MINE ZONE. r ,, KKirrr.n’s” telegram.] (Received This Dev at T0.0.V « »• > LONDON, July 197 It is stated that the new British mine zone in the North Sea, was j specially made to prevent enemy ships and submarines from emerging from Heligoland Bight. A slight modification of "Hie limits are being considered with a view to satisfying Dutch representations.