MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1917, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

GERMAN EFFORTS IN MEXICO

EL PASO, August 8, Germans and German sympathisers ] at Chiluahua, aro circulating propaganda that the United States is on the >- verge of a revolution. They appeal it to Mexico to strike and regain all her ; former territory. Bombs were placed s-* on three Norwegian ships one American and one /Newfoundland schooner. y >- .ALLIES CONFERENCE^ t- , r LONDON August '7. Mr. Lloyd George presided over the Allies’ Conference which included M. Ribot and Painleve. TROOPS DESIRE TO FIGHT •LONDON August «. *- The King of Roumania is replying tio M. Poincare’s congratulations on the recent offensive states that the" offensive was stopped for reasons .independent of his will. The troops are 1 burning w'ith impatience to resume. THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE-' >r ,_I le LONDON August 7. n The Parliamentary committee of the . Trades Union Congress resolved that i subject to tho Labour Party ana Trades .Union Cogress’s approval ! Britain should be represented at the n Stockholm. n . • e ENEMY MUST BE SHATTERED d , LONDON August. .7. ‘ o - Mr. J. O’Grady M.P., presiding I over the General Federation of Labourers declared that the later issues of the war did not admit of compromise the German idol must be shat- ’ teredj. Mr. Arthur Henderson and others had failed to realise that we cannot meet the enemy representatives without effecting a compromise. ' ! GROWING PRODUCE. rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] 0 __ • 1 LONDON August 7. * Tn the House of Commons iur. It. E. Prothero state that 1,000,000 acres 3 had been added to land under ocsi ** and potatoes. Assuming that 600,000 acres for that wero for essential grains, sufficient tonnage would be freed to bring to Britain the entire supply of last year’s American ootton. This meant security for the manufacturing i of materials to the value of £30,000,000 annually and £6,000,000 to £7,000,000000 for operatives’ wages. THE CORN BILL. LONDON August 7. ! In the House of Commons the Corn Bill was read a Third Time. ANXIETY IN BRITAIN. LONDON August ? There is much ooncarn ov*r the „•% New Zealand earthquake. Tbs msagre message reports that it is the greatest since 1870 but fails to mention whether there are any casualites. There were 100 anxious callers at the High Commissioner’s Office. RIOTS IN POLAND. 1 LAUSANNE, Aug. 8. Numerous riots have taken place in Poland. .- :■ j ’ The Gormans fearing an organiaad revolt have sent back all German women including tho wives of high officers.