MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

GRANTING OF HONOURS

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABI.E ASSOCIATION]

LONDON, Aug. 7. J In the House of Lords,, Lord Sel'horne said that there was a widespread belief that, honours were sometimes granted in return for large paymerits of money. He suggested that when honours were conferred on persons other than Royalties and the naval, military, and Civil Service, a public statement shuld be made giving the reason ; also that the Premier should make a declaration that no payment direct or indirect was associated therewith. Lord Curzon in reply said that hereditary , honours were widely diffused ill'our generation. Their democratisation was one of the best safeguards of public life. Cases of alleged purchase were an infinitesimal proportion.- Morever, honours wore given far less for party services than formerly. The Government wa s prepared ' to consider the extension of the system of publishing reasons for granting honours.

JEWISH REGIMENTS. ” (United Service Telegrams.) ; ( Received, this day at 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 8. The War Offie has completed arrange- 1 ments to enrol Jewish regiments largely of Russian Jews. It is estimated that forty thousand are available, j They will be established in camps in ! ■. the environs of London to safeguard their religious and racial observances. «% CANADA’S HELP. Reuter’s Telegrams. „ (Received, This Day at 8.50. a.m.) ' OTTAWA, Aug 8. The Canacuan Government’s war exTgnditure is averaging £170,000 etorr nSSSJatiiy* , 1V I Canada is also providing five millions •ST*monthly for the purchase of munitions,' July enlistments show the low mark of 4200. GREEK PARLIAMENT. {Received. Thi, At the first sitting of the Venizelist ParhamentT, M. Vcnizolos replying to the petition of Deputies from Northern Epirus for an administrative Chamber, said the union of Epirus and the .Motherland in the near future, Was a foregone conclusion.

SEP*VIA’9 RESTORATION. -•

A CONDITION OF PEACE

(Reuter’s Telegrams.) (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 8.

Hon. Lloyd George speaking at the Sorbian 'Society luncheon, after tributing Serbia’s part in the war, said Serbia, which would he covered with the dirt of Turkish barbarism, was out to be cleansed.

The first condition of peace would be the complete restoration, without reservation. The British order envolved seeing that Serbia was freed. M. Passitch, replying, said Germany now spoke of an honorable peace, but such a epaco would only be seeurable, if the peoples under Austro-German rule were set free. If the unity of .Serbs, Croats, qnl Slavines were achieved,, if the Czechs and Slovaks were united and independent, and if the Polish Luthenian question was solved, then only will an honourable peace be secured.

GERMAN SECRECY (Received This .Day nt 11.25. a.m.) ROME, August 8. The Government the Aden Hotel, formerly. German owned. It was discovered there was a secret tunnel to the villa of Roses,, Count von Bvelow’s residence. Before the war it is believed that the tunnel enabled them to confer with neutrals who desired secrecy. ITALIAN SHIPPING. THE WEEK’S LOSSES. (Received This Dav at 12.25. n - ’ ROME .August 8. Official—For the. week ending Aug. sth. the arrivals were 487 and sailings 442. The’ sinkings were two steamers and a small sailer.

v SOLDIERS AND POLITICS

(Reuter's Telegrams.)

(Received This Dev at 12.25. p.m.) ■LONDON August 8.

In the Commons Mr. Maepherson stated the War Cabinet had decided that the King’s Regulations forebidciing soldiers from participating in politics should be vigorously enforced. Soldiers would not lie permitted to join Soldiers’ and Workmens’ Councils. LYTTELTON This Day—Sailed at 12.30. p.m. Kamona from Greymouth. A SOCIALIST DEMAND.

(Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) AMSTERDAM,. Aug. 8. Schiedemann addressing 6,000 at Mannchim demanded, in the interest of peace, the speedy creation of a Government really representing the people’s will. aircraft factory. (Received This Day at 12.25. n.m > NEW YORK, Aug. 8.

Government has ordered the construction of an aircraft factory in the Navy yard at Philadelphia at a cost or a million dollars. It will be completed in a hundred days.

THE GERMAN RAIDERS

WHAT TS THEIR FATE

. (Received This Dav at J 1.25. a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 8. In the Commons, Mr. Houston asked for information of. the German raider Woit, in the Indian Ocean, and others latorly operating in tho Atlantic, whore of nothing was recently heard, Mr. MacNamnra replied that the Admiralty were not without knowledge of tho fate of these vessels, but the disclosures might be valuable to the enemy. Ho specially emphasised the word “fate.” STORM LOSSES. (■Received This Dnv at 9.30. iv.in.) CHRISTIANIA August 7. Seven Norwegian fishing vessels and 90 of their crews were lost in a storm off Greenland.