MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AN ADMIRAL DEAD. & [per press association. —COPYRIGHT. 1 LONDON, Sept. 23. Obituary—Admiral Leicester Keppcl. A SWISS SPY. PARTS, Sep. 21. A court-martial at Marseilles sentenced to death a Swiss singer named M. Begin Diana for espionage. FREIGHT INCREASES. LONDON September 21. Cargo steamers freight to Auckland and Wellington and Port Chalmers has been raised to 200 s. per ton. EXPLOSION IN A FACTORY. LONDON September 21. The Press (Ruraeau reports: Nine people were killed by an explosion at an explosives factory in Ireland. WHAT BRITAIN NEEDS. LONON, September 20. Lord Rhonda stated that the minimum foodstuff requirements lor Britain from the United States and Canada during the ensuing year are over 10,000,000 tons, valued at £250,000,000. The bulk of that amount will he expended In cereals, sugar and meat. The danger in the food situation lies less in tho submarines that in the world’s food shortage. ARRESTED. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 23 Tho internment of Lazio Delonibos, a court painter who resided for many years in England has caused a' sensation in society. j A RUSSIAN PLOT. STOCKHOLM, September 23. A big foounter-revolutionary mo\ emont has been discovered at Tobolsk where the Tsar is interned. The officers of the whole of the Tobolsk garrison were in confidence with the counter-revolutionary leaders, who had planned first to release the Tsar. Already 100 arrest 3 have been made including officers of high rank. It is alleged that General Korniloff was co-operating with tho plotters. BB