MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

H. M. S. NEW- ZEAL AND.

LONDON Oct. 10. Sir Thomas .MacKenzie visited tho warship “New Zealand” whoso captain had rccentlv been apointe.d to the Command. The la.ttor declared, that in all his thirty-two years experience in the Navy, ho can honestly say he ivas never aboard a ship imbued with so high a spirit of disciplne and duty.

after war trade,

LONDON, Oft, 10

Sir Thomas MacKenzie visited tho principal English and Scottish industrial centres;, and collected valuable data in connection with after the war trade. The prospects of dairy produce are bright. Ho expected a great scarcity for some time after tho war and produce of considerable quantity, especially butter, would find a ready market, in view of tho depletion of the herds. ' Sir T. MacKenzie considers it L necessary for the Dominion to utilize every opportunity to secure now, and then will he better able to retain them when competition of outside countries is established. FOR, INDUSTRY. TAUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] (Received Yesterday at-11.10. p.m.) LONDON, Oct, 10th. A manifesto signed by many business men and educationalists urges a national scheme of industrial reconstruction whereby workmen participate in the Self-Government of industry. A VALUABLE MOVE. Received, this day at 8.45 n.m. ® LONDON, Oct. tl. Peru has notified England that her warships will now be accorded free seaports. MILITARY CROSS. r AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ,t REUTER.I (Received This Dnv ni. 10.L> ■< w ) LONDON, Oct, 11. A Military Cross has been awarded Lieut. T.. W. Cock of tbo New Zealand Flying Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and skill'in attacking a Zeppelin. Ho ascended in a strong wind, *biok mist nnd low clouds, but ovontnnllv gave up the attack when sixty miles out at sen, The return journey was hazardous, but be safely landed after 5\ hours in tho air.

NEED r ' T - FOODS

APPEAL BY LLOYD GEORGE

Tll*w 10,1 '*l.^ LONDON. Oct. 11.

TTon. Llowd George, when receiving agricultural representatives, annealed to farmers to increase enormously their frmd supplies, not because be was ifrabl of submarines, ns be could state definitely that, the submarine menace wnt; rapidly diminishin rr , but because +ho world’s stock of fond was the sinallTor rears and the diminution of ir-Ancb and Ttalinn remits production, find thrown France and Tf.nlv on to tfie markets of tbo world. Anv depreciation was an unfair abuse hv tbo farmer vfiieh was dim to imioraneo of +be proe°liencness of his business. He was oenvinced a n’aioritv of poOT)le wore orntefnl to the farmers achievement fist spring. in adding seven hundred tfionnand acres in eulti\’ntion in England alone. He asked the farmers now to improve that achievement. Me do not want the American market, for such food for tho mouths of the Allies.

BRITISH ACTION

AGAINST HOLLAND

(United Service Telegrams)

(Received this day at 1.30 p.m.l LONDON, October 11

Britain has suspended commercial communication with Holland, until the transmissions of sand, gravels and metals brought to Holland from Germany to Belgium is stopped.