MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

luxburg arrested. TO BE INTERNED. [“UEUTER’s” TELEGRAM.] (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 12. Luxburg who was recently handed his passports, lias been arrested in Southern Argentine. Ho will probably lie interned until an opportunity is afforded to ship him home.

AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOAT

CAPTURED BY ITALIANS.

(Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) WASHINGTON, Oot. 12. Italian Embassy announces that the 1 talians have captured an Austrian torpedo boat and crew, which surrendered without firing a shot.

DOWAGER EMPRESS DYING

COPENHAGEN, Oct 11

The “Vossicne Zeitung” reports that lie Dowager Empress of Russia is dyng at Yalta

UTILISING SHIPS

AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

LONDON, October .11. The Government lias deciled to util•se partly or wholly British-owned ships registered under neutral flags, .lint are now lying in British ports Peru has offered tho hospitality of its harbours to British ships and thanlcs - ate expressed for Lite offer, which is regarded as a mark of sympathy for Britain and 'her Allies. SWEDEN’S POSITION. f AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] STOCKHOLM, October 12. Tho King has been asked to widen tho liberal form of government inbiding Socialists. Official negotiations have been open'd with Germany regarding the im-.i wrlation of large quantities of corn ind potatoes from Germany. M. Bran ting comments that the proposal .nay re-a!ct on the chances of getting my thing from the otherside.

Thus the Government remaining in :>owor ponding its discharge is hinting Sweden’s future commercial poli-

STATKMENT BY LLOYD GEORGE

ALSACE- LORRAINE MUST BE RECOVERED.

LONDON, Octibor Tl

Mr. Lloyd George replying to a deputation, said that) he could not think of any statement more calculated to prolong the war than Herr Kuhlmann’s regard the Alsace-Lor-raine. However long the struggle lasted Britain intended to stand hv Franco untiil she redeems ihor oppressed children from the degradation of the foreign yoke. Mr. Asquith in a speech at Liverpool, stated that the dominant factor we Hiavo to deal with is not German public opinion as expressed in Parliament but the German Government. The world would never find a way to peace through the masses o r equivocation and ambiguities. Plain questions had been asked, hut studiously ovaded. Tt had never been nm policy to annihilate or mutilate Germany.

ANGLICAN CHAPLAIN KILLED

CHRISTCHURCH October 12.

Private advice was received tonight that thie Rev. G. S. BrynuBrown, Anglican chaplain to the New Zealand Forces, was killed in action last Thursday. He was prior to his departure for the front chaplain of Christ’s College. He was a splendid athletic and represented Canterbury in the cricket field. He was also prominent in hockey circles. He graduated at Cambridge and was a master at Loretto School, Musselburgh, before coming to Christ’s College,

A COALITION CABINET,

FORMED IN CANADA,

(Received. This Dav at 8.50. a.mA OTTAWA, October 12.

The Coalition Cabinet has been formed. Conservatives are in the majority. Neuton Rowell, Leador of the Ontario Liberals; Frank Carvel, Sir. AY. Laurier’si former Lieutenant find Major General Newbum have joined.

The press welcomes the corisumation enthusiastically, hoping for more aggressive conduct of the war. The formatiin of the War Cabinet of seven is likely. A NAVAL AIR RAID. f AUSTRALIAN <S* N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ifc REUTER.]

(Received. This Dav at 8.50. a.m.) LONDON, October 12.

The Admiralty reports that despite tho weather naval aircraft dropped many bombs on Sparappelhoek.

IN MACEDONIA.

BRITISH REPULSED

LONDON, October 11

Gormam official; The Bulgarians repulsed the English south-westward of Lake Doiran.