MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1917, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[l-EK PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] papal intrigues. . PARIS' Nov 12. Intrigues are increasing in \ atiean circles.” The Pope is summoning the principal Prelates to Rome, in the hope of gaining their support for future pacifist overtures . BIIAZIL CONSCRIPTING. (Received Yesterday at 11.10. p.in.) RIO OK JANIKRO, Nov. 11. Government is arranging to mohilise one hundred thousand troops ii.v con-, seription, between tin.' ages of 17 and 30. iv

VOLUNTARY RATIONING. (Received This Pav at 12.2-1. p.m.T LONDON, Nov. 12. Mr. Znpp’s Rationing Scheme proposes Slbs of bread weekly for .men and 51b s for women engaged in heavy industrial work, and 71bs and libs respectively for ordinary manual workers, 4-t and 35, sedentary works and • domestics. In addition, all workers receive twelve ounces of cereals, other than bread, two pounds meat and ten ounces of butter or fat, eight ounces of sugar. ,

IN THE COMMONS

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LONDON November 12

Tu the House of Commons, lit. Hon. A. J. Balfour replying to a question said the Government was unaware that Germany made any peace proposals to Franco. He pointed out that. Germany denied making any. proposals. 6 Mr. Bonar Law announced that the Allied war Council jmivo no cxeou-. tive functions; hut would advise on all matters affecting the - co-ordination of Allied strategy..

WELCOME TO LLOYD GEORGT

PARTS November 12

M. Pa inlove in welcoming ■ Lloyd George at a luncheon, declared that bv every railway and all other routes French and English soldiers with guns and ammunition were being hurried across the Alps to assist Italy and the help won’t fall short of the gre.i t ness of the peril. Wo need not speak of help when it is a matter of helping brother peoples who had resolved to make every sacrifice for the common ideal. There must lie one front, one army one nation, upon such a programme victory depends.

CLOSING THE NET

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LONDON November 12. ■toast Africa official:—British found in Nd'anda hospital sixth-four Europeans, and also at Massnssi the last Gorman naval gun was blown up,- and fifteen Germn s were found in hospital. We met the main body of the enemy between Natgo and Chiwatn.. Eleven German officers and sixtvone men in hospital at Kahnmb’ offered to surrender. BIRDWOOD PROMOTED. [AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION Sr- REUTER.]

LONDON, Nov. 12. -Major General Birdwood has been promoted to General. PENNY POST IN DANGER. LONDON, Nov. 12. The Postmaster-General, in it speech at London, said lie hoped the abolition of the penny postage would be • avoided, though he bad seriously considered it more than once since his assumption of office.

AEROPLANE LOSSES. LONDON, Nov. 12. German official:- —Enemy lost in Oct. 244 aeroplanes of which 149 fell behind ’oni- lines. We lost sixty-seven. • AIR SERVICES. [Received This Day a*- 9.50 a.m.l LONDON, Nov. Kb The Commons carried the second reading of the. Air Force Bill. Mr. Frederick Smith explained the measure co-ordinates the work of the naval and military air services, which meanwhile are aiming at a maximum development . * FAMINE IN SMYRNA. [Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.l ATHENS, Nov. Kb A torfibl.e famine prevails in Smyrna. Bread is nearly lacking and the death rate is enormous. Starvation has prevailed for a month and now it is in its most active state. PA ('I El (' C< >N FEB ENCE. [Received This Dav at 9.30. a.m.) BERNE, Nov. 13th. , Herr Erzburgc.r’s Pacifiist- Oonferjenco has begun, with secret sittings. , The delegates include Count Deruburg, Karolvi and n number of German Catholic Bishops. It is noteworthy that- no Allied delegates are present. The conference is wholly confined to Austro- - Germans, Turks, Bulgurs and pro-Ger-man Swiss.