MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

AN INVESTIGATION WANTED

LONDON', Nov. 23.

Air C. R. Stanton, Labour Member, in the House of Commons, asked tne Board of Trade to investigate the book of the South Wales Federation. .tie alleges that funds have been diverted from legitimate purposes to meet the cost of pacifist anti-war meetings,' and payment of fines of eonscientoiis objectors.

CONFERENCE ON PRISONERS

LONDON, Nov. 23.

In the House of Commons Lieut.f'olonel Hope stated that an AngloTurkish conference would bo held shortly regarding the exchange of prisoners. .Meanwhile tho Turks consented to the Netherlands diplomatist visiting the internment pinps, and ascertaining about tho prisoners’ winter clothing and requirements. We shall, Colonel [Hope added, demand at the Berne Conference facilities for. inspection and reports on camps.

OLD TURKS CALLED UP,

BERNE, Nov. 23

Advices from Constantinople state that mobilisation is ordered of all Ottoman subjects between tho ages of fortyeight and fifty-seven. MARINE RISKS REDUCED. WASHINGTON Nov. 24. Reflecting on the submarine situation the War Risk 'Burean has reduced insurance rates in the submarine zone from 5 to 4 per cent .

CHINESE TROOPS FOR

FRANCE

WASHINGTON November 24

Tt- is understood that the Allies endorses the proposal to permit China to send twenty-five thousand troops to France for secondary duties, thereby re leasing French troops. MEDAL TOR ANZACS. LONDON, Nov. 23. The War Office has agreed to 'sanction the issue by the Australian and New Zealand Governments of a modal shaped like a star to the Anza'cs who embarked for service in 1914 and landed at Gallipoli A SHIPBUILDING COUNCIL. (Received T'O* 1W «t .11 25. n.m.) LONDON. Nov. 25th. The Press Bureau states the Admiralty announces the forming of a Shipbuilding Council under the Chairmanship of a Controller. It includes tho representative of ship building and engineering trades, and officers of the I 'Ad miralty. It will consider problems of naval commercial shipbuilding and repairs.

SECRET TREATIES

(Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) PETROGRAD. Nov. '25

The “Holstevik” paper has commenced the publication of tlie secret treaties. The first instalment consists chiefly of Ambassadors telegrams referring to the terms for Alsace Lorraine and Dardanelles. FAILURE OF SUBMARINES. (Received This Onv at. 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 25. A consensus of experts of that the extension of the barred zone is directed against neutrals, rather than Britain to deprive them of supplies, unless those are handed over to Germany. It also denotes disappointment with the results of the submarine warfare against Britain, and the desire to suggest to the German public, that the German Admiralty still has a card up its sleeve:

AMERICAN DESTROYER

(Received This Day at 10.15. a.m.; WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Air. Daniels has announced that American destroyers bombed a submarine under water and disabled her. She rose to the surface and the torpedoer attached a: towline. The crew, while surrendering, opened the valves of the submarine and she sank. The crew were saved except two.

FOR- AFTER THE WAR. [AUSTRALIAN N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ife REUTER.] (Received This Dav at 10.15. .* m.) LONDON, Nov. 25. Government has appointed a committee of tiaakers, commercial men and manufacturers to report on the financial arrangements necessary after the wav to enable the war factories to produce peace manufactures, and meet the great demands for raw materials, owing to the depletion of stocks.

AN ARABIAN POST CAPTURED

LONDON, Nov. 23. Aden official : —We captured a Turkish post at Jalier, 15 miles north oi Aden, with losses inflicted on the enemy and defences destroyed.

TUR CO-GER MAN A.UTHORI- - TIES. | NEWS FROM JAFFA. 1 f ’’keuter’s’’ telegram.]

! (Received, This Da.v at 8.50. a.m.) j LONDON November 25. | Refugees have arrived at Alexandria i bearing further stores of terrible ! Turco-German atrocities upon Jews last mouth. All the leading Je\v s of Jaffa were accused of espionage and on the strength of false evidence or evidence | extorted under torture, were conviet!ed by a German court martial and I hanged, with the members of their families in the presence of German offi- | ciuls . Men and women were publicly 1 beaten to extort confessions. The lower classes taking advantage of the evil plight- of the Jews are blackmailing and fobbing them.

EAR EDOM CONFERRED. LONDON, Nov. 23rd. An Earldom has been conferred on Lord Reading, and a \ lseouutcy on Lord XorthclifiV. HOLDING ELECTIONS. Otoe-- ivei 1 fi-tq T)nv at 12.25. p.m.) STOCKHOLM, Nov. 25th. Bolslieeik official despatch states the attempt to form a Coalition Government has failed, but polling for the Constituent Assembly has already been completed in the Navy, and has begun in the army. 'Tho elections will he held in the cities on Sunday. Acis of sabotage are occurring throughout the country, owing to the non-submission of the Sodalisis, who continue to trust General Kaledin’s ability to carry out a counter-revolution.

'The “Nyadagligt- Allehanda’’ reports Ukraine has proclaimed a complete separation from Russia. German newspapers regard the position of Lenin’s Ministry as critical. Politicians having influence with the 'people demand the retirement of’nearly the whole* Cabinet, particularly Trotskv. • '

Another proclamation by Lenin authorises different Nationalists in Russia to form independent states.