MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1917, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

A POSSIBILITY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20

The State Department lias ordered an investigation of the torpedoeing of the American steamer Seliuykill in the Mediterranean. This increases the possibility of a declaration of war against Austria. A ROYAL DENTAL. (Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 27. Tn, the Commons Hou. A. J.Balfour said Hi s Majesty had permitted him to announce there was not a vestige of truth in the • Hamburger Naehriehtoiv's” statement regarding a secret meeting of the Privy Council in July 1913, at which the King presided and advocated a war with Germany. j i j ; j j i !

BRTTfSH REPRESENTATION

(Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 27th

The Commons continued the report stage of the Representation of the Peoples Bill, and accepted Dr. Chappie’s amendment adopting the AVost Australian system of counting the alternative vote.

it passed a clause granting a proxy vote, and passed the soldiers and sailors’ vote.

Tt ivas'agreed t-o continue the proxy vote after the war, and accepted a clause providing that all polls at a general election be bold on one day. CHINA’S REBELLION. SPREAD OF CIVIL AVAR. "AUSTRALIAN "& N.Z. CAIU.E ASSOCIATION] TIENTSIN, Nov. 26th. The zone of the civil war is ingTlie Southerners are maintaining their successes. Kansu Mahonimedans offered to support the Central authority by suppressing the rebels. INTERNAL IRELAND TAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] LONDON, Nov. 26th.

De AUvlora announced that’ if the Irish Convention furthers the Irish cause in any way the Sinn Feiners will accept it as payment on account. Thi s statement regarding the situation is more promising than for many months.

Extremists are also checked bv Card ini Logue’ s Pastoral to the Armagh diocese, declaring that the republican movement 1$ considered as utopian.