MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1917, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[run muss association.—comuonr,] A UNANIAIOH> VOTK. WASHINGTON December 7. Tlic Senate unanimously adopted too resolution declaring war against Austria. Senator La Folette was not prosent . IN iTITK COMMONS. (Renter’s Telegrams.'} LONDON Kecomber 7. In tin. Commons replying to a M u, ' s ‘ tion, lion Bonar Law stud lie. hail asked that the l Dominion Government representative,; and stall’s not In' held liable to nay British income tax on salaries pending a post-war enquiry into the ineom.t tax laws. The House adopted Sir G. Caves s proposal to disfranchise conscientious objector s hut the period was reduced from seven to five years •. IRBLAND’S REDISTRIBUTION LONDON. December 7. In the Commons there was a. heated debate on. Government proposal toineludc Ireland in the Redistribution Rill. The Nationalists alleged that Government were wrecking the Convention.

Finally Air. Redmond appealed to Government to withdraw the present proposal and to introduce, an Amended measure as the Nationalists were prepared to give Ulster a fair share of representation. Hon. Bonar Law in reply, said, (Government, were willing that a committee of two Nationalists and two Ulstermen, under the Speaker's Chairmanship, prepare a scheme ol Redistribution,, if the Nationalists would allow the. bill containing the scheme to passiuiliill containing the scheme to pass unopposed. Air Redmond agreed. OVERTAKING LOSSES. NEW YORK, December 7.. Air. Grasty, cabling from Paris states he 'interviewed 4i high Allied authority, who says the construction of Allied Shipping will overtake the submarine losses about May. JAPAN’S BUDGET. TGKIO, December 7. The new Budget includes a naval programme spread over six years and costing £30,000.000. adding two battle cruisers yearly and also • submarines, with large appropriations foi* aviation purposes. GERMAN TRADE SYNDICATE. Taustramax & x.z. cable association] AMSTERDAM December 7. The “Cologne Gazette” states that a great financial syndicate is being formed at Hamburg to restore the German overseas trade after the war. The syndicate has a capital ol 100,000.000 marks.

AMERICAN DESTROYER SUNK

OTTAWA December 8

Tlu> American destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed in European waters. There are thirty-seven survivors. Sixty are missing.