MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1917, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] A SOLDIER’S DEATH. ROTORUA, Dec. 29th Samuel Herbert Hunter, a discharged soldier wasjoutid dead in the town belt plantation last, night. He apparently had been dead for -IS hours. There wgre no signs of violence. He was aged 30 years and enlisted in the Wellington Mounted Rifles, m the 7th Reinforcements. PACIFIC CABLE BOARD. LONDON, Dec. 2S. The Pacific Cable board 1916-17 receipts exceeded the expenditure bv £90.92<i but the contributions to the renewals fund increased to £90,000 and £IO.OOO were contributed to the provident fund, to meet the depreciation of securities wherein these were invested, leaving a surplus of £4,220. Nearly nine millions paying words of international traffic were transmitted and an additional 6,500.000 free, respecting wounded soldiers. The traffic between Australia and New Zealand and Pacific. Isles was 1,795,200 words. The amount of international business represents tlm cables maximum capacity and cannot be materially exceeded unless new systems are invited to increase the speed on long cables.

NON-RECOGNITION. PARIS, Dec. 28th. M. Pi cl ion, in the Chamber, said it was impossible to enter into official relations with the Bolsheviks, their latestacts being a- violation of the Alliance and their most sacred international ohli-. gations. ' FRENCH DECISIONS. .PARIS December 28. The Chamber of Deputies has milpowered the Government- to requisition the whole of the mercantile fleet-. Tim Chamber decided to call up the 1018 class. It is stated that Germany has already called up the 1920 class intencl--ing a formidable effort. M. Clemenceau said: “We arc fighting for victory and - must- respond to actual necessities without waiting the efforts of our Allies. Russia has deserted her duty, and masses of Germans have been transferred to the West Front.’’ lie regretted that it was impossible to release the older fighters.

A. NEW PROVISION. .Received, this day at 8.45 a.in. LONDON December 80. A new provision in the Defence of tlie Realm Act prohibits residents of United Kingdom sending remittances, without written permission, for subscription to any loan, or capital for purchasing any proptry, excep merchandise or the purchase of foreign currency, with a view to its appreciation tin value, or as an investment. It there fore becomes necessary that telegraphic instructions to United Kingdom for payment of a remittance outside United Kingdom most he accompanied by words of explanation.

A SOCIALIST’S THREAT. AMSTERDAM December 28. Doctor J<'ensli, ;i Majority Socialist in a speech says, that Germany s colonies will remain in Britain’s hands only if the Allies win such a series of victories on land sea, and air as will break Germany’s military might for all time, and also break the nntonnl heart of her people. Germany was an imperial nation like the French, British Americans, and the There were seventy millions in Germany, and where would their emigrants go? Canada, the Cape Australia, the United States? Never! They would be treated as pariahs by those countries. \Vc will compel our enemies to yield our colonies, and more besides.

FRENCH VIEW OF PEACE. PA HI'S December 29. iM. Piclion, in the Chamber, said the Allies only desired to obtain a guarantee for a durable pence by international agroomeint. We will consider the war non only when the German people tell us they are ready to accept a peace based upon justice and reparation for the wrongs done. j The French Government refused to negotiate on the terms offered by Germany to Russia. It was impossible to accept such, conditions as the restoration of the status quo without indemnity and reparation and the maintenance of the economic regime existing before tile war. PURCHASE OF WHEAT CROP. (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, December 30. The Allies have purchased Argentine’s wheat crop. AMERICAN LOANS. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON. December 30. The United States has loaned Great Britain 185 million dollars. France 155 millions, Belgium 71 millions, and Scibia one million. The total loans to the Allies is more than four billion dollars. AMERICAN RUSTLE. (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, December 30. Mr. McAdoo has ordered all terminaUports, rolling stock and other transportation service workers to be utilised by the Government railroads, and denied a 40 per cent, wage increase, permitting Government to settle ihe question of government ownership of railroads which hinges on the outcome of war control.

ZIONIST APPROVAL. (Received «jU Zionists in Germany have adopted a resolution applauding Great Britain s Palestine policy. GERM-AX PRESSON JEGLICOIvS KETIRIDMKN'!'. (Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, December 30. (German newspapers attribute Admiral Jellicoe’s retirement to t-lie success of the submarines and declare that he has fallen a victim, like other Admiralty Chiefs to the IJ Boats.