MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.J GERMANY'S COLONIES. LONDON January ‘J. A public mooting has boon arranged at Westminster for January 10th, io protest ag.ainst tho return of the German. colonies and to organise allied opinion. TRANSFER OF WOUNDED. AMSTERDAM, .Tan L Tim “Tolegraf” states that the British War Office representative protested to the, Dutch Government against the inadequate arrangements for the trnnsferance of wounded prisoners from the ambulance train to the Red Cross steamer at Rotterdam. The gangways and the number of stretchers were insufficient . The Dutch Superintendent of Wounded is addressing the protest to Germany owing to the delay in the arrival of the trains. WOOL SALES. NEW YORK, Jan. 5. The first wool auction sale in the States was held at Boston. A million pounds of Australian wool was sold. Best scoured brought two dollars per pound ; greasy, 70 cents.

THE BURNING STITNYO MARTI VANCOUVER-. Jan. 4th. The American warship Pacific Port is standing by the Shinyo Maru. 'flic fire is partly extinguished. SHIPBUILDING. OTTAWA, January 4th. The Government has decided to undertake, on an extensive scale, the building of steel ships of five to ten thousand tons. Existing shipyards will he utilised, and new ones established. Encouragement will he given to laying down steel plate 'plants with the objee of Canada producing her own steel plates. SPANISH PARLIAMENT DTSi SOLVED. MADRID, Jan. 4th. King Alfonso, lias dissolved the Chamber. The n»\v Parliament meets 'on lltli March. A NEW BARONET. LONDON. .Tan. 4. A Barony lias been conferred on Sir Edward Morris, ex-Preniier of Newfoundland, in recognition of his long and distinguished services to the Empire. SHIPPING AMALGAMATIONS. LONDON January o. The Agglo-Frolnoh steamship lines, trading in the North Atlantic have formed a Iponferonce known as the Atlantic Conference In view oi the agreement upo n the passengers trade j Lli e conference excludes enemy lines I which were members before the war. J

day of prayer

LONDON, Jan sth

licenced promises in the United Kingdom are closing on Sunday, the National day of Prayer. Butchers stood in long queues at Smitlifield before daylight. Wholosalers are without mutton, Jr. is stated that the Government is releaing two- thousand carcases of frozen mutton to-morrow I CONVOY SYSTEM CHANGED. NEW YORK January 4. Rear-Admiral Fletcher's convoy system abroad has been removed as a result of the Antilles investigation. FOR VAPOUR. r.\I?STItAI,TAN A" N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] RONDO January 4. Red-Cross 'second-class decorations were awarded to the New Zealanders Misses F. BilUngham, W. Looney, SMoGnin, L. Trumble and I. Willis. Fourteen New Zealanders were nwardead distinguished conduct medals, and sixteen New Zealanders were awarded the meritorious service medal. AERODHO ME BOMBED. f AUBTRAI.TAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & REUTER.] LONDON January 5. Th Admiralty Naval aircraft raided Ghistellos aerodrome. Numerous bombs wore dropped on sheds and buildings. All our machines returned. AN APPEAL.

(Reuter’s Telegram.)

LONDON January 4

Mr. 'Lloyd George in a message to agricultural labourers, appeals to them to do tlieir utmost on the ground that more food is wanted, and says: I boro is a world-wide shortage offood and we may have to feed the Army and Navv, and also ourselves, on what we can grow here.

A MANIFESTO

PARIS January 4

Radicals Republicans and Socialists have issued a stirring manifesto to the Russian Republicans refusing to believe that, they will abandon themselves to the dictates of Prussian militarism and forget the ancient friendship. It says “The actions of Lenin and Trotzky sadden us; but the work for the public safety, though hindered by treason, will be continued by the French soldiers and their Allies,

negotiations HELD UP. LONDON January ">. Negotiations regarding the repatriation of war prisoners, arc held up owing to Maximalist insistence on free communication with Austro-German Socialists, and the appointment of a commission to report upon the. hundreds of thousands of Poles forced to work in German factories.