MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] A DENIAL. LONDON, Jim. 24. The “Daily News” states it is untrue that the War Office is immediately appointing a number of Brigadier-Gener-als. They will continue the present policy of promoting a certain number of new Army Officers to higher commands.

FOOD COMMANDEERING. LONDON, Jan. 24. Lord Rhondda is shortly issuing an order, empowering local Food Committees to commander other foodstuffs, m addition to margarine.

RESIGNED. LONDON, Jan. 24. George Roberts has resigned from 'the Labour Executive. NOTABLE’S DEATH. Obituary.—Sir Wolfe Barry, a celebrated engineer. A TRAITOR. (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) PARIS January 24. The “Echo de Paris” says a wireless installation has been discovered in the room of Captain Sealles who was charged with giving Almerlyda information about the Salonika army, which Almorlyda transmitted to Germany. PRICE OF NEWSPAPERS. NEW YORK, January 24. New York newspapers have increased the price to two cents. FOOD QUESTION. rATTSTUATiIAN & N.Z. CABT/E ASSOCIATION & REUTER.]

(Received This Day at 1.20 a.m.) LONDON January 21. The Press Bureau reports a deputation <at Manchester of engineers and munition workers waited on Lord Rhond da and asked for a definite assurance of food shortage and the steps being taken for national rationing.x Lord Rhondda said there was no faminennd no likelihood thereof, but definite meat, butter, bacon, and margarine local schemes will ultimately bo welded into a national scheme. Nearly two 'thousand food control committees are now working. Arrangements are making to create a food clearing house for giving each district a fair share. PROFITEERING. (Received This Day at 1.20 a.m.) LONDON January 24. Cabinet- authorised a bill dealing with profiteering exacting from the offender double the amount of‘profit in additional to a penalty.

DAMAGE BY FLOOD. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 24, From Frankfurt it is stated that the sudden rising of the Nahe has done damage to the extent of some millions of marks. The town of Sobernheim collapsed like a paclt of cards. Floods are also considerably damaging various parts of Holland. COL. REPINGTON’/S FIGURES LONDON, Jan. 24. Colonel Repington, in an article in te “Morning Post,” criticises the Government’s man-power proposal. He

States that the Germans alone accumu- .. . Iftted 165 divisions in the West, and estimates 200 to 220 divisions to he eventually thrown against the AngloFrench; although they may attack before concentrations’ arc complete, in order to forestall the arrival of the Americans' He expects the arrival of Austrians, whereof some are already in Belgium. British casualties during tho war period is only a little higher than the French dead. The British need at least 880,000 men in addition to the 450,000 already in view. A hundred thousand should he withdrawn from a "* distant campaign, notably Salonika the comb out should be increased by 32,000 and conscription extended to Ireland, yielding 200,000.

AFTER THE 'WAR PROBLEMS. LONDON, Jan. 24. A White Paper shows to December Bth eighty-seven commissions and committees were appointed to deal with post-war and reconstruction ( problems.' Separate committees deal with all leading manufacturing industries, with special attention to research, and also ■? education.

trouble in china. • TOKIO, Jan. 24th. The Foreign Office announced that /the Southern and Northern Chinese who fired on the Monacacy, continue to attack British and Japanese ships. A strong protest has been sent to China.