MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

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WASHINGTON' January 25. It is officially announced that Mr J. Stitlineaus has been oppointed Surveyor General of all army purchases. My. Stettineaus wa s long associated with Mr ■/. P. Morgan, and completely controlled the Allied purchases of wat materials in the United States. He had been invested with now sweeping powers making him Virtually Munitions Director.

EAST AFRICA. LONDON Jaunary >26. East Africa official: —We have leached Narniawn, fifty miles inland from Port Wolia.

attacking the goeren. LONDON January 26. Aircraft bombed and hit the aero-

drome at Vorsiennerr to-day. All returned • Ceaseless aerial attacks have been made on the Goehen. Seven tons ol bombs were dropped on and arounci the ship in the past forty-eight hours. Direct hits were also secured on the •jerodrotne at Gala La The Turkish cruiser which (accompanied the Goehen ha, s gone up the straits.

We compelled the steamer lightering the Goehen to desist. The only casualty was a Greek officer shot down. The operation is continuing.

MAN POAVER POLICY. LONDON, Jan. 26. The first clear cut in connection with the new man power policy "operates on February Ist. It combs out all general services under twentyfour. It is understood that a London, and Home counties ration scheme allow s weekly one pound of meat per adult, qight onees for children un-

MANIM GORKY WOUNDED. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The United Press correspondent at Petrognul states Maxim Gorky was wounded by a stray rifle shot. A MUNITIONS EXPLOSION. (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.) NEW YORK, January 27. Six persons wore killed and many injured by an explosion in a torpedo works. ANONYMOUS AVARNING. (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.) WASHINGTON January 27. Two steamers at Atlantic ports are afire. The President recently received an anonymous warning of a nation wide plot to destroy docks and war plants. CHINESE TROUBLE. WASHINGTON January 27. Harbin telcgrarne state the chine.se have cut off all export of goods to Russians who have filed a protest and threaten to suspend the operation ol the Chinese railway. STRONG MEASURES. (Received. This Dav at 8.50. a.niA ZURICH .Tan 27. Two hundred 'invalided soldiers who interrupted the Fatherland’s Party meeting at Berlin, were arrested. The news of their nrerst caused indignation in the garrison, culminating at a meeting at TYiedriclidorf near Berlin. As a result- eight thousand were confined to barracks and the ringleaders imprisoned.

THE FIRE DEMON. AT WORK IN AMERICA. ! 'Received. Tliis Day at 8.60 a.m.) NEW YORK, January 27 Seven army department warehouses and several municipal docks were destroyed by fires of mysterious origin at an Atlantic port. A storehouse ‘empty and shipbuilding plant were saved. GREAT FTRE DAMAGE. (Reuter’s Telegram.) ("Received, This Da.v at 8.50. a.m.) NEW YORK, January 27. Germany sympathisers have apparently launched a fire offensive. Extensive damage as been done in many cities aggregating a million sterling. Two Baltimore plants working on muni tions have been burned.

TROOPS CALLED OUT. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) MADRID, Jan. 27. Troops were called out to quell the disturbances in Barcelona. Telegraphic and telephonic communication is interrupted and many industries are closed.

APPEAL TO HELP.

•> ... t:. ; c iv-v .it 11,26. a.m) WASHINGTON, Jan 27 Mr. Wilson has issued a proclamation asking Americans to reduce the wheat consumption by thirty per cent, and to observe Mondays and Wednesdays as wheat less, and Tuesdays as ■ meatless. Saturday as porkless days, and one wheatless meal daily. Mr. Wilson declared that a sacrifice was necessary to meet the great respohsibilty, as Europe’s subsistence rests very largely on our shoulders.

VICTORY BREAD I (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) j WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. j Mr. Hoover lias announced that bat I its hereafter will make victory breai ! which must not contain more thai eighty per cent, of wheat. He also announced that Govern meat would purchase thirty per cent o ! the Nation’s flour output totalling | three million bushels monthly for expot tation to the Allies. A BAD EXPLOSION. - (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. An explosion at a torpedo manufacturing at Newport, killed eight persons and injured seven.

A LABOUR DEMAND. \ LONDON, Jan. 25. The Labour Conference at Nottingham, passed a motion demanding the i repeal of Military Service Acts immeI diatelv after the war, and favouring the conscription of wealth in order to pay war expenses. Tt also passed a resolution urging the Government, in view of the grave danger of a world famine, to establish equality of food distribution, eliminate profiteering, and to insist on equality of sacrifice of all classes.

A SHIPPING REQUEST ■ LONDON, Jan. 25. A deputation of London members of the House of Commons is interviewing the shipping controllers to-day in reference to the report that the Port or London was being closed t° merchant shipping, and pointing out that this would cause a vast dislocation of labour and trade. wMBawiMB