MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

BRITISH EMBASSY. f • ‘REUTER ’s” TELEGRAM. ] I (Received This Da.v at 1.20 a.m.) I LONDON, March 5. The British Embassy staff from Petrograd, have arrived at Helsingfors, singfors. THE GRAND VIZIER. (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) CONSTANTINOPLE, March 5 The Grand Vizier has -gone to Bucharest. to participate in the peace negotiations.

AIRCRAFT VOTE. (Received this dav at 1.20 a.m.,) WASHINGTON, March 5. The War Department has asked for an additional grant of 400 million dollars for aircraft. M ESPIONAGE TRIAL. (Received This Day at 1.20 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, March 5. In a great espionage trial at Antwerp of sixty-three, prisoners, eight wore senteficed to death. LA'TEi\GENERAL MAUDE. TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY. LONDON March 5. The House of Commons unanimously adopted the grant of £25,000 to Lady Maude, after Lloyd George s tribute to General Maude’s services to the Empire. He mentioned that Tie died a victim of inbred courtesy of a fine character. He visited -the plaguestricken area at the invitation of the inhabitants who were anxious to welcome him for his kindness and though lie forbid Ins esecort. to eat or drink lie himself ran the risk>■ rather than offend his hosts, There was cholera in the cuo, and ho died in a lew days. Ho will always he remembered as ouc'of the great figures of the war, not only for his achievements but his character also.

TANK LOAN WEEK. SOME HUGE SUBSCRIPTIONS. LONDON March 5. The loan week was inaugurated with much enthusiasm, six tanks operating 'in various centres. The first day’s subscriptions. include one of £2,500,090, one of £2,000,000 four of £1.000,000, and several half millions. NEW ZEALAND MAILS LOST. LONHDON March 4. The Press Bureau says mails from Australia and New Zealand containing few loiters and many newspapers' and parcels, were aboard a. shin that was torpedoed. The posting dates for New Zealand letters were 14th to 18th December and for parcels. 12th to 17th December.

THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME. Received, this dav at 8.45 a.m. LONDO, March .5. Sir Auckland Geddes, in a speech at Aldershot, discussing the German war aims, said the most dangerous time would be when Germany, for her own purposes, desired peace negotiations, on the understanding of’ a drawn fight. Then, the pacifists, who were not numerous, but very vocal, would reel obnle their efforts. Peace under suc'-h conditions would mean that the world would sleep with a bayonet and rifle by its side, \yith security impossible, until the Germans wore convinced that their doctrine of superiority was false.

TRADE PREPARATIONS. (United Service Telegrams,) (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.in.) LONDON March 5. The Foreign. Samples Department «l Overseas trade lias opened an exhibition in London, with over fifteen thousand samples of enemy goods collected since the war, with the object of showing British manufacturers the exact nature of enemy trade with the various parts of the empire, and other countries. The department has secured a vast quantjty of valuable information. relative to enemy trade marks. •The represented samples include practically every part of the. Empire, North America, China, and .Siam. Others will be added. Manufacturers are allowed every facility for study.

PAPER SHORTAGE. f LONDON TIMES SERVICE —COPYRIGHT] (Received. This Dnv at S.oO. a.m.' I,ON DON March 5. In the Commons, Mr Ward stated the Paper Commission was- considering more drastic restrictions in view of the increasing scarcity, causing a cutting down of newspaper issues, CHINESE ATTACK. SHANGHAI, March 4. The southerners have closed the Upper Yangste, firing on Japanese gunboat Fashina and a party from the British gun-boat Woodcock. The Japanese steamer Tabling lias returned to Hankow, bespattered with bullets and a passenger seriously injured.

FOR VALOUR. I AUSTRALIAN rC N.Z. CABLE AHSOCI VTIOn] REUTER.] ) (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON March 5. , A bar to the Distinguished Service Order has been awarded Lieutenant Col onel Carroll of New Zealand Mountcds, and Military Cross to Lieut. J. R, Foley a New Zealander. Twelve Distinguished conduct medals have been awarded to New Zealanders MUNITION FACTORY EXPLOSION i Received this day at. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON March 5. The Press Bureau reports a fire and slight explosion occurred in munition works in South Wales. Two persons were killed and four are suffering from burns. The damage is not serious.