MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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AFTER THE WAR

LONDON March 21

111., Hon. Mr Lloyd George, replying to the Trade Union Congress Deputation stated that he was in favour 01 the Rationalisation of the Railways, canals and waterways. He said that committees were at present investigating the matter and definite action may be taken before the end of the wax.

MEDALS AWARDED. i AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & REUTEB.] , LONDON, March 21. Bar to Military Medal has been awarded to Sergeant J. D. McLeod ofthe Auckland Rifles. Seventeen New' Zealanders have been awarded Military Medals, and one the Meritorious Medal.

FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC

CAPETOWN, March 21. At a farewell dinner to Mr. Bodwell, the new Governor of Fiji, the Chief Justice of South Africa emphasised the importance of .Mr. Rod well’s new' sphere, as the Pacific, he said, wan likely to become the storm centfe of the world.

NEW ROUMANIAN MINISTRY

(Reuter’s Telegrams.! j

AMSTERDAM, March 21. M. Marghiloman has been appointed Premier of Roumania. It is reported that the Cabinet is strongly pro-German.

.SPANISH CABINET

MADRID March 21. Senor Marra has been instructed to form a Cabinet.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Received. This l)a\ at a.rrO WASHINGTON March 20.

Air Owen introduced a resolution in the Senate authorising the President to call a League, of Allied nations. U urged that United States, England, France, Japan, Italy and China should draft a treaty stipulating principles of international law. The League should require Germany to make peace in thirty days, or be isolated commercially for five years, or an increased penalty if Germany long delays peace. Mr Owen suggested it might be nr cessary to cut out Germany' from

ports and imports, cables, telegraph and mails.

Mr Owen’s speech, following Lord Parmoor’s in the House of Lords, j« interpreted as the. beginning of an informal feeler of world opinion, that the League of Nations should enforce a post-war peace.

THE GERMAN COLONIES. Received, this day at £.45 a.m. LONDON March 21. The Empire Resources Development .Committee 'forwarded a resolution to Hon. Lloyd George expressing the hope that, the German colonies will not he returned, owing to her callousness towards aboriginals, and also the danger of being used for military and naval bases. Further, to return those colonies conquered bv our valiant Overseas troops would occasion profund disappointment in the Dominions and might weaken the unity of the Empire.