MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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lIEEL OF THE HUN. LONDON, April 15

The Germans monthly levies on Delirium during the war aggregate over ejghty million: sterling, requisition ot goods about eighteen millions. All factories have been cleared ot machinery and private houses almost, everywhere have been plundered. The levies oil Northern France total seven millions.

AGAINST THE EMPIRE. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, April 15

Coincident with the apparent initial enemy successes, there is .a- remarkable and significant recrudescence ol Republican propaganda in South Africa. Nationalist speakers are going about preaching independence in Johannesburg. The Nationalist Chit was raided by an indignant- crowd, owing to the British flag being removed from the Town Hall platform, during a Nationalist mooting.

INDIA’S HELP. SIMLA, April 15

Uon. Lloyd George's appeal to India to redouble' her efforts is nicotine with tin-, widest response. The entire prof, warmly supports the appeal. The Viceroy has called a conference to discuss the matter. The authorities are actively employed on the scheme to increase the, fighting forces in Mesopotamia is now so well equipped, that India is a bio to spare more material for other near Eastern areas. IX WEST AFRICA. MONROVIA, April Id The submarine bombardment was rewinied. Adequate steps have been tab m to protect the Liberian population. JAPAN’S AMBASSADOR. SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. Pnron Ishii as arrived bore. In an jut'rview he said it was JapaiKS duty to prevent the possibility of Germany est Idishiug a U-boat- base at \ la ivo>to< !;. 4.

AUSTRIA’S DENIAL. NEW YORK, April 14

r i lie New York -'World’s” Rome correspondent learns that Emperor, Charles wrote a letter to the Pope admitting the justice of France’s claims tn ' Alsace-Lorraine. Subsequently the Pope was assured that it was an appeal for peace-