MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS,

fAUSTRALIAN it K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & HOTTER.]

: (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) ! LONDON, June 6. I Birthday Honours for operations in ! Egypt include the'New Zealanders. ' ; Companion of St. Michael and St. | George: Liout.-00l D. Chaytor. j Distinguished Service Order: Majon. i C. 'Hercus, and H. O. P. Nicholls. 1 I Military Cross: Lieut. V. JG. Adolph. LONDON, June b. Seventeen New Zealanders have been awarded the D.C.M. IN EAST AFRICA . (Received This Dnv at 11.25. a.m.) CAPETOWN, June 6. A report of the fighting in East Africa states that General von Letow, the German commander, has reached the end of his tether. It is expected he will be. captured, with large German gold supplies, at an early date. EMPIRE COMMERCE, (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, June 5. Sir Thos. Mackenzie, speaking at the | British Imperial Council of Commerce urged the establishment of Industries essential to the Empire’s future development and the conversion of minerals and other products as far as possiblo for ourselves, especially preventing the enemy from regaining control. Steps ought to be taken to develop the Em- j pire’s resources as a whole, notably wool whereof the Empire possesses almost the whole of the world’s supply, New Zealand’s products should stand second to none in the English market, because ot the excellence of the quality. The Paci- j fic Islands should he retained, excluding undesirable neighbours as far a.possible from the Pacific.

•EMIGRATION. (Received This Dav at 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, June Gth. The Houso of Commons passed a resolution, authorising expenditure for preliminary inquiries and preparations for emigration post-war. An amendment was moved restricting expenditure to £IO,OOO sterling annually by M. Lew-ins, objecting to the insertion of limits o\ving to the uncertainty of war conditions. HOSPITAL CAMP RAID. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, June 5. Eleven girls, belong to the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, who were wounded during the bombing of a hospital in France, have arrived in London hospital. When the raid commenced, the girls were in the middle of a danco given by tho Australian Hospital sisters. The lights suddenly went out •and then the bombs fell. Everyone was soon waltzing to another, tuno. I Australian nurses were wounded. SHIP-BUILDING. (Received Tins Day nt 1 1.2-'i.' a.m.) WASHINGTON June 6. Forty four ships were constructed in May totaling 263,570 tone. The total for five months is 170 ships aggregating 1,112, 897 tons.

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. 'Received Tbi* Dev ai 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, Juno 6. The State Department has received advice that the Germans are exchanging prisoners with Russia at a rato of three to five train loads daily. While most of the Russians a!re> buffering from turbercular disease, the German prisoners are generally healthy, aiui seventy per cent are fit- for service. SLAV RIOTS. (Received This Dav at 11 25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, June 6. ' Official despatches from Zurich confirm the revolts of iSlav trpops at Judenborg. They killed their Goiman officers, and then resorted to anarchy. They were driven to the mountains and finally disarmed. Czech’s at Fumberg revolted, and a regiment at Funchiechen massacred their officers.

DUTY OF THE PRESS. (Received This Day at 12.25. n.m ’ LONDON, Juno 5 The Overseas Press Circle, gave a luncheon to Lord Beaverbroek. The latter said the Ministry of Information' would always endeavour to obtain the greatest latitude lor the Press, recognising the value of their propaganda There was a sense of detachment from the war, on part of the Dominions I distant from the roar of the guns and aeroplanes attacks, therefore it was the duty of press representatives to interpret the situation here and let the people know the determination wherewith the English were using their resources. Britain had contributed by taxation twenty-seven per cent, of the war expenditure and he hoped the Overseas people would denote everything to the conflict, lest Britain should be overcome by the insidious enemy. There was no place in the hemisphere for Prussianism on one side, and the English speaking races on the other. AFTER A COLLISION.

(Received This Dav at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON, -Tune 6.

The Kenilworth Castle has arrived, crippled from South Africa. Hon. 11. Burton, who was aboard, was snvea. During the night, when no lights were visible, she collided with a vessel.' Two explosions followed, killing a number of pasengers and the crew. The Kenilworth Castle, which h!ad previously been damaged forward, began to sina, four compartment were filled with a tremendous inrush of water, but the bulkheads held firmly, and the vessel kept on an oven keel. There was a rush of passengers to the deck, in scanty night attire. Owing to a misunderstanding, four boats wore launched and one turned turtle, with the boats crow. A large party of nursing sisters were aboard. There wore agonising cries for help "from women struggling in the water. Other men and women on the decks jumped into the sea hoping to lie 1 picked up by destroyers escorting the convoy. The death roll is still un--1 known. The other vessel reached port.

LOSS OF iTuRSES. LONDON, June G | The Kenilworth Castle carried 332 passengers, including thirty-six nuisos j <ming to the South African Contingent; .in ITauce. Ris believed twenty nurses i were lost bv the capsizing of the boat. i SIR G. REID’S SEAT. LONDON, June b. The Westminster electorate, under the Redistribution Bill, will return two, instead of threo members. Sir Georgo (Reid announces that ns junior to Hon. W. Long, and Mr Burdett Coutts, ho will not be standing at the general election. Reid hopes to find a seat elsewhere.

RECEPTION OF MR. ASQUITH,

LONDON, Juno 6

Mr Asquith on rising to speak in the Commons to-day was greeted w'ith prolonged cheers.

EDUCATION BILL. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 6. In response to an agitation in Lancashire, particularly by the master workers in the cotton industry, Mr Fisher has agreed to amend the Education Bill by suspending tho seven years clause requiring compulsory attendance at continuation schools for hoys and girls between the ages of sixteen and eighteen. Another amendment reduces the schooling of children between fourteen and sixteen to 280 hours annually, instead of 320.

Many educational enthusiastic* profoundly disagree with the postponement though it is admitted there is a lacked teachers and suitable school buildings.