MISCELLANEOUS HEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS HEMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT..' PAYING THE WAY. WASHINGTON, Juno 21. An official despatch from Athens states that French troops have prepared the wav for the. Allied advance iu Albania. LEAVING PAIRS. PAIRS, June 22. The. Government are determined to look ahead more effectually than in inU. Therefore all the Parisians, whose work does not keep them in the City are being invited to leave the capital.’ This is no a panic measure, hut farsighted precaution. There is no question that Paris is being besieged, still less invaded, though there is a possibility of it being shelled by the long range gnus and other new guns. A SPENRTHIRKT PRINCE. AMSTERDAM, June 22. The Kaiser won a sensational law suit, allowing him to place his nephew Prince Frederick Leopold under restraint on the grounds that the - Prince is a spendthrift. There is indignation in Germany, as the Prince is popular..: It is widely believed that lie is the victim of a plot, engineered by Major von Mc.vdt, a spy and tutor, such as is attached to each Hohcnzollcrn Prince. The Prince’s parents resent the Kaiser's action. They admit that the Prince spent- £'loo,ooo in a year, but was never in debt, liis father is worth ■62.000.000, being the richest Prince in Germany. The spy-tutor alleged that the Prince led an immoral life, under the pretense, of being an artist. The Prime’s brother, Frederick Charles, was an airman killed on the Austrian front.

PROHTRJTION CAMPAIGN. VANCOUVER. June 22. George Pell, a. member of the British Columba Legislature and W. 45. Paile.v, a prominent Winnipeg citizen, are shortly leaving for New Zealand to assist in the Prohibition Campaign there. TIMBER SUPPLIES. . OTTAWA. June 20th. The Imperial Munitions Hoard is taking steps to develop on the Pacific coast of Canada enormous areas of spruce timber, suitable for the construction of aeroplanes. This is being done with a view to increasing the'British air fleet to ten times its present strength. There is a great shortage of labour and this is preventing Canada from supplying one hundredth part of what she is able to do.

CIRCUS TRAIN COLLISION. NEW YORK. June 22. One hundred were killed in a Chicago circus train collision. CLAPHAM BYE-ELECTION. '- LONDON, June 22. The Clapham bye-election resulted as follows : Greer (Coalitionist) !.V.' Beamish (representing Billingite-i ’ OR.il

A DUKE’S ESTATE

LONDON, dune 22. The Duke of Northumberland's estate is provisionally set down at £oo, 000.

MEXICAN C UR.RENCY. MEXICO CITY June. 20. The Government of Mexico have decided to prohibit the export of gold and silver, in consequence of similar action having been taken by other Governments. RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS. r AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON. June 21. Congressman Kelly, introduced a resolution in the Lower House, favouring war against Turkey ami Bulgaria. A joint resolution of tin; American Congress, declaring war upon Turkey and Bulgaria has been introduced in the House of Representatives and referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee of tile. House.

Representative Kelly, the introducer of the motion, asserted that both of the Countries indicated had already committed acts of war against the United States.

Hon, Mr Lansing (Secretary of State agreed that an attack on Tabriz, made by military forces was a "ensus belli.”

A NEW HYMN WANTED BY THE KAISER.

Received, this day at £ -15 a.m. AMSTERDAM, June 23rd. All efforts to provide the Kaiser with a new hymn or national anthem lids failed. Poets, ami musicians, who forwarded .3.200 contributions for competition were all declined. The competitors uere as kod to try again. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. f AUSTRALIAN it N.2. CAfll.U ASSOCIATION it HOTTER, j LONDON June 21. Lord Grey's League of Nations pamphlet is one of the hour’s topics. Thjjf newspapers attach importance thereto, and comment is generally favourable iii the House of Commons. Mr Donar Law said the Government was' i'n constant communication with the Allies on the subject of excluding all German ships and goods from Allied ports lor, a stipulated period after the war. He added that the Luxury Tax would he equalised by the Import Duties. A XTI-'PACTFIST LADOU RITKS. AVASHINDTON June 21. An American Labour delegation, comprising strong advocates of war, have left for England to attend the forthcoming conference called by the British Labour Party. The delegation will vigorously . Oppose hiiy . possible pacifist, jnnv-f, ■; . • • . '

TRADE 'RICPHES.KNTATIVES. I (Received Yesterday at 11 10. p.m.) LONDON, June 22. Hon. AY. M. Hughes (Federal Premier) status the policy of .appointing trade representatives to watch Australian interests in America is under consideration, with a view of early action. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, June 22. Cotton, Jaucy, 22; rubber, Para, 3sl (d ; plantation, Mid, smoked 2s ] jjd. Hemp is in good demand, but there is little' offering. OF INTEREST TO MANY. (Received Yesterday at 11.10. p.m.) LONDON, June 22. The Food Controller reduces the wholesale and retail prices ol butter 2d per Hi. from Tuesday. IN WESTMINISTER ABBEY. I (Received Yesterday tit 11.10. p.m.) ' LONDON, June 22. Queen Alexandra and Princess I ictoria attended a Welsh service in Westminister Abbey, conducted by the Bishop of SI. David's in aid of the Welsh War Prisoners’ Fund. Many Welsh Commoners attended. TTon. Lloyd George and Hon W. M. Hughes (Federal Premier) assisted to take up the collection. TO COMBAT GERMAN INFLUENCE.

(Received Yesterday at 11.20 p.m.) LONDON, June 22. Lord Denbigh, interviewed after vigorously campaigning in the provinces, regarding Germany’s long-thought-out schemes of Central Europe and Africa, severely condemned the system of Party politics, bringing Great Britain almost to the verge ol ruin. The only propaganda required was a simple recounting of the causes of the war and an explanation of the situation by tlie aid of a large man The Labour members in tbe Commons, supporting the Government in n manifesto, points out that their position is rendered very difficult owing to incessant sniping by anti-Nationalists and faetiofiists.

The manifesto adds;—“ W 7 o find ourselves in honour' bound to vote sometimes in opposition to our inclinations, and in apparent contradiction to the past Party resolutions, but that.; is a condition of the Coalition Government. At any time it is more applicable to our colleagues of other parties than to ourselves.”

RELEASED

(Received Yesterday at 11.10. p.m.) COPENHAGEN, June 22. Nicholay, the other deserting airman, has been released from internment., being a fugitive. GERMAN AIRMEN DESERT. COPENHAGEN June 21.

Another deserting German aeroplane has lauded in Holland. These aviators say that they deserted out of sympathy with Professor Micholny, who was one ; of the crew of previous deserting aeroplanes. Micholny wrote a book entitled “The Physehyeology of the War.” The 1 book is written with strong pacifist tendencies and the writer was sentenced to four months imprisonment. A GERMAN VIEWY (IKreived This Dnv. at 11.20. a.m.; AMSTERDAM, Juno 22. * A Berlin semi-official report states Viscount- Grey's pamphlet oil the League of Nations appears at a time when voices from the Entente show the League which the Entente desires to be merely an Anglo-Saxon business trust, for the suppression of foreign competition..