MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

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A NEW PEER

] (Received This Day at 11.15 a m.) LONDON, July 1. : Arthur Lee lias been given a peerage for his services in the national food production.

J A GERMAN MOVE. I (Received This Dav at 11.2 d. a.m.) ; CAPETOWN July 1. I German farmers in Natal midlands ! whore there is a. considerable number of German settlers are reported to be materially reducing the area under cultivation, with th© view of restricting production for the duration of the war. Where previously hundreds of acres were cultivated there is now a maximum of only fifteen acres.

THE MUNITION EXPLOSION

(Received This Dav at 12.25 p.nt.) LONDON, July 2.

The Press Bureau states there was an explosion on the night of July Ist. at a national shell-filling factory in the Midlands. It is feared between sixty and seventy have perished. The number of injured is unknown. A considerable part of the productive capacity of th© factory was saved, and work is resuming in a few days. The women workers behaved splendidly, and are urging to be allowed to return to work. There will be no appreciable diminu-, tion in the output.

THE CZECHO-SLAVS

(“REtTTER’s” TF.LF.ORAM.]

(Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, July 2

M. Pichon wrote to Hon. A. J. Balfour similarly to tho Secretary of the National Czech Council. Mr Balfour replied fully associating tho .Britisn Government with the sentiments of the French Government, regarding the Czecho-Slavs.

NATIVE STRIKERS RESUME. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) JOHANNESBURG July 2. All the striking natives have resumed work.

AFTER THE WAR. * (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON,'. June 2. _ Testifying before the House Committee. Messrs Daniels anil Baker advocated that Government should retain control of the railways after the war.

A CONFERENCE

(United Service Telegrams),

Received this day at 2.3(1 p.m.,) LONDON, July 2.

The International party and Commercial Conference has opened with representatives of Britain, France and United States, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Servia, China, Japan and Portugal. The subjects for discussion includes unfair methods of the Germans, to dominate the commerce of the world.