MISCEIIANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1918, Page 1

MISCEIIANEOUS ITEMS

(per prAss association. —corrniGHT.l <A REMARKABLE GATHERING. LONDON, July 12. The Lord Mayor of London, entertained the Hons W. Hughes, \Y. H. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, Hon T. Cooli, add other delegates at dinner in the Mansion House. It was a remarkable gathering, all the leading Parliamentarians and financiers being present . NEW ZEALAND EDITORS. NEW YORK. July 11. The New Zealand editors, who are on route to London, arrived at New York. They visited the “New York Times” Office where they were welcomed. SUFFERING SERVIANS. STOCKHOLM, July 2. Reuter learns that the Austrians are intensifying the strafe regime against the Servians at the front, in factories, and internment camps, and are beating and killing them with rifle butts and sticks. Tt is being practised on both sexes and countless numbers have perished in consequence of the ill trealrneut.

FAMINE AND BRIGANDAGE. SALONIKA, July 13

An intense famine with terrible mortality, is officially reported from Montenegro. -Ijlic people are feeding on herbs, roots and tree bark. There are numerous hands of insurgents with Headquarters at Nikshitoh, who con tinuc to harrass the Austrians. To suppress brigandage, the Austrians employ as mercenaries half savage Albanians, who track down the insurgents and perpetrate terrible cruelties. FRANCE’S DAY. OKLBRATED IN LONDON. LONDON, July 12. France’s Day was celebrated in London. Flags and souvenirs were sold on behalf of the French wounded. A solemn requiem mass to . tile . French , fallen was celebrated at Westminister Cathedral. BELGIAN HONOURS. 7.... ; LONDON, July . 12. A “Gazette announces that fortyfive Now Zealanders have been awarded the Belgian Croix do Guerre.

WOOL BEAT.

G ait >1 ‘•-'"rvice Telegrams.!

i Received This D‘>v at. 11.25. a.m.; LONDON, July 13.

Hon. IV. F. Massey expects to complete the New Zealand wool deal by the loth on satisfactory terms.

A SWEDISH STORY. COPENHAGEN, .July 12. Swedish papers announce, on the authority of a well-known Swede from [Moscow, that- Bolshevik soldiers murdered the Tsarevitch with, bombs. The locality is not stated.

NO FATS FOR SCANDINAVIA NEW YORK, July 13.

The New York “Times” Wa shineton correspondent states it is aufhoritively reported that United States and the Allies have refused to abandon the withholding of fodder and fats to S<*h ml inaviivu countries.

THE AUSTRIAN SCANDALS. NEW YORK. .July 13.

The New York “Times” Hague, correspondent gives details of recent scan dais at the Austrian court, ffe states lie is informed on high authority, that in If)lfi the Empress Zita desired a divorce, owing to the intrigues in which ladies of the Court wore involved, hut a conciliation was effected. Six months ago, she again applied to i papal representative for a divorce, but, the Pope' disapproved. There is no doubt the Empress is involved in Catholic intrigues. The Empress is prostrated by the reports of scandals, tnd it is believed there, is alt estrangement between her and the Emperor.