MICEHANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1918, Page 4

MICEHANEOUS ITEMS

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POLITICAL CHANGE COMING

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ATHENS, July 28th

There is an acute Ministerial crisis at Constantinople, consequent on the Turks and Bulgarians being at variance in regard to the demands of Bulgaria., . - Ministerial changes are probable, as there are indications of the decline of Enver Pasha (Present Foreign Minister) and the ascender cy oi Talnafc* Rsy> whose policy is-“ Turkey tor the lurks.’ lie is also opposed to Enver Pasha s pro-Gerinanhttn.

HOME RULE. LONDON, July 23. South Wales Labour Federation conference representing 172 thousand resolutioned representing Ireland’s claim immediately to Home Rule, declaring this should he regarded as an advance instalment of Home Rule for England, Scotland and Wales. GERMAX IIUMOII. ON BELGIAN GRA.VEYARD. LONDON July 29. The “Daily Chronicle's’’ Paris correspondent states the German authorities have organised an imposing pleasure party on the famous Belgian Spot where seven hundred innocent Belgian women and children wore slaughtered on 22nd August. 191-!. The party included an official lecturer who spoke on the graveyard and ended by shouting “Glory to the Kaiser.” The purpose of the gathering apparently was to persuade the Belgians of tin* kindliness ol the German people, and -the tact that it was necessary to invade Belgium in order to provent the devastation of the I’ut iierland.

RACE RIOTS

<Received This !):u ai 9 50 a.ia.', NKW VO UK, July '2d. Race riots have broken out in L'liillidelphia. Three arc dead, including a policeman. Trouble originated when negroes began renting residences in a fashionable quarter of the city. AIK ORGANISATION. (Received This Day at. 9.50. a.m.) NEW YORK, July 29. Hrauckner, Controller-General of equipment of the British Air Force, says an air offensive against (lermany is possible. United States ought to have an air secretary to organise u great air army. Britain had found if essential to centralize the control of the air forces, in order to tight Zeppelins and Gnt-has, and to develop air strategy.

A MOTOR FATALITY. LONDON, July 29. Major Bennett Goldnev, a Commoner was killed in a motor accident at Brest.