MISCELLANEOUS IIEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS IIEMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT. J THE HARVEST COMING. PA HIS, August- 2(5. Premier Clemcnceau in thanking th 0 ! -'resident, of (lie General Council for hia congratulations said only feeble souls could he surprised by the recent victories, We are gathering the first sheaves of the harvest and others will follow, the greatest. of which will be the deliverance of the world from oppression and implaceablo brutality. TROUBLE THREATENING. NEW YORK, August 2(1. Trouble is threatening by the workers at munition plants. THE TUBE STRIKES. LONDON, August 2G. The tube strikers continue recnlcitrent. A number of tube stations are closed, but the trains generally are running with reduced staffs. LONDON, August 27. The tube strikers have decided to resume. LUSITANIA CLAIMS. NEW YORK. August 20. A Judge of tiro United Stoles Court refused to compel the Cuunrd Line to pay any damages in suits aggregating between eight, and ten million dollars, in connection with tile sinking of the Lusitania. The Court decided (bat Germany must pay any damage that England and America like to enforce at any future time. The decision effects more than forty suits. Captain Turner is exonerated from all blame. The Judge declared that the evidence shows that there were no explosives aboard.

LUSITANIA AIURDF.PER CAPTURED. Received, this day at, 8.45 a.m. • PARTS, August 27th. [ “Lo Journal" reports that Lieut. Scwiegor the torpedocr of the Lusitania has been captured in the Mediterranean. .MR WILSON’S ATTITUDE. (Received this clay at 12.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. President Wilson favours national prohibition during the war time, but urges the postponement of effective operations till the middle of 1020. CANADA’S NATAL POLICY. ! OTTAWA, Ang. 20. Mr Bnllantyne, Marine Minister, in a statement, says the Canadian Government, as the result, of a conference shortly, hoped to decide a permanent naval policy for Canada. THEODORE ROOSEVELTS VIEWS. (Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Speaking at Springfield, Air Roosevelt said the need of the moment was to speed up the war and establish a thorough going Americanism throughout America to prepare for after the war tasks. As soon as peace negotiations begin jt will be necessary to beware of pacifists. Pro-German internationalists and pacifists were (lie enemies of United States. The internation- f alists were the enemy of, Americanism. ! The idea that a League of Peace will J definitely abolish the war was either j sheer nonsense or rank hypocrisy. He imped in April next to see 4,000,030 j

United States troops at the front, exclusive of reservists. A PECULIAR REASON. (Received This Day. at 12.10. a.m.) OTTAWA, Aug. 20. Afr Rowell, Presiden of the Canadian i’rivv Council, says Canadian casualties were fewer in the present year than in previous years,owing largely to the fact that Canadian divisions, unlike those of Britain and Australia, are constantly kept up to their strength. A AVELCOAIE TO JAPS. NEW YORK. Aug. 20. The United Press Harbin correspondent states Japanese troops have reached Zaboikal, and were welcomed • enthusiastically before continuing their journey to Manchuria. NEW ZEALAND ATHLETES. LONDON, Aug. 20. The New Zealanders swept the board at the athletic sports held at Wjalp'.ing on the 2Uh Corporal. D. Mason won the half-mile from scratch in 1.5 S 2-o; J. Lindsay won the hundred yards. A New Zealand team won the relay race.