MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

TURKISH ATROCITIES-. WASHINGTON, September 11. The United Press Washington correspondent states: “Official advices received from Teheran announce that the Turks are murdering Christians at Gramiali, iiv Persia.” GERMANY’S PACIFIC COLONIES. MELBOURNE, September 13. Speaking at Bendigo, Mr Watt, aet-ing-Prime Minister, referring to the menace of the German possessions in the Pacific - , advocated handing over the Islands to a friendly Power. Mr Manson, New Zealand Commissioner, commenting on this proposal, said that although lie bad no official information regarding the New Zealand Government’s views ,lie was thoroughly convinced that there was a strong desire in New Zealand to retain the control of Samoa.

ON THE .SEAS. 1 LONDON. September 12. The now volume of Lloyd’e Register contiiins the name sof 612 new steamers ownd bv the British Shipping Controller, all having the prefix “war, ' such as ’ “AYarbaron,” and AVarduke.” Two hundred and sixty-nine other steamers are also ow nod by file Controller. LOSS UNCONFIRMED. NEW YORK, September 11. The Canadian, lines Alissanabie was reported to have been sunk by a [ -pent in European waters, hut in marine circles the report is not confirmed. AIR. LLOYD OEORGF. ILL. LONDON, September It. The Prime Minister, Air Lloyd George is suffering from a chill, which he contracted in Alanchestcr. He is suffering from influenza. Tlis northern tour has boon cancelled.

OBTTUARY. LONDON, September 1-1. The Bishop of Exeter yesterday unveiled a tablet at the parish church at Eero Ferrers, near Plymouth, in memory of the party of New Zealanders belonging to the Twenty-eighth Reinforcements who were killed in the railway accident’ near Plymouth on the 21th of September 1917. The tablet was erected in admiration of the loyalty and self-sacrifice of tbe victims in coming to England to figbt for tbe freedom of the world.