MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

CZECHO-SLOVAK INDEPENDENCE. PARIS, October 21. A Czecho-Sljovak Government has been formally inaugurated at Paris with official Entente recognition, and Alinisters have been appointed. RETURNING. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) NEAV YORK, Oct, 23. Bruce Bairnsfather has returned to England owing to ill-health.

AIID-EUROPE RACES. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 23. 'Representatives ojf the Czeclio-Slo-vaks, Lithuanians, Roumanians ) Jugoslavs, Ukrainians, Foies and unredeemed Italians will draft a declaration, of independence on the historic Independence Hill, Philadelphia. It is estimated that there are sixty-five bullion people affected.

HANDED OVER. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23. The Vossiche Zcitmig learns from its Henna correspondent that the Ausrian occupation authorities in AA’arsaw mve formally handed the administraion to Poles.

SHIPPING MOVE.

f AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION it BEUTI-.lt. J (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 23. Tho Press Bureau states Government lias decided to sell a limited number of Government owned vessels to owners who have lost ships by submarinings, in order to replace the losses. This decision will not affect the use of tho vessels during the war emergency. INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. !" AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] (Received this day at i. 0.15 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 23. Tho influenza epidemic is prevalent throughout the country. Eleven hundred Metropolitan police are suffering, also a large number of firemen. A remarkable ,feature is tluit many people are seized in the streets and taken to hospital. Crystal palace anil the naval training centre are closed.

WAR CABINET.. (Received this day at 10.15- a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 23. Hon. A. Bonar Law, in* tho Commons. said the Dominion Governments have not \-et formally nominated Minisers to act as regular members of tho Imperial War Cabinet, but Sir "W Borden recently arranged for the Canadian representative to attend any meetings occurring. General Smuts was available as representative of South Africa and Mr Hughes was available to represent Australia. Several meetings had been held since the last plenart- sessions.