MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE RECORDS.

(PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. * (Received This Dav at 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, October 25. Th minutes of tho proceedings, and the papers of tho Imperial Conference have been published in a blue book. It includes a summary of the discussions previously unpublished and recapitulates the resolution cabled in Juno and July. Tile principal difference relates towards the All Red Cable resolution, which as cabled on tho 20th July merely emphasised the reduction of the telegraphic rate between Britain and the Dominions,. The version now published contains the following addendum: “In order to secure the cheapest and most secure telegraphic service, it is desirable that. Britain, Canada, Australia and Now Zealand co-operate to provide a state-owned cable across the Atlantic ocean.”

RUSSIAN PRISONERS ILL-TREAT-

AMSTERDAM, October 24

A fresh striking instance of inhumanity on tho part of German authorities has been discovered in Belgium, where soldiers in liberated territory, found a large number of Russian soldiers belonging to German labour Companies who had been captured three years ago. The Russians were treated with the utmost - brutality, ni)d forced to labour behind the fighting line. They ■were utterly ignorant of tho Russftui revolution, the Czar’s death and the Brest-Litovsk peace.

BOSS OF MERCHANT TONNAGE. A DEGREASE SHOWN. LONDON, October 24. The Admiralty announces that the British merchant tonnage losses in September totalled 152.000 tons gross. The other allied and neutral losses combined .totalled 88,000 tons. 'Hie aggregate (240,000 tones) constitutes the lowest monthly sinkings since August 1910. It is below the year 1916 monthly average. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. CAPETOWN, October 24. Influenza position continues to improve. The death rate in Kimberley was over ten per cent of the population. The disease is still virulent in the country and native centres, whole native communities dying in places. NO WINTER RAGES. LONDON, Oct, 24. Owing to railway difficulties the Government has prohibited winter racing in Britain^

BREAD SUBSIDY IN BRITAIN

LONDON, Oct. 24. Mr Clynes stated in. Parliament that he estimated the bread subsidy in Britain for the current financial year at £50,009,000.

ABORTIVE PORT UGUESE REVOLUTION.

LONDON, Oct, 24

Tho Portuguese newspapers furnish details of an abortive revolution on the night of tli/ 12th. Prompt- Government action was taken, thus suppressing combined military and civilian risings in many districts. There have been numerous arrests amongst leading political democrats. Order has been completely restored.