MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] ANOTHER CANADIAN DISASTEk. VANCOUVER, October 30. Another Canadian shipping disaster has occurred. Forty lives have been lost through a Government steamer, the Galiano foundering in a storm, north of Vancouver Island. TIGRIS OPERATIONS. (Received This Dav at 0.25 a.m.) j JiONDON, Oct. 31,, j A Mesopotamia official states our ' cavalry .eastward of the Tigris forded I the river northward of Kaiaat-Sherghat and joined with armoured cars. The enemy heavily attacked on the 28th October, and forced back our right J jlank, but failed to drive, us off the Mosul mad. Reinforcements arrived ' and restored the situation. Meanwhile our forces advaiieing,up the west bank attacked and drove the Turks from their positions and captured KalantShorghat. The pursuit continued on the 29th, and we penetrated deeply the enemy's position five miles northward of Kaiaat-Sherghat-, and prisonered a thousand, taking much material. BRITISH POLITICS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 31. A largely attended meeting of Commoners, but not including'Labourites losolutioned that the return to party Government- during the war or the subsequent reconstruction period would be a national disaster. They urged the maintenance of the Coalitioin Govern- , moat. The Unionist War Committee resolutioned urging Government- to make a Infinite declaration on its economic policy. AMERICAN VIEWS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) NEW YORK, October 31. Senator Lodge in a speech at Boston said Germany should bo compelled to pay indemnity to England, America , and neutrals for the destruction of shipping and should be forced to make repatriation for her wrongs to the world at large. We are on the threshold of i victory. The enemy is crumbling. I This is no time fur negotiations. It iis the hour to press on. I believe in ! a few weeks we shall reach the glorious | end. Mr Roosevelt and Mr Taft have : issued a joint appeal urging the peoI pffi to choose between a negotiated i peace and an uncondition surrender; ! arid addfing:—“The American peos ' pie demand an unconditoinal surreni der.’’ -