THE ARMISTICE.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1918, Page 1

THE ARMISTICE.

fAUSTBAUIAN A’ N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & REUTER.]

additional pay for enemy. LONDON, Nov. 13. A wireless French official states the Allied High Commandant grants an additional day to the fortnight allowed for the evacuatim of Belgium, Luxemburg and Alsace-Lorraine, and announces that otherwise the terms of the armistice cannot at present be modified. ALLIES TO ADVANCE ON SUNDAY LONDON, Nov. 13. A British officer has gone to Spa, (German headquarters) to arrange the details of the evacuation. It is understood thot the Allied troops will remain stationary until Sunday, before they advance into the evacuated ter ritory. General army will occupy the city of Strasburg, (in Alsace). TROOPS AT SEA RE-CALLED. MELBOURNE, Nov. 14. The Australian troops on route to Europe have been recalled. WAR CABINET ABOUT TO MEET LONDON, Nov. 12. The Imperial War Cabinet resumes shortly for the purpose of co-ordinating its views regarding the Herman colonies. freedom of the seas international trade, and other unsettled questions, so as to ensure unity at the .Peace Confed: not. Sir W Borden (Canada) and Sii- .J. Lloyd, (Newfoundland) arrive next week. Possibly Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward will ho -consulted by cable. BELGIUM WANTS FREE HAND. NEW YORK. Nov. 13 The New York “Times” Washington correspondent reports: The Belgian legation here has issued a statement that Belgium is no longer willing to submit to the stains quo of guaranteed neutrality like that existing before the war. Complete' freedom would relieve Belgium of foreign control, and enable her~to make arrangements for her own defence. Belgium must he allowed free dom to determine her own destiny and must he free to adopt of her own violition ,a policy which will keep her out of the great international competitions, and permit her to take necessary measures to defeat hostile designs against iier in the event of new danger threatening. _____