MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

REACHING THE HEART OF BELGIUM. PARIS, Nov. 11. Among iho foremost troops were King Edward’s Horse which had reached the outskirts of Ath in Belgium. The Germans had scurried away without oven blowing up the bridges. The British troops took no chances, but continued ' fighting to the very end. ! SITUATION IN BRUSSELS. 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. I Tbe German garrison at Brussels roi volted. | Another report slates the Germans ' are evacuating Brussels. WAR PRISONERS.

LONDON, Nov. 13,

A wireless German official message states: The Provisional German Gov-

ernment’s Executive Committee have decided that prisoners of war shall meantime remain in their places of employment, and be obliged to work as heretofore, and that they shall receive the same wages as free German workers. It is presumed that these are temporary measures, pending the repatriation of prisoners.

WOMEN’S REQUEST. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) NEW YORK November 14

Now York Women’s organisation «sk- : ed Air Wilson to send women to the Peace Conference. United States has extended to Italy a further credit of one hundred million dollars. RIOT DEATH ROLL. ■ (Received This Dav at 12.25 p.m.)/ NEW YORK November 14. The United Press Amsterdam correspondent wires that forty persons were killed in the street in battle in Brussels between civilians and German soldiers. AMERJOAN SHIPPING. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) .WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 Air Schwab in the course of a, speech said the Emergency Elect Corporation will complete the thirteen million tons of merchant shipping contracted for, which will give the United States the largest merchant marine in the world. We are not building for speed, but for ononomie permanency. Air Schwab announced that five hundred thousand tons of merchant shipping were completedTn October. IN EAST AFRICA. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) CAPETOWN November 4. Regarding the armistice, East Africa is still much on a war footing owing to the difficulty of getting into touch the German commander. Arrangements were made for immediate exportations of accumulated stocks of maize. Before the end of the year it is expected that over a million bags will be shipped.

DUTCH FEELING. (Receive/! This'Dav at 10 In. i»..a < AMSTERDAM November 14.

Tile Dutch National Revolutionary Committee has Issued a manifesto demanding the abolition of Royalty -and denunciation of the State.

A DUTCH MOVE. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.)

AMSTERDAM November 14

The Dutch Socialists leader Troelstra stated the 'Socialists Conference will meet on Saturday to constitute a revolutionary authority and discuss the formation of Soviets throughout the» country and a Supreme Soviet. If they decided on the latter it would immediately assume supreme {Authority in Holland. He condemned Russian Bolshevism and said Dutch Socialists will

act calmly but drastically. The roalisa- ; lion of social progress was rendered , necessary by the downfall of militarism. AMERICAN MEAT TRUST. 1 f “riKOTKII’s” TUI, EG RAM.] I (Received this day at a.m.) \ LONDON November 14. 1 In the Commons, on a debate on the Vote of Credit, Mr Astor, Secretary of the Food Minister said the danger of the American meat trust was far more dangerous that realised. Itwas a danger to importing countries, and had branches in Argentine, Australian, and New Zealand controlled fifty per cent of the available import- : able world’s supplies of meat. 'lherc is going to he a real meat shortage in ■Europe but he believed the Inter-Al-lied Food Council will he stronger than the Meat Trust and he able to die- , tale thereto.

I SPANISH UNREST. MADRID, November 14. ; There is considerable unrest here and j lit. Barcelona. There was a stormy scone in the Spanish Chamber, several | deputies attacking the Monarchy. GERMAN SUBMARINES COPENHAGEN, Nov. 14. Five German submarines have nrriv!ed in Landskrona harbour, Sweden, ■ I and asked to be interned, as tile commanders dared not return to Germany. RISING AT BRUSSELS. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14. A German airman from Brussels landed at Rourniond. He states that ' the people of Brussels are rising against the Germans, the. officers Hoeing in ■' motor cars. 1 I A. REPUBLIC. ! COPENHAGEN, Nov. 14. | Advices Dorn Berlin state n Republic was pre'l at Brunswick. A soldiers’ CounciL and Red Guards are. es--4 tablislied.