MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

after \vak trading

[■AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION]

LONDON November 20

The Australasion Section of the Incorporate Moat Importers’ Society have formulated a scheme for after the war trading. The main object is to encourage the Empire meat output. It is suggested that Australasian imports lie freed from Government control simultaneously with foreign. Refrigerated tonnage should firstly he allocated to Imperial wants, but in order to ensure an ample supply from other sources a bonus of a farthing a pound should be granted the Empire’s meat works and the. eighth of a penny to foreign British owned works. The condition of the former allocation should be 75 per cent of the output and the latter 60 per cent. To the British Association embracing the entire Britsh import trade a bonus is also suggest, ed to prevent- foreigners dumping client* meat. The Government is to buy a't meat. Be sellng through the Association the scheme is to handle all British, including shipping, finance and distribution.

THANKS TO WILSON

LONDON November 10.

The Prime - Minister telegraphed President Wilson: “Heartiest thanks for your cordial and kindly message. I am certain the ideals of our two countries, recn.rdiiig international reconstruction, are fundamentally the same. T feel sure that at the Peace Confer, once we will bo able to co-operate and promote peace, liberty and true democracy world wide/’

BULGARIA’S

attitude

LONDON, November 20

The “Times’” Sofia correspondent writes that Bulgaria is still thoroughly impenitent, and needs stern punishment. 'l’lie people regard them selves as uneonquered and act as though they had actually won. There have hoer repeated evasions of the conditions oi the armistice.

Tlie British authorities are patient but a French general recently ensured obedience by t-hfreatening immediate bombardment. There are 53,000 survivors of tlw 100,000 interned Serbs, Greek and Macedonian civilian prisoners. They weiv horribly maltreated, flogged and starve:Typhus patients were locked in empty bouses and died in thousands. ' Two hundred and fifty British captured at T)oiran were forced to march to Sofia bootless and foodless. Many of them died.

NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED

LONDON, Nov. 20

The civil authorities at Le Quesnoy have presented the New Zealand Bi igade with the first flag bung in the Grande Palace after their entry. They have decided to include the fern loaf in the town coat of arms.

REPATRIATING PRISONERS

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20

To British Government lias chartered Danish steamers to bring fifty thousand prisoners from north German ports. . Danish colours arc now living throughout Schleswig.

GERMAN TRADERS ACTIVE

LONDON, Nov. 20

Advices from Tientsin states that Germany has started a trade war with China.

Agents are busy booking contracts at ridiculously low prices, and advising the Chinese to cancel existing contracts, and not to buy from the Allies. EXPORT OF COTTON. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The restrictions on the export ol cotton has been removed, except to enemy countries. MAINTAINING PEACE. WASHINGTON, Nov 20. Mr. Daniels, conferring with the House Naval Committee recommended the continued naval expansion, irrespective of the League of Nations, or the reduction of armaments. Immediate security must precede the future settlement of difficult questions. The* United States must establish a large sea police force with a view to assisting and maintaining the world’s peace. The present programme calls for the construction of ten super-dreadnoughts six battle cruisers and one hundred and fortv smaller craft.

EX-EMPEROR KARL

LONDON November 2U

The Daily Telegraphs Vienna corrospondeint- sates that the ef<-Emperor and bis family have taken refuge in Eckartan Castle.

They were obliged to dismiss tinservants and were unable to obtain meat or flour. They applied to the parish for food and the authorities replied that they were unable to supply such a- large household.

RAWLINSOX’S ORDER

LONDON November 20

General Rawlinson, in an Order of the Day, says that the Fourth Army has been ordered to participate in the occupation of the Rhine and I ask you, men of all parts of the Empire, when you are on German territory to show the world that British soldiers are not like the Germans and do not wage war against women and children. T rely on you sustaining the Army’s fair name.

ATTACKS IN RUSSIA

LONDON November 20

A -British North Rmssia message says that the Bolsheviks after bombaiding from river boats attacked our front and flank- The Anglo-American

infantry drove them back with very heavy losses, the Canadian Field Ar_ tillerv materially assisting. The attack was renewed again and repulsed with licavv losses.

GRIM MACHINERY OF AVAR

LONDON November 20,

Speaking at the meeting-of the-Em-pire Parliamentary Association, Hon. Mr Hareourt told a dramatic story of bow the Empire learned wo were at war. When the ultimatum time limit had expired at midnight, lie sent out war telegrams and within seven minutes the whole Empire knew it. Before, morning he had received acknowledgement, from every Colonial protectorate, even the islands in the Pacific.

So the grim machinery began revolving. It was in perfect order, because Belgium, as previously stated in a war book had been prepared and the* knew wlvat to do.