MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

« ; ; AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION; , BOLSHEVIKS REPULSED. j i (Received this day at 1.80 p.m.) >• LONDON, December 4. f Helsingfors telegrams state Bolshe- - v(k attempts to land east of Vi—bor«' wore repulsed. 1 inlaud 1 ships control the Gulf of Finland. 5 Communications with Helsingfors is : interrupted. A Bucharest message dated 30th. 1 November states the Royal Family have returned. A New Government has been formed with general Coanda as premier. I ; AMERICAN POLITICS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. In the Senate, discussing Wilson’s peach proposals, Mr Huyson demanded Mr Wilson should interpret what he meant. The President ought not to make, radical proposals until certain that the American public endorsed them. Mr Walsh pointed out that the j disinclination of Americans to criticise the President created a general belief of their acceptability. Mr Baras introduced a resolution domnading an open discussion of the peace treaty when the time came to consider it in tho Senate. j EX-EMPEROR KARL. j AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4. ! Ex-Emperor Kar] intends to enter the March elections in Austria. He , will do at the head of a Democratic Monarchy party. j

NEW CABINET RESIGN

MARDRID, Dec. 4

Differences havo arisen between the members of the new Ministry. They have now causod the resignation of the whole Cabinet.

! t—j BOLSHEVIKS GOING TO REVAL. PARIS, Dee. 4. j Advices from Finland state the Bolsheviks intend to occupy Reval before the arrival of the British squadron now in the Baltic, )

j ARRESTS OF YOUNG TURKS, j PARIS December 4. | Advices from Constantinople stale that at the request of tho Ottonian- • Government the Berlin Government, lias ordered the arrest of Enver Talaat Djeiual Pasha, Nagin Pasha, and Skukri Bey, who liSvo refuged in Germany. i ; The Ottoman Government has' arrested two hundred Young Turks including Forri Bey, who was proceeding to Odessa, with half a million pounds of Turkish money, amassed at Aleppo in a month, ANOTHER CHARGE OF MURDER. ’

j ’PARIS December 4. • , Madamo l’rieiix, whose husband was killed by the torpedoing of the steamer Sussex in 1916 lias lodged in tlio courts a charge of murder against the Kaiser.

EXCESSES IN DOBRUDJA

LONDON December 5

Before evacuating the Dobrudja, the Germans completely destroyed machinery and stole all foodstuffs .

CHILIAN ARMY READY. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) NEW YORK December 5. Despatches from Santiago says the Chilian Army has been mobilised.

i MONTENEGRO’S INTENTIONS, i

} PARIS, Dec 4 j 1 It is semiofficially announced that ! the Montencgrian Government has denied an Austrian report that the Skipscliina has decided to depose King Nicholas and unito with Servia. j

BULGARIAN PREMIER RESIGNS VONCOU7ER, Dec. 4.

Diplomatic cables from Bulgaria say the Premier, M. Malnoff, has rosigned. Ho is succeeded by M. Mouchanof, who is also friendly to the Entente.

HELIGOLAND NOT WANTED. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) LONDON December 4. Hon. W. Churchill, speaking at Dundee, said the Admiralty had decided that it was unnecessary to demand Heligoland.

A QUESTION OF PAY UP. Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDIN December 4

Government have decided on the nationalisation of the railway. There is no limitation whatever to Britiish naval freedom. We intended to make Gerfaiany pay to the lattermost farthing for the harm done, in gold, shipping, securities and other available liquid assets.

TRY THEM ALL. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) j LONDON December 4. j Sir Auckland Geddes speaking at i Reading, declared Enver Pasha, the exruler of Bulgaria and Austria Hungary must bo tried and shot if convicted. ’Flie Government policy includes the ; production of power OUR POWERFUL BLOCKADE. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) LONDON December 4. Sir Erie Geddes states the Tenth cruiser squadron which guarded from Orkneys to Iceland intercepted fifteen thousand ships carrying supplies to the enemy. Under four centum of the ships beat the blockade. BRITISH IN TYROL. AMSTERDAM December 4. The British troops have entered the Tyrol.

TURKISH FLEET OURS

(Received This Day at 10.45. a.m.) NEW YORK December 5. The entire Turkish Fleet is in the Allies hands. TO VISIT ROME. ROME December 4. The suits at the Quirinnl which ex-Kaiser occupied is being prepared for Mr Wilson’s visit. The Pope will receive Mr V ilsou. ITALIAN SCOUT SHIP SUNK. ROME, Dec. 4th. The Italian scout ship “Rossowal” struck a mine near Fiume, and sank. A hundred lives weref loHt.

I GROWN PRINCE’S RIGHTS. , LONDON, Du The “Nord Deutsche Zeitung” says ] the ex-Crown Prince is about to publish personal renunciation of his rights. The proclamation does not mention the rights of his issue. i THE KAISER WRITES. (Received this day at 12.25 p.rn) ( AMSTARDAM, Dec. sth. The Ivaiser spends many hours daily writing feverishly, mysterious documents, believed to be his own defence in readiness for his appearance beforo a World’s tribunal. BOLSHEVIK ARMY. j i PETROGRAD, Dec. 5. j j Bolsheviks have ordered a- general mobilisation for military training. It is estimated next summer they will have an army of three to four millions. NEW GLYCERINE PROCESS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Out of the war’s necessities, there has been developed a new synthetic process of making glycerine by the fermentation of sugar. It is worked at a low . cost. The secret of the process was carefully guarded while the war lasted. ’ It Inis now boon announced that the process has been tested profitably on a large Beale. EARTHQUAKE IN CHILI, VANCOUVER, Dec. 4. There has been a severe earthquake in northern Chili. It badly damaged the towns of Capiapo and Valtenari. NO SHIPPING CONCESSION. j COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4. I Admiral Beatty has refused tho Germans’ request for any concession to merchant shipping, in the North Sea. 1 ‘DESPICABLE 1 {EASTS. ’ ’ LONDON,, Dec. 4. In his speech aboard the Lion, (pre-

viously cabled). Admiral Beatty added

‘AVe know that the British sailor has a large heart and a short memory. You should try to harden your hearts and lengthen your memory, and remember that the enemy you are looking after is a despicable beast, neither more or loss.

RESTITUTION BEGUN, (Received This Dav at 10 15. a m.) LONDON, Dec. 5.

Germany has begun restitution and has delivered to tho Allies threo hundred million francs in gold, which came from Russia.

FRENCH RECOVERIES. (Received This Day at 10.35. n.m.) LONDON, Dec. 5.

The French have recovered a rich collection of art works, stolen from St. Quentin and .paintings front the museums at Vallenciotines.

ANOTHER CZAR STORY. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Dee. 5.

lvielf newspapers have published a story given by the valet of the former Empress of Russia, of the murder of tho entire Romanoff family, by Bolsheviks. He states the family lived in the single room of a convent in Ekatcrinberg for weeks before tbe murder unde*' a guard of Bolsheviks. On July 17th the family were taken to the cellar of the convent, placed against a wall, ana shot. The murderers granted the request of the Emperor that his wife, who was ill, should die in his arms.

According to the valet, tho Grand Duchess of Tatiana was only wounded by shots, and killed by blows from rifle butts. All the bodies were buried.