MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON
REVIVAL ON BIG SCALE. LONDON, Jan. 19. The “Sunday Express” states: The Government intends to revive the British Mediterranean Squadron and to make it particularly strong. The First Battle Squadron has been ordered, to prepare for two years’ foreign service. A light cruiser squadron, and two flotillas of destroyers will accompany
The base will be Malta, as heretofore. MORE MYSTERY SHIPS. LONDON, Jan. 18. The “Daily Express” states another class of mystery warship was the “in” class of submarine, carrying a twelve inch gun. MARRIED THREE SOLDIERS. STRANGE BIGAMY CHARGE
LONDON, Jan. 3. A woman was charged with double bigamy at Westminster Police Court and with defrauding the Commonwealth of separation allowance. The evidence alleged that she had married Bertram Adshead in London in 1907. Ad'shead is now a sergeant in the Australian forces. Subsequently she married Driver Reginald Paterson at Sydney in 1915, and next Sergeant William Hobart in London in 1918. Hoban has since been killed. It was stated that the woman had been drawing about £2O a month as separation allowances and pension. She was committed for trial. Accused fainted several times in the dock.
FRENCH DEMOBILISATION. (Received This Day at 9.30. a.m.) PARTS, January 17. M. Clcmcnceau announced in the Chamber that twelve hundred thousand French would be demobilised by February loth and two million by March Ist.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1919, Page 1
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