MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1919, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

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BOLSHEVIK ELECTIONS. LONDON, April 11. The elections of the Budapest Workmen’s, Peasants,’ and Soldiers’ Councils from which the National Council will be sorted, have been fixed to be held from the 7th to the 14th of April. Idle capitalists, employers and priests arc disfranchised.

SERBIA’S PLIGHT. • ‘ LODNON, April 11. Mr. William Ward, the International Secretary of the world’s Brotherhood Movement,' has retuned from Serbia. He states that 240.000 Serbians are destitute. Orphans between seven and fourteen are running wild. There is a great deal of starvation. Over six hundred school teachers were killed.

GENERAL ITEMS. COPENHAGEN, April 10.

The “Lokal Anzeiger” states that Herr Edward Bernsteon, a well-known Socialist will he the German Ambassador in London when pence is signed. LONDON, April 10. The War Office’ states that 2,302,240 British soldiers have been demobilised since the armistice. There is a panic on the Berlin Stock Exchange and an all-round fall in prices ' There has been a general desire to realise on securities upon the confirmation of the Munich Soviet proclamation. BERLIN. April 9. A German League of Home Defence has’ been formecT. Avowedly it. is t urge the Government not to sign a humi baiting peace. Private reports show the real intention of the League is to overthrow the Government and organise a desperate resistance to the annexations or to the permanent subjections of the German nation. CLEANING UP EBENCH TOWNS 1 PARTS. April 9Several thousand German prisoners are now employed in clearing up tlu mined towns or northern France . RUTHERFORD DECLARED INSANE ’ LONDON, 'April 10. 'flic trial of Rutherford Tor the murder of So ton has concluded. Rutherford was found guilty but insant. He ' w as ordered to be detained. VINDICTIVE A WRECK. I • LONDON, Any* !0. 1 The back of the warship Vindictive 1 is broken in Zccbruggc harbour, and ' tho vessel is now considered to be immovable.

FAMINE AT PETROGRAD. LONDON, April 8. At Pet-rograd, the deaths during December were 83,000, and in January 120,000. Starvation caused 16,000 of , the deaths. It is reported that mixed liieat is . selling at 160 s a pound, and that it is , believed to ho a mixture of dogs’ meat and human flesh. Several Chinese executioners are awaiting trial on charges of disposing of human flesh in the markets ] A BIG BATTLE. COPENHAGEN, April 8. Lettish headquarters lias announced that a big battle has beeu fought between the Letts and Bolsheviks near Schlack, and that the latter were repulsed. An attempt 'by the Bolsheviks to capture Mitau also failed. These attacks are believed to herald the beginning of a. great Bolshevik offensive against Lettland aud Lithuania