MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1919, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) f AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, July 14. The Prince of Wales is convalescent.

YON SCHEER’S VIEWS. BERLIN, July 14

Admiral von Scheer, in an interview, was questioned regarding Lord jeilicoe’s Book. Admiral von Scheer claimed that the Germans gained the victory at the Battle of Jutland The Germans liad intended that it should be a decisive battle. Lord JelMcoe, made a mistake, by acting strategically, when lie should have acted tactically. Jdheoe Shoud have attacked determinedly when he passed the head of the German battle line which was within range o him Jellicoe’s position then was an advantageous one: He should have used it, instead of getting further away, m the hope of securing a more favourable position later on. Admiral Von Scheer admits that lie had intended to give battle at the ere of October, 1918, but had found his crows were not reliable.

TO FLY TO INDIA. NEW YORK, July 14/ The “New York Times” London correspondent learns that R 33 will probably start on a flight to India shortly. Her trip there is expected to take from fifteen to twenty days. The dirigible will carry 22 tons of petrol. She will on the way, visit France, Switzerland, and Italy, landing at Rome and also call at Cairo.

AN ALLEGATION. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 10. Jlr Morris, in the Senate, alleged that Japan, in 191-5, secured an undertaking from Britain, France, Italy and Russia, to agree to give Shantung Peninsular to Japan, and in return the Japanese would support Britain’s claims to the Pacific Islands, and support France s attempts to drag China into the war, m order to seize German ships in Chinese waters.

THE ATHENIC SAILS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.nil LONDON, July 15. _ The Athenic lias sailed with 445 troops, in addition to families, for Now Zealand.

GENERAL HAIG’S SPEECH. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) LONDON, July 15. Hon. W. Churchill in the Commons, said General Haig’s speech cabled on the Bth. appeared to aim at showing how heavy was the British Army’s burden, and not to depreciate Italy’s eh'are in the war. ROME, July 15. Nitti, in the Chamber, stated that the British Ambassador had denied that General Haig had belittled Italy s effort in the war.

LOVER IN CHAINS. LONDON, July 4, (Delayed). Further details have been received of the extraordinary occurrence at Cambridge, where a naval lieutenant 20 years of age was discovered at 2 o’clock in the morning thickly tarred and feathered, chained and double padlocked to a tree. Ho was chained up opposite the Y.AV.C.A.’s hostel.

Tlic story is that a military lieutenant discovered that the young naval officer was paying attention to tlic newly-married wife of a soldier who was serving in the Balkans. Tlie husband states that he warned his wife and her lover, and that ho offered to forgive his wife if she reformed. She refused to return to her husband, whoso brother caught the lover, ordered him to undress, rolled him in tar and feathers, and chained him up.

Then thousands of pamphlets were distributed announcing what had been done, and giving the names of the parties.