MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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GERMAN SCHEMING

(Received Tins Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, March 13.

The “Daily Telegraph” quotes a wellknown statesman, of considered judgment recently visited the ex-Kaiser at Amerongen twice weekly, secretly at night time, and he is the direct connecting link between Amerongen and Erzroum (Turkey). Furthermore, Germany is directly associated with the Bolshevik Pan-Islamic movements in | Central Asia and Asia minor; also with j the Magyar (Government’s recall to the colours of thirty-five annual classes. This statesman emphasises that Berlin is inspiring Horthy’s move as well as Mustapha Kemal’s, with a view to deflecting from Western Europe as many Allied troops as possible, thus rendering the enforcing of the disarmament clauses of the Peace Treaty difficult, and the eventual retoiation of the Hohenzollern’s easier. He • points out in this connection that Germany’s armed forces are approximately 900,000 although it is stipulated that they must be reduced to 200,000 by April. STATUE UNVEILED. (Received this d a ? at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 17. Queen Alexandra unveiled the statue of Edith Cavell in Trafalgar Square on the Island site where the Gordon statue stood prior to- its removal to Khartoum.

The statue has been erected by the Daily Telegraph subscriptions, and is cut out of white marble, and shows Nurse Cavell standing erect in nurses uniform. There was a distinguished Anglo-ißelgian gathering. Queen Alexandra in welcoming the Belgian delegation drew attention to bldnrjing of the Anglb-Belgian Hags on the statue as symbolical of perpetual friendship (between the two nations. LONDON March 15. Tlie wool sales opened firm at par to 71 above Loudon, February closing prices.