MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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CANADIAN POLITICS. OTTAWA, July 7. jXr Mqigheri- has bee.n asked to form a Government.

GENOA CONFERENCE. (Receive 4 this day at 8 a.m.) ROME, July 6

The Seamen’s Conference at Genoa renolutionpd, applying the draft convention on hours of labour to work in inland navigation. THE KIND’S SPEECH.

(Reuter’s Telegram.)

(Received this day at 9.30 a.nt.) ' *’* ‘ LONDON, July 7. * jn th|> course of a speech at Edinburgh University "the King referred to the fact that the Dominions had sent many’ of thg' best and dearest sons to Edinburgh. His Majesty expressed grateful acknowledgement of the splendid reception their kindred Overseas ]jad accorded the Prince of Wales.

RAIDER OF 1 MANY GUISES. .LONDON, May 20

'flio Mopwe, the notorious German fraider, has arrived ji the Firth of JTorth, and has been surrendered to the naval' authorities tlierie. Her name now is I’ungo—her destiny is to carry fruit. In the winter of 1916-17, under Count Dohnn Scholdfen, the Moewe left Kiel, ran the North Sea blockade, and got into the Atlantic where she captured 15 British and several Allied ships. It is supposed that she left Kiel under the Banish flag, with a cargo of straw that concealed her munitions. Her funnels were telescopic and she carried supplementary plates that altered the appearance of her decks at will, and her “repertoire” of national flags was extensive apt) peculiar. She got back safely to Kiel with many captured officers "and sailors and £50.000 worth of gold in bars. The Germans feted the Moewe “heroes” and the JJritlhs people did not conceal admiration for the audacious exploit for the Count appear to have treated his prisoners very well.