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Otaki Mail, 8 January 1919, Page 3

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NEWS IN BRIEF " London, January 6. ; Mr Lloyd George: asked the Ministers to resign pending reconstruction. It is . understood Vice-Admiral Beatty has accepted the First Sea Lordship, in place of Admiral Wemyss, who desires other cmplovment. New York, January 5. The Genoa correspondent of< the "New York Evening Telegram" states I that President Wilson was received enthusiastically, and was accorded the Freedom of the City. He visited the home of Columbus and Mazziiu's tomb, and, after holding-' an informal reception for the city officials, left for Turin. . The President, will-rctiiNi>to Pans on Tuesday. . ' j Copenhagen, January 6. Ex-Chaueellor von Hertling died at Ruhpolding, Bavaria, after a six-days' illness. New York, January 6. The "New York World's" Paris correspondent reports that according to a high authority, the Sinn Fcincrs elected recently will not qualify for scats in the House of Commons, but will withdraw to Dublin at the end of January and adopt a constitution, form an Irish Republic, and begin the duties of gov- . eminent without resistance by the Eng- j lish authorities. . . London, January 6. k| Heavy snowstorms have occurred in the north of England and Scotland. Australian soldiers on leave are revelling in the unusual experience. New York, January 5. The "New York World's" London correspondent states that Sir Thomas Lipton has accepted the New York Yacht Club's suggestion that the America Cup races should be held in 19 9 0 Si r Thomas LiptonVill visit not, York shortly to examine Shamrock IV. Amsterdam, January o. Arrangements are being made to open railway connection between Pans and Bucharest, via Berne, Vienna, and Budapest, and also between Pan, and j Athens, via Venice, Trieste, Mmu, and j Larissa. . London, January 6. ' I <' The Ti mes' '' Hague correspondent . reports that leading German commercial men are scouring Holland booking , orders. British neglect is as great as before the war. There is not even a commercial -attache at. the Legation. The officer commanding the j shire Regiment is asking advice from the agencies of Australia, New Zea- I land and British Columbia. Ho says practically the whole unit wishes to emigrate after "demobilisation and engage in fruit-growing and mixed fciriuNew York, January 5. A United Press message "from The i Hague states that despatches from Bcr- ' lin report that the Polish troops are ' steadily advancing towards Berlin. Mr Paul Clay, the noted statistician, estimates that 2700 million dollars indemnity annually can be collected from Germany without breaking down her industries. The indemnity can gradually be increased to 3500 million dollars. Rotterdam, January 3. There is a great strike of hotel and restaurant waiters hi Berlin, duo to a demand for fixed salaries instead of tips The employers refused the demand, and ordered a general lock-out if the waiters persisted. The strikers were joined'by disorderly elements, and much looting of the restaurants resulted. Copenhagen, January 3. ■ Posen is completely in the hands of ' the Poles. All official money has been confiscated by the Poles, whose-colours , fly everywhere. The bakers refuse to sell bread to Germans. Petrograd, January 4. The Northern Commune, which includes Petrograd, is enforcing the "nationalisation" of women. Those j between IS and 45 arc forced to accept State-chosen husbands. The children do not remain uuder family control, but will be brought up by the State. Lord Denbigh has forwarded a copy f of the Bolsheviks' decree, which declares that every woman of eighteen is national property, and must register at ~ "bureau of free love," where both sexes are compelled to assemble once a month to select husbands and wives. Those selected have not the Tight to refuse.