General Items

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 96, 13 August 1914, Page 8

General Items

DENMARK CONTINUES HER SUPPLY OF BUTTER. C( penfoagen, August .12. It is officially announced that Donmark will continue to send England 40,000 cwt. of butter. EXPELLED RUSSIANS COMPLAIN OF BARBAROUS TREATMENT. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Stockholm, August 12. Six thousand expelled Russians have arrived. They declare that they suffered barbarous treatment. GERMAN FOUND SHOT. SUPPOSED TO BE A CASE OF SUICIDE. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Colombo, August 12. The Italian Consul, who is of German nationality, was found shot. It is believed to be a case of suicide. Many German merchant vessels have been captured and brought to Eastern ports. GERMANY AND AUSTRIA'S CONFUSION.

(Received 8.40 a.m.) Paris, August 12. M. Pichon, in an article in the "Petit Journal," argues that Germany's negotiations with Italy, Turkey, Ronmania and Bulgaria are a new sign of her and Austria's confusion. RIOTS IN BERLIN CAUSED BY HIGH PRICES. Copenhagen, August 12. Travellers from Berlin report that serious riots occur daily, owing to the rise of the price of food. Many tradesmen and dealers have been arrested, and the police closed many shops. Paper money is everywhere rejected. The Official Press Agency announces that private people are entitled to arrest suspicious characters, and terrible man-hunts result. MEASURE TO ADMIT SHIPS TO AMERICAN REGISTRY. , (Received 8.5 a.m.) ' /■ i< Washington, August 12. \ The Senate adopted a measure allowing the. President discretion to admit to the American registry,foreignbuilt ships of less than five years old. Before- the final vote the Senate amended the Bill thereby requiring ships to I be American-owned.

CARPENTIER, THE AVIATOR. Paris, August 11. .. Carpentier has enrolled in an aviation corps. ' .•,... m ■ £..- ■?,. ,',.'"-— — ' : ' J 'T\ "DONE MY DUTY." nci , Paris, August 12. A French detachment met the Germans with artillery near Nancy. The Germans retired, leaving a young officer wounded, who proved to be a son of Marshall Voubre Berstein, late Ambassador at London.

The French picked him up, but he died in a. few minutes. His last wprds were : "Thank you, gentlemen. I have done my duty. I have served my country, as you are serving yours."

"KAISER IS MAD!" Melbourne, August 12. A young German who was applying for naturalisation declared that the Kaiser had gone mad in trying to fight the world. No other explanation was possible. THE FRENCHMAN'S BOAST. ■ Paris, August 11. Le Matin states that there is not a single German soldier in France. SAVING THE HARVEST. Paris, August 12. The War Minister has detailed 20,000 naval conscripts to save the cereal and grape harvests. MAIL SERVICE CHANGED. Sydney, August 12. To provide against interruption of the English mail service via Suez, the postal authorities have arranged to send via America. THE COEBEN AND BRESLAU. London, August 11. The official Press Bureau states that there is good reason for believing that the Goebon and Breslau have refuged in the Dardanelles, and will be dealt with according, to international usage. GENERAL DIMITRIEFF. (Received 11.15 a.m.) St. Petersburg, August 12. General Dimitrieff has arrived at Peterhof, and, been appointed general of a division. SUGGESTED EXCHANGE FACILITIES. (Received 11.15 a.m.) London, August 12. Canada has arranged to make gold deposited in Ottawa available in the shape of credits in London. A somewhat similar arrangement is being made in South Africa. It is suggested Australia should do the same, thus greatly improTing exchange facilities.