PEACE TERMS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 6 January 1917, Page 5

PEACE TERMS.

AN AUTHORATIVE FORECAST. RESTORATION, INDEMNIFICATION. REPARATION, AND OBLITERATION. SUBMARINE MENACE BECOMING SERIOUS TURKEY'S MERCHANT FLEET WIPED OUT A N.Z. SERGEANT'S COOL EXPLOIT.

HEWS FEOM CONSTANTINOPLE.

THE WAR OFFICE SCANDAL. "A WOMAN SCORNED." Eeceived 9.35 LONDON, Jan. 5. Sir Charles Russell protests against the procedure on the Barrett case inquiry, and states he represented some parties involved. When the act was passed assurance was given that everything would be secret. This assurance had been broken. Though the evidence was not published, findings dealing with selected items of th e evidence were published broadcast. The parties accused Here thus deprived of the constitutional rights of trial by jury. A contributor to the Evening Standard quotes letters passing between Lieut. Barrett and Mrs Cornwallis West,, showing how she pursued him with attentions, and finally Barrett wrote, making it clear that he preferred the path of duty, concluding "I only want ro live a good life, and serve God anS my King." The contributor adds that Mrs West informed General MacKinnon that Barrett pursued her, frightening her, and broke into her bedroom. Therefore she requested his removal. Mrs West's allegations were proved to be untrue. The Daily Mail states that Mrs Cornwallis West iias decided to retire from all public life. The cablegrams published during the last two or three days do a good deal to elucidate the so-called '' petticoat'' scandal, which was the subject of much comment in Parliament some mouths ago, several members declaring the general belief that charges relating to female influnce at the War Office were being investigated. As the result of the enquiry referred to, Lieutenant Barrett, i-.n iiish officer, was completely exonerated of certain charges which were not ul first made public by the authorities. A woman, who is now identified as Mrs George Cornwallis West, was adjudged to be outside military jurisdiction. A certain Colonel Delme Radcliffe,, whoso conduct had been impugned, was removed from the command of his battalion, and Sir John Cowan, Quarter-master-General, received a formal Government censure without being removed from his position. Generals Owen Thomas and Sir Henry Mackinnon were cleared to the extent that the Court decided that they had been actuated by good intentions. Mrs George Cornwallis West, who is very well known in society, was formerly Lady Randolph Churchill, and is the mother of Mr Winstone Churchill, M.P. She recently obtained a divorce from her second husband, whom she married in 1900. BRITISH MUNITIONS FOR AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Jan 4. Surprise has been caused by the Navy Secretary's statement that Bugland has contracted to furnish large consignments of shells for the United Stales Navy. It is announced that the British munitions resources are far above the war requirements. THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. IN EAST AFRICA. FURTHER BRITISH SUCCESSES. LONDON, Jan. 5. An East Africa official message says: We stormed on Monday strongly entrenched lines at Mgeta Valley, southward of the Uluguru hills, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing several gung and howitzers. We pursued the enemy to within seven miles northwest of Kibambawt> towards the Rufiji valley. Meanwhile a detached column made a fletour over trackless country and established itself astride the roads leading southward from the Rufiji delta,, where there are considerable enemy forces. The British forces eastward of Iringaubek line are driving a strong detachment towards Mahenge.

PEOPLE EATING PETROLEUM- * FLAVOURED "BREAD. DISAPPEARANCE OF TURKEY'S MERCHANT SHIPS. Received 9.40. BERNE, Jan 5. A neutral who has lived for several years in Constantinople, in giving details of the conditions there, says the people are eating bread smelling of petroleum, made of wheat abandoned by the British at Gallipoli, which was ! drenched with petroleum in the hope ! of rendering it useless. Sugar costs 13s pr kilogramme, coffee 14s, petrolt eum 80s for 21 gallons. The Bosphorus - fisheries have been abandoned owing to the mines. The Russian fleet periodically bombards the coaling station, and practically blockades the Bosphor- ' us. Since the capture of Trebizond, of 250 merchant vessels trading at the Golden Horn at the beginning of the war; all except six have been sunk by the. Russians in the Black Sea, or British and French submarines in the Sea of Marmora. ■ (* FINANCIAL. ISSUE OF NEW BRITISH LOAN. Received 9.20. The Government are preparing investors for the issue of a new loan, expected to be redeemable in twenty years, yielding investors 5\ per cent., or four per cent, free of income tax, if subscribers prefer this option. Regarding the report of winding up German banks, the Daily Mail says banks should be immediately shut down, German managers interned, and nnreleased securities banded ever to the Public Trustee. ENEMY BANKS WOUND UP. LONDON, Jan 5. The report of the winding-up of five German and AustriarTlaanks in London shows that the liabilities discharged to the end of September were £27,600,000. Securities worth £7,800, 000 were delivered to the British, Allied, and neutral owners. The assets realised amounted to £23,460,000. The debt to the Bank of England was reduced from £11,835,000 to £4,811,000. Securities estimated at 26 millions still remained in the banks' custody. COOL NEW ZEALAND SERGEANT. ■:y:r " THEY JUST CAME ALONG TO BE CAUGHT. '' Received 9.35 LONDON, Jan. 5. A headquarters correspondent supplies the following story in conection with the recent raids: When the raiders were preparing to leave the German trenches, a New Zealand sergeant "was buried in the debris. His cries were unheard, and after remaining concealed for two hours he boldly emerged and tried to find the British trenches. He -encountered a reconnoitring patrol of five Germans. He levelled his revolver and shot the non-com dead. The others hesitated, and then laid down their arms. The sergeant, who was reported as missing, triumphantly returned with the prisoners, and was congratulated by his officer. He replied: "It who found the silly came along to be caught.'' ' EXCHANGE OF INTERNED CIVILIANS. ON A BASIS OF VALUE. Eeceived 9.40. '■'*m LONDON, Jan. 5. V linden the exchange of interned ei■vilians scheme, seven hundred Britons are being exchanged for more than seven thousand Germans.