AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 November 1917, Page 5

AMERICA.

NEW YORK'S MAYOR. Received 8.50. NEW YORK, Nov 7. Mr Hyland has been elected Mayor of New York. WOMAN SUFFRAGE ABORTED IN AMERICA. • Received 9.30. NEW YORK, Nov 7. New York State has adopted Woman Suffrage. , PALESTINE. . GA2A CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH. I Received 9.30. NEW YORK, Nov 7. B’ritish forces in Palestine have captured Gaza BEERSHEBA FIRMLY HELD. ! .a > •:> * J November _7. : , f ° ! ’ Mr. 11 Massey telegraphs': 1 JBeefsheba is now 'firmly held. 1 All the high ground to the north is in our possession The' Turkish front of thirty nliles has, now shrunk considerably. The bnemy arc able to > concentrate greater strength at threatened points. • : J; - : General Allenby has now 'attacked the seaside defences of the Gazaf?area Warships 'harassed the enemy communications, destroyed several ammunition dumps, and put up a IterrifiC; bombardment with all guns just before the infantry rushed Umbrella Hill, capturing every living Turk. The tanks assisted. The enemy made desperate -’attempts to regain the lost ground throwing in four counter-ab tacks, but the Scottish and East Anglian troops broke every ’ Turkish line with rifle and machine gum fire. Our casualties are ; considerably smaller than was anticipated.

NORWAY

NORWAY JWITHOUT PETROL. FISHING INDUSTRY STOPPED. DANGER OF FAMINE. , Received 10.5. CHRISTIANIA, Nov. 7.Owing to lack of petrol all fishing in Northern Norway is stopped, resulting in enormous loss and possibly famine. The Norwegian steamers Gimle and Lym were submarined, tlie crews being rescued. uENbEAu CABLES THE KAISER AND HIS DOCTORS Received 8.50. AMSTERDAM, November 7. The Kaiser has cancelled his visit to Gorizia, the doctors ordering him not to overtax his strength, and that he must do less travelling. FROZEN PRODUCE IN BRITAIN. LONDON, November 6, At a luncheon given by the Cold Storage, and Ice Association, Mr. John Wardle, Government director of Cold Storage, said the cold storage capacitly of the United Kingdom was being increased, to forty million cubic feet. They had already arranged for new space costing about half a million sterling. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, who presided, said it seemed strange that in the sale of produce loyalty should furnish a handicap while blatant disloyalty commanded a premium. New Zealand dairymen got 17d per lb., for butter, while the price of Irish butter was nears double that. Overseas people were willing to sell at low prices if the consumer got the benefit, but were indisposed to see pro,fit going into the pockets of those who were not consumers.