Where the Allies Faded

Taihape Daily Times, 14 November 1917, Page 5

Where the Allies Faded

GENERAL ITEMS. A TERRIBLE FAMINE. SMYNRA .WITHOUT BREAD. Received 9.10. ATHENS, Nov 13. A terrible famine prevails in Smyrna. Bread is entirely lacking, and the death rate is enormous. Starvation has prevailed for months and is now at its acutest stage.

GENERAL BIRDWOOD. / LONDON, November 12 Sir William Birdwood has been promoted to the rank of General. IN EAST AFRICA. BRITISH PUSHING ON. * LONDON, November 12 East official. —The British found in Ndanda hospital 64 Europeans. Also at Massassi they found the last German naval gun Mown up and 57 Germans in the hospTTal. We are near the main body of the enemy between Natgo and Chiwata. ■ ; - Eleven'- German ' Officers' and 'feiityone men in hospital at JKahambu offerAUSTRALIAN NEWS. SPEAKING BY THE. BOOK. MR HUGHES ANNOUNCEMENT. ,-. , : ir • MELBOURNE, Nov 13. Mr Hughes;'stressing" the seriousnesgtcofr the war situation- made an ariEerestin'g announcement.'' He said he spoke, "Jiot at hazard, but as' a member of the' Imperial Cabinet, and as one to whom all the information at its disposal was communicated.

THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. Received 10.10. •'••'' '" SYDNEY, this day. The jury failed to agree on the charge of conspiracy against the strike leaders. Kavanagh Thompson, Willis and Buckley, and a new trial has been ordered for the 26th Buckley was then c-harged with sedition and remanded till the 26th. Bail was allowed in all cases. HOSTILITY TO CONSCRIPTION. Received 10.10. MELBOURNE, this day. A big meeting, enthusiastically endorsed Mr Tudor's policy of uncompromising hostility to the conscriptin proposals. Mr Cook announced there was ample shipping available to transport all the troops raised.