BYNG'S BLUNDER

Taihape Daily Times, 15 December 1917, Page 5

BYNG'S BLUNDER

4 A Reputation - Sullied DASHING BLOW EXPECTED Huns Swarming West Russian Situation Obscure Allies' Safe Italian Front

GENERAL CABLES

WORKERS .STRIKE. THREE THOUSAND HANDS OUT » Received 8.35. LONDON, December 14 Three thousand aeroplane workers are striking at Bristol for increased wages. ';':■- , • ■-.■* ,■ , BRITISH MEAT TRADE. EXTREME SCARCITY OF MEAT. \ EAT BULLOCKS FETCH £9O. Received 8.30. LONDON, .December 14 The Meat Trade is in a critical state, butchers are keenly competing owing to insufficiency of cattle; Fat bullocks are realising £9O, which is £2O above value under the fixed prices, of dead meat. Butchers threatened to close their shops unless prices are fixed for all live stock. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA. CONSCRIPTION CAMPAIGNERS, Rceived 9 a.m. OTTAWA, December 14. Premier Hughes manifesto to Australian Soldiers is published throughout the Dominion and is -welcomed by the Conscriptionists' Press as a powerful factor in clearing away misapprehensions created by anti-conscip-tionists' contention that Australia will be able to dispense with conscription and still maintain her forces at the front. Newspapers point out that Laurier is quoting Australia's example as a country able to rely on voluntaryism, and alleging that Canada is able to do the same given proper leadership. Mr. Hughes' demonstration of the failure of voluntarism in Australia is thus reinforcing Canadian conscriptionists' efforts. THE NOTORIOUS WORTHINGTON. DIED SUDDENLY IN GAOL. Received 9 a.m. NEW YORK, December 14. Samuel Crawford, known as the Rev. Arthur Worthington, the religous imposter who attained so much notoriety in New Zealand and was later imprisoned at Melbourne for forgery, died suddenly in gaol. GERMAN ARCHIVES. DEPOSITED WITH PUBLIC TRUSTEE. JV> WELLINGTON, this day. The Hon. G. W. Russell states that some time ago the Government received instructions from the Imperial -Authorities that German archives discovered in New Zealand were to be handed over to the Swiss Consul, at Auckland. That gentleman, however, strongly objected to be made the depository of the archives, and therefore, it has been determined to hand them over to the Public Trustee, sealed, until after the war. the lansdqwne incident. he was Misunderstood Received 10.10 LONDON, -December 14. Lord Lanstlowne, replying to a correspondent, declares he is ready to defend .the statSrfiwrfs made in his letHe denies t>hat he suggested Sh. ignominious surrenTTer, o:r flSSfreth to see the abandonment of our naval supremacy, or thaT he would be content with, an international compact wherein the only securHy woufd bi* tJi6 word or signature of a German Minister.