Neutral Nations

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 236, 15 March 1915, Page 5

Neutral Nations

CHINA. GERMAN BANDITS AT WORK. SIBERIAN RAILWAY THREATENED, Pokin March 12. Captain von Pappenheim, the German military attache, and a party who escaped from Tsing-lao, left Pckin, after procuring Chinese passports for a hunt ing expedition. They have readier" liuhaidu, going to Manchuria, with -'( camels ami a great quantity of explo sives, intending to How up the Siberhi railway. Tlie Russians are endeavor ing to capture Pappenheim, who lias oll'ereil a" Chinese official 50,000 rouble! for assistance.

GERMANY OFFERS A BRIBE. London, March 12, Renter's Rome correspondent states that the Italian Government denied time Blie urged or initiated negotiations for Austrian territorial concessions, but Germany spontaneously offered her intervention. Italy replied that she was ready to examine the offer. NO AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRIA. '• Received March 15, 12.15 a.m. Rome, March 13. <■> The Minister for the Col'onies, in the K Chamber, replying to members said that i all rumors of an agreement with Aus- ,: tria were without foundation. i „ AMERICA. e UNCLE SAM TAMELY SUBMITS. '> Received March 14, 5 p.m. ll Washington, March 13. ' It is officially established that the e William Fryc carried only wheat. c The authorities state that the fact » .that the cargo had been sold in transit '■ to a British firm did not alter the '' necessity for taking the ship to port a for adjudication. The British view is that if the United ' States suffers foodstuffs bound for England to be sunk s T ic can hardly protest against the Allies' prohibition against Germany. SWITZERLAND. GOAL SUPPLIES FROM BRITAIN. Received March 14, 5 p.m. London, March 14. Germany having refused to supply coal to Switzerland, Britain has offered all that is needed. l