GENERAL ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1916, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS.

GERMAN VIEW OF MR. HUGHES. London, June 20. The Cologne Gazette calls Mr. Hughes 'Australia's shirt-sleeve politician," who admits that the reason of the war is to eliminate the German competitor, What this backwoodsman meant by addressing members of Chambers of Commerce was thßt. Britons were lazy and incapable, compared with Germans, and the world !nd to be set ablaze to choke their rivals to death." DUTCH EXPORT PROHIBITION. Amsterdam, June 20. The Socialist newspaper Hetvolk points out that the 'meat export prohibition is futile, inasmuch as the export of sausages is not, prohibited and Dutch factories are exporting enormous quantities to Germany. JAPANESE ADMIRAL'S VIEWS. "Sydney, June 21. The Japanese Admiral says ihel<e is no doubting in Japan who won the Jutland battle. Referring to the Russians he said they fight wonderfully if they possess plenty of ammunition, and Japan is a huge arsenal for Russia. He tl'd not think Japanese gunners were helping them. They were only there for instructional purposes. He expressed the opinion that Germany was at the bottom of Mexico's declaration of war on America. PROPOSED CONTROL OF SHIPPING. Melbourne, June 21. A conference will be held between the Federal Ministry for the Navy and the shipping companies with the view of arranging the control of all shipping between Australian ports by the Naval Department. The companies will retain the management of the various lines and the Admiralty dictate the rates of freight and direct the tonnage into the channels of the greatest value for the Commonwealth. The action is the outcome of the difficulty experienced by the State Governments in securing the delivery of coal for the railways. AN AIRMAN INJURED. London, June 20. Lieutenant Mer'ey. the Adelaide Rhodes .?{.holar. \vn« flying at Gospnrt when his machine collapsed and fell f.ve hundred feet. Hi; was seriously injured and taken to hospital.