GENERAL ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS.

, SHE' STOCKHOLM OXNTESEKCK. . ... : , London, '.Tune 1. 3lr; Appleton, : secretary of the 1 Genera!'K&teration of Trades HTnions, Rays the lekders- solidly oppose the Stock- ' Jiolm: ! 'fc®Tlfsmicc, ffhicfc'.wiit only .tend to embxiter the international situation. German) Soqialißts, even!- with the lest (Will : world, cannot five effee* jto: the Tiews at. the conference, which is a gross blunder, and can only result Is quarrels. : ' .K&tisj Jan* 1. ■ sue 01 op. W.i tew. t<O( : rtidi|c{e :a?, : Wit Stoc&Kfct Contsreaw SreiJlifcHbV ok thfow Sassia ia?o <*ertteSyi 'kftSS. Participation would'keep Russia' onthe, effenaive and the conference wotld V victory for those desir-' Iflg, & democratic and not a German twice; alito that peace would be assured ' ity revolution inGernumy. _ ■ London, June 1. Tite tblfar Chronicle explains that Mr. JfotertsOiif will nofc'attend the StockholniCdnference but merely stays; at 6toel|3>pSo> eft route to Pefrograd in or4si ijjjajiound the Attitude of the BritlAlwbr party! wßok always refused W attend the Stockholm Conference. It Is recalled t t the'TaSt conference the OQabor pari,, pawed a resdutidir-in offlgfiting until victory is woo. IKPAfim SOLDtERS IN .v" ■ " LAND. . \ .. , Geneva, June L ' ' The 29,005 invalided soldiers interned (n Switzerland include 16,600 French, #9O GecmapSt and 1909 British. . .MSB CONVENTION. ' (London, June 1. TB& arrangements for the Irish Contention are practically completed. It S» «fect«i that, it will comprise from 80 to' lOOdelegates. London, June 1. The arffly .casualties shown in the May lists totalled 6991 officers and 107,076 men< The_ naval lists, showed 177 of4cfl»'attd,£3tf men.