GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6977, 18 February 1918, Page 3

GENERAL

Rumania Scornfully Rejects German Ultimatum. Australian and N Z Cal.l.rAssuc life Fch 1 .">, I 5 p Hi Washington, l«Vh 14

I Dflijial announcements indicate j that Huiiiuiia scornfully r> peted ! Gereral Mackon-sen^ uUirmituui, J choosing to suivivn or parish with [ the Allies, (lOiiUHny continues to ] dangle the bait of Bcssaralia before | Rumania on condition that Bulgaria j keeps the Dobjubra. Germany ap- | parently lias allowed two or three, j days extra to enable Avarescu'-i new Cabinet to make up their raind.s regarding peace. / | Another Enemy Mine Discovered i off Cape Farewell Wellington, F<-b IS "ilio naval advisor to the New Zealand Government annouuees that a second enemy mine was discovered and exploded in 'he suspected area off | Usipe Farewell. Labour Question in Italy j Kec Feb 18, 5 spm ! Eorne, Feb 15 A decree has been issued with the object of obtaining labour for agriculture, war industries and jiublic cHic-s I without remuneration. Both t>c-ief, from fourteen to sixty years are asked t;- olY'iV their services i.-i order j to leietitso tic jj..cu iur iuc uoiH. It volunteers are insufficient conscription, may <;e compulsory. Toli of the Torpedo iiee Feb 15, 10 120 a in. London, Fob 15 "Thc v Admiralty's report concerning ahipping for the week ending February 16 m as follows: Arrivals, 1,201, Bailings, 2/,'bl. 'thirteen s.eainors over and six under 1,600 tons were auuk. Eleven vessels wore iinsucceßs- j iuily attacked1 Three fishing craftj were sunk. • | I Socialists Interviewed § lico J'eb 17, ob p m | Paris, Feb 16 | Messrs A Henderson (ex-Labour! meaibor of ihe British War Cabinet)^ ami Mr Kumsay Mac Donald interview ' ed Frencd and Belgian Socialists. Mr AlaoDuuald declared he was opposed to poaco at uny price Resignation of Sir WmRobertson Jiec Fob Itt, 5 5 am London, Feb 10 Mr Lloyd George unexpectedly returnLtl from the country and visited Buckingham Palace, where he remained for an hour with the King. Rumours oi ari&thor crisis culminated in a Press Bureau announcement of iho rttii^nation or 6ir Win. Kobertsou, Chief of the General titalf. Kec Feb 17, 5 b p m Now York, Feb Hi Louion advices state that 6ir Win Robertson has resigned. General Wilson (succeeds hun Journalists in Trouble Australian and M.Z. Cable Assoc. Kec Feb 18. 5.5 a.in London, Feb 10, ilowcll Gyvvnne, editor of the Mor.s-" ing Post, and Colonel Kepington, the well-known military critic, were charged at Bow Street, under th 3 Defence of the Realta Act, with publishing information respecting tne proposed plans and conduct of military operation on the Western front. The Solici-tor-Genera), in prosecuting, said the Morning Post published Colonel RepLigton's atticls purporting to give an account of momentous decisions, espe-' cially that the army reserves were no longer under the commnnder-in-chief'a control but uader external authority, winch waa contrary tv all sound military tactics. Gwysine submitted the article to the censor, who refused publication, warning Gwynne that public ation would be an i.iiringement of the Dei'ersce of the Kealra Act. Gwynne replied that he would modify the article, but nstiond interest demanded publication. The article was published without re submission to tfi3 censor ai.d contained all the material poiuta that the censor had condemned. It was prefaced by a statement thut there were times when we tnußt take courage in both hands aad risk the const) quences. .I'he cais was adjourned to the 2lat inst. Raid by Enemy Aeroplanes Bee Feb 18, 10 3 a in London, Feb 17 Official—Six aeroplanes approached tho mouth of I'he Thames at 9 -15 last night aad carried out an attack on London. All thp raiders were turned back, except one, which penetrated j tho capital and dropped bombs iv a south-west district at 10 o'clock, demolishing a house and burying an invalided officer, hh wife, and two children. The raider previously drop-' ed bombs iv the eastern outskirts, but casualties aud damage arc not serious. Ad attack was made on Dover at 10.45, but the raider \vs»s driven oil bombs were dropped in open country j Several piluls engaged I he enemy, j One action over the Kent eo;iM re- : suited in a largo enemy machine \ smashing ink) the sea. The ea^uallie-j j \ aud damage are apparently light j ! Dover Bombarded by Submarine i\ee Feb 17 r 5» 5 p:m, ] London, Feb 16, i Ihs Press Bureau etaips an enemy j submarine bombarded Dover <jt ! 12.10 o'clock tiiia morning and dia- | charged thirty rounds jn tl-vse tai-n ! utes. O.ie .child was killed. Three | msti, one wproen and tl:rc« childrea j were injured, Blight damage was dune i to houses. I Lorul-jn, Fell 15. i The Admiralty reports: A ilotiila of I large eiieusy destroyers mads a swift 1 raid at 1 o'cioci? in the tEoruing. '.Our i patrol forces in Duver Straits sank a | Irnwler »nij st'vcu drifters while bunt- | ing ii ru'omafiiiC. The (Seelrijyciß ic--1 i-itne;.] ttoirthworcl rapid'v b'foje we } weie cb!s ta sng*a>?.