IN AMERICA.

Evening Star, Issue 15968, 23 November 1915, Page 6

IN AMERICA.

TWO SIGNIFICANT ffIEETIMGS. MEN— AND GERMANS. London "Times' and Sydney 'Sun' Services. LONDON, November 22. 'The TimesV correspondent at NewYork states that at a banquet of leading business men those present cheered the declaration that it was The duty of America to solve the crisis to humanity caused by the sinking of the Lusitania, the. Arabic, and the Anemia. At the same time as the banquet was being held a number of Germans met clse..jviiere and denounced President Wilson.

' ) !e .speeches were punctuated with erics ot "Mioot the President." It is described as the most traitorous meeting: ever held m the country. RIGHT OF SEARCH. AMERICAN COLLIER SEIZED BY BRITISH CRUISER. NEW YORK, November 22. ■ Received November 23, at 10.40 a.m.) A British cruiser seized the American coiner Genesee olf the West Indies, on the ground that she is'partly owned bv Getman.-. The consignees, Blake and Co.. are demanding that if the vessel is 't-rulv American the United States ought t'o send a warship to forcibly take- the Genesee from British custody. SUBMARINE YICTIMS. NO LOCALITY STATED. LONDON, November 22. i ßeceived November 23. at 9.15 a.m.) The British steamers Haliamshire and -Merganser have been sunk. The crown '.cere saved. REGRUJTSNG FOR 1916 CAMPAIGN. Loudon "rimes' and Sydney 'Sun' Services. _ LOXDOX. November 22. 'lhe Limes s' military correspondent (Colonel Repington) writes: ''Now that the Allied War Council has been established, the question should be submitted as to the strength required for the campaign of 1916. and what will be each Power's share. Until this is fixed recruiting must be a matter of unccrtaintv. J his country ought to be told the number of recruits needed to repair the. deficits. The estimate of 30.000 weekly, attributed to Lord Kitchener. probabJv refers to infantry alone." RECRUITING m AUSTRALIA. CON SCR IPTIONISTS' DISCRETION. MELBOURNE. November 23. (Received November 23. at 8.35 a.m.) 'the General Committee of the Universal Service League adopted the executive's report advising the suspension of activities pending the Government campaign, based on the war census and Lord Derby's scheme, on the ground that the league's action would interfere with the conduct of_ the campaign and would stir up opposition to conscription. HOSPITAL GASES. SOME EN-NEW ZEALANDERS. SYDNEY, November 23. (Received November 23, at 8.35 a.m.) List No. 114 includes : 111: Sergeant H. G. Mackay, liospitalled in London; Lance-corporal ft. W. Lhck liospitalled at Fulham ; Lance-corporal l! G. H. Ward and Private J. A. Armstrong, both disembarked at Malta ; G W. Parmenter, liospitalled at Bristol: J Cole, embarked for England. REPATRIATING SAMOANS. FRIENDLY JAPANESE ACTION. SYDNEY, November 23. (Received November 23. at 9.30 a.m.i Years ago numbers of Sanioa-n natives were _ exiled to Saipan Island for their opposition to the German annexation of Samoa. Following the Japanese capture of Saipan, these natives have been repatriated, and am now on their way to Sydney en route for Samoa. REPORT FROM COLONEL RHODES. HIGHLY FAVORABLE. [Per United Pkess Association.] WELLINGTON, November 23. Tho Prime- Minister has received' a letter from Lieutenant-colonel R. f[. Rhodes from Egypt stating that he had already visited several hospitals, and had talked with, every New Zealander he had met. He had not received a single complaint in regard to treatment. The onlv complaints were with respect to mails, and eyen on ilm question opinions varied. The difficulties were, nafcurallv great' Colonel Rhodes added that he "was endeavoring to go to tho Dardanelles. RETIRED TEACHERS. LENDING A HAND. " I shall ask you publicly," said Mr Israel to the, members of the Education Board this morning, "to express the boardV gratitude to retired teachers who havecome to our help so nobly. At this jurioturo it has been a difficult problem to provide relieving teachers, but the problem has been partly solved by the retired teachers who hare come to our assistance." Mr Borrie remarked that there was one unsatisfactory _ feature—namely, that the teachers relieving were teachers on superannuation, and as soon; as they came to tho board's assistance their superannuation allowance was reduced. Mr Mitchell: No, no! The regulation is that the salary they draw when relieving, plus the superannuation allowance, shall not exceed, the salary they drew in the service. Some difficulties were, however, pointed out by the secretary, btit these- could not be met save by amendment of the Superannuation Act. A hearty vote of thanks was passed.