INTERESTING ITEMS

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 3629, 9 November 1918, Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS

ANZACS TO LAND ON PENINSULA.

London, Nov. 7

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Leslie Wilson, Mr. MacPherson stated that the graves unit, upon which the Anzac forces would be represented, would form part of the first military contingent to land at Gallipoli and would take in hand the graves there.

PREMIER HUGHES PROTESTS. Addressing the Australian Club, Mr. Hughes emphatically protested that the Dominions had" - not been consulted regarding the peace terms. Ho particularly objects to clause 3, Avhich takes away Australia's right to make her oAvn economic laws, and also against the absence of any provision for indemnities.

REPLACING LOST SHIPS

Mr. McNamara sttaed that 8,----946,000 tons of merchantmen shipping were lost by enemy action and marine risks, of which 5,443,000 were replaced by new construction, enemy tonnage, and purchases abroad.

INDEPENDENT PpLAND. Poland has been proclaimed a republic.

FATAL INFLUENZA. Official: Deaths from influenza in the great towns of England and Wales last week were 7417, as compared with 4482 in the previ ous week. The respective totals for London were 4167 and 2227.

BRITISH IN MOSUL. The Anglo-Indian army from Bagdad has occupied Mosul, in Asiatic Turkey.

The Turks are complying with the armistice terms, and the British are now enabled to transfer a large number of troops from Palestine for service in Europe.

'•PHYSICAL FORCE PARTY." In the House of Commons, Mr. E. Shortt (Secretary for Ireland) said: Enough hjgli explosives were seized in one of the Hepublicau Brotherhood Headquarters last week to blow up Belfast and Dublin. He added that the physical force party was coming to the front, again and had prepared fresh acts of violence of the most serious description. Though the numbers of the brotherhood were smal|> they were extremely dangerous.

PILLAGE AND MURDER. Heuter's correspondent on the Belgian front states: The Bavarilanß, before evacuating Deynze, systematically pillaged the town, and massacred 163 civilians on the orders of General yon Strawski. When the looting was finished, the 'Bavarians drove the inhabitants into cellars and threw down incendiary bombs. The .whole of Cour-trai-street was burned, and 34 civilians were incinerated, while 12. others were killed by sheila fired after the Germans left the town.