MISCELLANEOUS
GERMAN DESTROYERS.
ASHORE OFF DENMARK
AMSTERDAM, January 31. Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent states that two German destroyers are aground south-east of Saltholm Island (Denmark). A' cruiser and trawlers are assisting them.
ATTACK OM RIGA.
PLANNED BY THE GERMANS.
ZURICH, January 31. There is great activity at Kiel, which is interpreted as a prelude to attempt to occupy Riga in order to compel the Russians to relax their pressure in the southern sphere.
SELF-SUPPORTING.
WHAT THE EMPIRE COULD DO.
LONDON, January 31
A special committee of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce recommends making the Empire self-supporting, being thus independent of the Central Powerß, and developing trade with their Allies.
THE TOLL OF WAR.
BLINDED AUSTRIANS.
AMSTERDAM, January 31
The Superintendent of the Vienna hospitals reports that 70,000 Austrians have been blinded in six months by rock splinters caused by high explosives used on the Isonzo front.
AUSTRALIA'S PART.
A SPLENDID RECORD
SYDNEY. This Day. Speaking at the Natives Association's luncheon, Senator Pearce (acting-Premier of the Commonwealth) T-eferred to Australia's part in the war. At last year's anniversary they had sent 30,000 men to the front, whereas thev now waiting in the camps. Twelve months ago they were dependent on Britain to finance the.war; now they were primarily financing their own part.
GERMANY'S THREAT.
AMUSEMENT IN AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY, This Day.
Senator Gardiner is highly amused at Germany's threats to punish Australia for debarring German shareholders. It is some satisfaction, he says, to know that she has not relished our action. If any condign punishment is to be meted out, it will be done at the hands of Britain, not Germany.
THE KAISER'S BOMBAST.
CONFIDENCE IN GOD
LONDON, January 31
The Kaiser's birthday telegram to the King of Bavaria savs, inter alia: "My confidence in God and in my heroic troops' determination, I look forward to a victorious issue of the bloodiest international war of all times. All the enemy's plots have been shattered by an unshakenble strength, good conscience, and joy in sacrifice'by the entire German people."
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 February 1916, Page 5
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