MISCELLANEOUS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1917, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS.

RUSSIAN MERCHANTMEN. •A BUILDING PROGRAMME. PETROGRAD,. February' 19. In the Duma, the Minister of Industry stated; that, he wuW introducing a Bill to,provide the- Government with an advance of 100,000,000 roubles to build merchantmen. THE OOAL SUPPLIES. BRITISH COAL FOR NORWAY. COPENHAGEN, February 19. It is officially stated that the .restriction bn. the export of coal from England to Norway has been abolished in view of Norway undertaking not to export pyrites to Germany. THE CRIMINAL LAW. DRASTIC A MEN DMENTS. flllE 1 TIMES” CABLE. 1 Received this day at 8.45 a.m. LONDON, February 2U. Ju tlio House of Commons the Criminal Law Amendment Act was read a second lime. It raises the ago of consent to 10 and fixes the maximum penalty for brothel keepijag at FSUU. FORGED LABOUR. GERMAN LABOUR PROTEST. [beuxeb’s telegram.l Received this day at 12.2 U a.m. AMSTERDAM, February 20. The leaders of the German trades unions, after examining’ evidence collected in Belgium, resolved to protest to General von Hindenburg and Dr vom Betli-nuurn-Holhveg against the deportations.

DEPORTATIONS IN SERBIA.

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.J

Received thin- day at 10-5 a.m. PARIS, February *2O. Lii Temps publishes reliable narrative! from Serbia,- which state that 40,000 were torn from their homes and sent ;to Hungary. Troops raided towns and villages and the-countiy-nido, abducting -anon and women over fifteen, • V ,

There' was a pitiless man-hunt and woman-hunt At Belgrade. 1 The victim's wore -rounded up in. the streets like cattle and sent to one' concentration camp at Heinruilnigrun. The deported!! were baldly aWe to subsist on the' rations! Besides file. elders, in the Brunner Camp there are 1300 small ho vs, who are rapidly wasting from privations and sickness.OUR PORTUGUESE ALLY. WILL hWH PART, LISBON. February 19. . ;Tnthe rhamhor of' TVi’niims. Chain (Lr-lared’ that the Allies- r-rmhl rdv ,ou Porliupil's ,‘ilurhs and sariilicos in llio wfir.

UNIVERSAL SERVICE.

MINISTER’S WARNING ■ ■ ~ , h—' . . IAUSI KALIAN and N.Z. OABLJi ASSOCIATION.] _____ J . Received this day at 10.5- a,m. ; LONDON, February 20. Hoiu J. Hodge, in a speech at ryottingham, urged all capable of helping to join the y oluntary national service, especially tlu>; rteei works and shipyards. ’They , must not make - any bone.; about it. If voluntaryism failed r j the worker,; would be taken willynilly. * ‘J GERMAN WAR FUND., ' COMMANDEERING ORNAMENTS. ■ ' - • /vd f REUTER V TELEGRAM.] - : V; Received Ibis dav at 12.20 a.nif AMSTERDAM, February 20.. ■ i ' The Bank of Germany pub-' lishe’s a demand to all classes to contribute gold, ornaments, and jewellery, except of special artistic'or historical value, as part of tlie national equipment effort.

THE HAMBURG. EXPLOSION. A BIG DEATH ROLL. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. J Received tins dav at 12.20 a.m. AMSTERDAM, February 20. .. The newspapers give an; idea of the cleatb roll in the recent muni- • tions explosion near Hamburg, describing the funerals .of 105 -; young women. ' ‘ GERMAN MERCHANT NAVY. COMPENSATION FOR SHIPOWNERS. ; • [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.] Received this day at 12125 pan, COPENHAGEN, February 21). > The Reinin',tag will.vote 300,000,00(1 marks for shipbuilding, to be allowed shipowners in proportion to -'their war losses. The;Government- policy is td >• add 1,500,000 tonnage to' prepare u fleet. - GERMANY WITHIN. . j OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.] ■ * Received this day at 12.25 p-in, , t AMSTERDAM, February 20. . ; The German -newspapers announce that there is a smallpox epidemic at Ea.ien, Magdeburg, Hamburg and Berlin. It is believed that it was im. ported by immigrants. 'f .. . : MUNITIONS FOR RUSSIA. BIG AMERICAN CONTRACTS. NEW YORK, February 19. The tex-nis for financing tlie. huge munition contract with Russia Lute been settled, tbe Bethlehem Steel Company placing , 50,000,000 dollars- of its own securities with the trust com-

panics. •• Mr Schwab says that the Bethlehem Co.’s notes are secured by the Treasury’s assets and British shftft-term notes.' He Britisli short-term notes as equal to gold. ’ Russia will now receive a regular schedule.