MISCELLANEOUS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1917, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS.

FIGHTING AT SINAI.

TURKISH POSITIONS LONDON, February 20. ' Egyptian Official': We captured Turkish po«t& at Nekhl Birclasana, on the Sinai Peninsula, securing prisoners and booty, * t / GERMANRAIDER. AT LARGE IN THE MEDITERRAN■y-\;':\ ;' EAN. ."'/'' 7 '\:'., NEW YORK, Februaiy 20. Mr. Mallory, a liner wirelens opera, tor, declaron that a German raider is still royitiff, the Mediterranean. She was last sighted a. thousand,miles east of Gibraltar. -; MUNITION EXPLOSION. \ • MAN V Y CASUALTIES AT ARCH- , ' ANGEL...:': . , NEW YORK, February 20.A Berlin menage ptatev that' 1500 i people were killed in thp explosion .'of ammunition at Archangel.

GERMAN L*JAks

FURTHER HUQti CJiIiDH B. ' :■.-■',. LONDON,-- February ii'lv Cwi i"c.p..iia<i*.t; S>u..ttso*'n.vii. Wife Cffi'' !i f i ! Will' \iiCn Uie j.c(JcSaity' OI VOtlifg iUi'iijfjx' Circuits ana sanctioning . a ,.in.y- luan. .ii lias gaiiy loans v.lu.vuu>lv«i*.-y----nig ciw'ver ti/f tno puper CiViLw j... 0 people will iix»vy be tl skeu w pay iktiie paper something on account and. it seems certain uiat 'there must be n«.w taxes, if only to cover the deucit -iii ute ordinary budget. ! , GERMAN RESERVISTS. ARRIVAL IN MEXICO. Washington; February 20.. According" to reliable hundreds: of German reservists have arrived in Mexico City.. England is ready to resist; the tax placed on exports by Cairanza. - ■■"', IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. GRAND JURIES SUSPENSION ' . BILL. , LONDON, February '20., In the House of Commons;, the; Grand Juries Suspension Bill has been read a third time. \ CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.. LONDON, February 20. , In •the. House of Common's, the Con_ solidated Fund Bill was read a- third time. IMPERIAL! CONFERENCE. ' FURTHER POSTPONEMENT,•■'

NEW YORK, February 21

According to the New York *fribune'ii Lcuid&n correspondent, the Imperial Conference has been postponed as a result of the Australian political crisis.

AUSTRALIAN RECRUITING.

WOMEN'S REQUEST DECLINED

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

Received this day at 8.45 a.m. BRISBANE, This Day.

A deputation from the Women's Recruiting Committee urged the Chief Secretary to comb out the eligible^ 1 available for service "in all business houaes, ■,replacing them with returnc.l men, married men, rejects, or women. The Secretary, in reply, stated-that he strongly opposed coercive measures, which were highly improper. "A SPY OF ENGLAND." WILD ASSERTION. ' ' ! ' \. ' 1" : -• [AtTSTRAtJA* AND K..Z. OaJSLK! ASSOCIATION.] Received this 'day at 12.25 p.m. . THE HAGUE, February 21. The German newspapers demand • that jtyr, Gerard disprove , Count Reventlow's charges, declaring that he spied oh 'behalf of England and gave information regarding the Casement expedition. * MR GERARD. VISITS. SPANISH CAPITAL.. Received this .day at 11.25 a.m. LONDON; February 21.

The Daily Telegraph's' Pnrir, correspondent nrtysi: Mr, -.Gerard; proceeds direct to Madrid to interview the political leaders, and probably a more exalted personage. Political significance is attached to the vir.it. ' GERMANY WITHIN. . STRIKE AT ESSEX [ATTRTRATJAN ANO N'.Z. ASSOrTATTON.] Pieceived this dav at 12.25 p.m. AMSTERDAM. Februar- 92. There has been si strike at Krnpyw for the past fortnight by 17,000 workmen, who demand better food '■'\v,4; wages. Some were sent/to the front as punishment. EXCESS PROFITS TAX. YIELD BEVOvn EXPECTATIONS. ("ATTRTBALTAN ATCTi W.Z, CABT.K ARSOOTATTOV.] Received tin's dav hi 11.25,a.m. LONDON, ifebnnirv 21. Thoucfh.it was estimated that the yield from excess profits for the financial year be .-PSfi.OOO.000. alreody £114.000,000 hnve been received, and it is expired that, another £25.000,000 will be forthcoming. : GERMAN SHIPOWNERS. ALLOWANCES FROM THE STATE. [attsthalian ann nz. cart.r association.] Received this day at 11.25 a.m. COPENHAGEN, February 21. The. Taglische Zeitung states that 3,000,000 marks'are being lent to German nhipownersi. This is only>an instalment, and it will finally amount to 1,000,000,000 marks, ' - '