MISCELLANEOUS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1917, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

PRAYERS FOB SUCCESS.

BERLIN Oil RCHES CROWDED. PARIS, March 1 l> The Petit RaEsienue';: Zurich curie. t.i.'undc.'it state.;, that cnornou.-; eiewti, on Sunday attended the Beilin churchI'.:, when prayers were oil'arcd for •■■ happy iasue ill' the war. The Kais r. K.-dsvnnc. and (Town I'rinee."..; attend od. THE POSITION IH OREECE. OKEENDERS TO BE IM'NISHED. ATHENS. March linn' C«-vt rune nt promised M. Guide luin that il will punish the crew < 1 i (Ireek patral boat. wh,i tired shots or ;i French torpedo boat tit Patras : ah;< lhe civilian wlm molested the Fic-ncl: Co»: : ul. GERMAN WAR LOAN. WELL AIiVKirnSKD. AMSTERDAM, March IE The ('ierman newspapers, contain hujrc advertisements about the sixth war loan. Financial circles admil that the fall of Baghdad recurred i" conveniently, Liil they hope that voi Hiiuhraburjr will fecure a victory, making the loan a success, GHIMA ANO OERMANY. MINISTERS APPLY FOR PASSPORTS. TIENTSIN. March IE

It is r. fated tfiat the Foreign Office ha- lUiitructcd China's' Minister, at Berlin to apply for his passports. China i-.i preparing pas-spurts for the Ocrman Mini.-.ter and Consuls in China.

SNDIAN COTTON DUTIES.

DEBATE IN 110CSE OF COMMONS

LONDON, March I!

Tli: House of Commons debated a resolution authorising; tho acceptance of India's war contribution of .£IOO,000,000. and the Lancastrian amendment offering sin increase tu India in cotton duti.es:.

Mr. Asiquitl) moved another amendnicnt that the increas l be reconsidered after the war in connection with the fiscal relations of the Empire. Mr. Lloyd George accepted the amendment. Mr. ArpiithV amendment was unanimously adopted after the Lancastrian amendment had been rejected by •Jiio vo.es to 125. DEBATE IX THE LOKDS. LONDON. March L>Th, Hoiwc of Lord;; debated cilton duties. Lor. 1 . Beuuchamp with* drew his hostile ameudmout alter 1 ~,:•(! Curzon had assured him that the f|ue."tion would be revised after the war.

RESTRICTION OF IMPORTS,

CONCESSIONS TO AUSTRALIA

LONDON, March U

A.-i a roadt of Australian and ether representation:.', the Government will permit the importaticU of certain qualities of Australian and New Zealand hides and leather, under license.

It ia understood that the prohibition ■was. originally imposed in order t'> prevent the importation of infer: r foreign sorts. TURKISH CAMPAIGN. RUSSIANS CAPTURE KERMAV SHAH. LONDON, March 14. The Rwniana have taken Kernuuv shall.

DARDANELLES RePQRT.

A STATEMENT PKOMISK'U. J.U.viJON, March 11. Ucplving to iir. AsipiiMi. Mi. ijfiiur Law said mat lie wuhl give t'ueiiiiy tut a iiiuU'iiiiMii mi tiie uarctumrlltrn Ivpoil. tic Monday v\ Tuesday. Ho .:uug\rs.ed that :;: : -lOlliU make a Mai m i,,t •'■' lite lay I ion 'A iidj i'.irimijii to I'lialjle a delate to follow. Lkc Iti. ilun. tie rge Lambert a:;ked whether ihe lio.i ;j could !.n given th<? minx s.- for iin.' excisions from the report without being to file public detriment. Mr. Bonar haw said that he thought all possible information ahould he given. A rfii.ull Cabinet eniimittes might be appointed for that purpose. lit- would a«k Mr. Asquith to assist the committee, winch would be glad of ins help.

MR ASQIMTH'S STATEMENT,

i'o BE AIADJ-; NKXT V.'VA'.li

|'redtes"s telegram.]

Received this dav at t-5o p.m LONDON, Alareh lb.

In the House of Commons, Air Bonar Law announced that Mr Asquith will make a statement on the Dardanelles report on the 20th. A small Government Committee, including Air Asquith, was considering' the 'excised portions of the report, with a view to publication.

THE WOOL TRADE.

SCARCITY OF TONNAGE.

LONDON, March 14

Sir Albert Stanley (Secretary to the B aid of Trade) has informed the wool trades deputation that wool will be imported. Owing to the scarcity of tonnage lie had restricted imports and it was impossible to meet Britain's: wool demands. All imported wool wa . now being u ;ed far national purposes. The Government wa:' establishing an advisory committee to consider" the whole question.

MERCHANT SHIPS

rXITEI) STATES BFILDTNO

[ADSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]

XEW YORK

March 15

The Xew York Tribune's Wash iugton correspondent states: The (vovPTimuMit Shipping Board is considering an expenditure of otUHIOJHM) dollars on t!ie con-strm-tion l) t' ; - 'hnd of 200lJ-ton wooden cargo ships of standardized (lesion to counteract the submuritiing's.

Representatives of nineteen ship\;u'ds are contemn »' with the Shiptting Board as to the time required to build a thousand ships.

BRITSSH C^LCIERS.

LONG SERA'IVE BADGE

laA'DOX, March 15. The Arniv Council is considering the int reducing <>f >''- distinguishing mark for soldier" wiio have served long period • in this firing line. \ OUR PASSPORT SYSTEM. \N \ EST RAIT AX COMPLAINT. [•worxv-Tooßßv stihvo -v.k nsv Kvnvwxsnv] He.-eivod tin's ,1-iv ;H I'i-oU a-m-MELBOURNE, This DayIn Hie If'uise the Hon- \Y. MHughes undertook to make 1 rcoroK..M!?ations to the Xew Zealand (Tf)verninoiit it it was shown that thore were instances of Australian riti'/ens over military age beingprohibited from leaving the Dominion-