MISCELLANEOUS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1917, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS

A BOMB FOR THE KAISER. DISCOVERED TOO SOON. [Australian ami N.Z. Cable Association.J PARIS, May 13. “Hiunanites” correspondent at Zurich says; A powerful infernal machine was discovered in the Kaiser’s private residence at Tiergarten. The military is suspected. IRON GROSSES. FOR GO OK "AND CITATTFFETTRS. [Australian ami N.Z. Cable Association.! AMSTERDAM, May 1.3. Several hundreds of thousands of Iron Crosses wore dislrihnfed owiup to the Kaiser empowering all army commanders to bestow them. The “Berliner Tagehlatt” protests that iron crosses won behind the inkstand 'are greater than pt the front. Many have been he- ' von o narmy cooks and chaufstovved on officials and ordinaries, feurs who eat in the rear trenches. OVERSEAS SOLDIERS. EXEMPLARY CON DTTCT. [ATTSTKAT.T AN AMD N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION.] LONDON, May 13. Police Inspector Ashton, stationed at Westminster, pave evidence that his district accommodated hundreds of thousands of overseas soldiers, and their pene■>l conduct was exemplary and they pive the police no trouble. SCANDINAVIAN CONFERENCE. NEFT PARITY TO BE MAINTAINED. STOCKHOLM, May 13. A eotiferenee of Scandinavian Ministers resolved lo continue absolute neutrality and to abstain from mediationJEWS EXPELLED BY TURKS TERRIBLE SITFFERTNOS PERIENCED[AUSTRALIAN AMD N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION.] LONDON’, "May 13. “Reuter’’ learns that all -lews were expelled from .Tafia at the Passover and compelled to flee northwards- r ! bey were robbed durinp their fliph t and their* homes looted and destroyed. Those resisting were lumped- A thousand wandered on the roads helpless and starving* Those deported to unknown destinations included masses of vounp Jews from Jerusalem-

GERMAN CHANCELLOR. VISIT TO VIENNA. AMSTERDAM, May EL A telegram from Berlin .Mate.*- that ilie Chaueellor lias gone t<> the A ienna (,'onferenco. THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. PASSPORTS REFUSED. AMSTERDAM, May EL Tho Czernin and Ihe German Governments have refused passports to Herr Haase and of her Independent Socialists to proceed to Hie Stockholm Conference. CONTROLLER OF THE NAVY OLD OFFICE REVIVED. LONDON May Id. . The Daily Mail understands that. Sir Eric Ocddes (Inspector-General of Transportation) has been appointed Controller of the Navy, which office has been revived under the Admiralty. FIRE AT WILHELMSHAVEN. SUBMARINE BUILDING DAMAGED. AMSTERDAM, May IT A great lire at the Imperial wharves at Wilhelmshaven raged for *eveu hours. The submarine building department was damaged.