THE POPE’S PEACE EFFORTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 430, 9 August 1915, Page 6

THE POPE’S PEACE EFFORTS

SWISS COMMENT. (Received 9. 2.30 p.m.) Zuiieh. Aug. 8. Colonel Arthur Hoffman. the Swiss President, commenting on the Pope’s letter, said the Pope can do what no other man can do by appealing to something higher than mere self interests.

The Vice President (M. Guiseppe Motta) appreciates the Pope's phrase. “Bless be he who takes the first step io lead us back to peace.'' THE PREACHING OF A JEHAD (Received 9. 10.-20 a.m.) Naples. Aug. 8. The "Correiere de I’Mattino" states that the Pope is enquiring into the report of the Bishops of Serajevo and A gram. that Zara lias preached a Holy War against Italy. HORSE MEAT IN VIENNA. AS DEAR AS PRIME BEEF.

(Received 9, 2.30 p.m.) Zurich, Aug. s. Horseflesh in Vienna is dearer than meat, in peace times. Horses' for slaughter are selling at £2O. USELESS BAUBLES IN COMPENSATION FOR RUIN. (Received 9. 2.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, Aug. 8. The Kaiser decorated Herr Heineked, of the North German Lloyd Company with an Iron Cross. The Emperor’s entourage strongly opposed the decoration of Herr Ballin because he is a Jew. The Socialist. journal, the ’’Mutichener Post," jokingly suggests that shareholders of both companies should be decorated with an Iron Cross as compensation to them for their ruin.

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

THREE MORE VICTIMS

(Received 9, 2.45 p.m.) London. Aug. 8. The Belfast steamer, Elenrakel. the Swedish steamer. M'lhuland and the trawler Ocean Queen have been sunk. The crews were landed. THE DARDANELLES BRITISH GENERAL RETIRES THROUGH ILLNESS. (Received 9, 2.40 p.m.) Paris, Aug. 8. Grneial Hunter-Weston has been compelled to relinguish his command at the Dardanelles owing to illness. General Bailloud, acting French commander, has issued an order expressing the gratitude of the. British army corps, at the same time expressing the hope that General Hunter-Weston will soon return to help iii the completion of the joint task. WE MAY RETIRE TO THE URALS. BUT WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST Al AN. (Received 9, 2.50 p.m.) Petrograd, Aug. 8.

At a meeting of the committee, under M. Gutcbkoff’s leadership, for organising industries for war. representatives were present from all parts and many patriotic speec’bes were delivered. M. Riabouchinsky. a millionaire of Moscow, said : "We -hall retire if necessary to the Urals, but will fight to the last man. Who talks against war to the knife ought to be knocked oh the head.

COAL EXPORT EMBARGO. (Received 9, 2.59 p.m.) London. Aug. 8. Sir Edward Grey explains that unnecessary apprehension has been caused over the coal regulation, tlm details of which were rallied on the 3rd August. It is merely required that licenses snail be obtained for coal exports not destined for Britis.i possessions. In consequence of regulating the price of coal in Britain it is necessary to control the. coal trade to niaiiit<ain a proper propc rtion for home and foreign consumption METALS FOR GERMANY. NORWEGIAX C’ONTHABAN D PLOT.

(Rev-eived 9, 2.10 p.m.) Christiana. Aug. 8

An organised plot has been discovered to export copper and nickel scraps to Germany. Several firms of commission agents are implicated. NOTES FROM VARIOUS STATES In the Sydney Domain an orator deprecating enlistment was hustled by the soldiers. He sought police protection and was locked up on the charge of a breach of the War Precautions Act. Members of the Sydney; branch of tin* British Medical Association have offered to attend wounded soldiers free of charge for six months after their discharge from hospital. Under pressure from the Premier, the racing clubs in Westralia have reduced their fixtures for the remaining months of the year by 25.

TRENTHAM INQUIRY.

EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE HUTMENTS. (Received 9, 2.50 p.m.) At the, Trentham (‘ommission to day Mr. Justice Husking remarked that the first reference to the hutments was made at the end of December, and tenders were not called till the end cf March. The So'icitor General said : “If it is suggested I hat there was an unreasonable delay, I suggest that the matter should be more fully investigated, as it appears to me from the file, that there was no delay.” His Honor agreed that this was so, but the real origin of hutments was the insufficiency of tents, and to accommodate the number of men that, were being sent away. The hutments were not contemplated merely because winter was approaching. With respect to the hospital, its non-erection had been associated in the minds cf the public with hospital accommodation that was called for in regard to the epidemic. That was not so at all. The hospita 1 , it appeared from the evidence adduced, was for surgical and general cases, anil not for use as a fever hospital. At the most it would have provided only for a few extra beds.

Lieut.-Col. Meric,:, who was ap-

pointed principal medical officer about the -29th June, said that when he went to Trcntham he found that the increasing nunibeiof patients at the racecourse buildings were mostly influenza and measles, the two being kept separate as far as possible, but measles in the catarrhal stage lemained with influenza until it could be diagnosed by the appearances of rash, and then they were removed. At the beginning of July tlm minds of the medical men were exercised by symptoms in sonic of the cases, but these were at first thought to be a malignant, form of measles. and wen? kept under special observation. On the 7th July they sought special advice, with the result that (He camp was removed. When witness first took charge he n< tired some of the hutments were overcrowded, and he discussed the matter with the Camp Commandant. Steps were taken to reduce the number. The camp vvis being partially depleted each day by transfers to the hospital. On the removal of the camp the hutments were cleaned cut and disinfected. and left vacant for at least a week. The men left in the camp were the 6th Reinforcements, and the men returned from sick leave. Among these there has been a low proportion of sickness. Witness outlined the measures that were taken to treat eerebro spinal meningitis eases, and cheek the spread of disease. The surface' drainage was receiving attention. He recommended that 30 men be accommodated in each hutment. He much piel'erred to see lined hut meiits. He favoured seme means for regulating the ventilation and minimising the draughts. Drying rooms were now being constructed. At tbe very cutset, he bad recommended that there should be. some cuter entrance to the huts, in order that tin? mud and dirt might, not lie carried right in. Tie thought the distance between the. lints should be at least the width of the huts them selves. The huts should also be as near as possible due north ami south. His Honor : How are the new huts being erected? Witness: In the same lines as the others. His Honor: Evidently someone thinks everything is all right. Air. Skerrett : Perhaps they do not think at all.

Colonel Morice said it was important to have sunshine round the huts. ('clone] Valentine said that as early- as June 25th he had arranged to erect a steam disinfecting plant, as soon as the steam could be obtained.