Central Powers.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 354, 14 February 1917, Page 5

Central Powers.

THE MEAT RATION.

AND N.Z OABT.F ASS’n] London, Feb. 13. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Rotterdam correspondent says that Berlin’s meat ration has been increased 310 z., and is now three-quarters of a pound weekly. It is exoected that a similar increase will be made m all towns of above 50,000 inhabitants.

THE WAYS OF THE HUN.

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABI* ASS’N] London, Feb. 13.

The “Morning Post”s” Petrograd correspondent says that the Germans are utilising legless soldiers as machine gunners. They are unable to escape, and many were found dead alongside their guns.

CONSCIENCE MADE COWARDS.

NIGHTMARE OF RETRIBUTION

[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ABRN.j (Received 14, 8.50 a.m.) Amsterdam, Feb. 13.

The “Kolnische Zeitung” has a remarkable outburst on pictures of the xvoe that will overtake the Fatherland if Germany is forced to her knees, particularly fearing th*' results if hordes from Australasia, Canada, Tonkin, and Gambia brealc through the steel barriers and inundate German land.

REIGN OF TERROR IN SERVIA

CIVILIANS HANGED ON SLIGHTEST PRETEXT.

(Rr-ceixed 11. s s(i am.) London, Feb. 13. ’

The Seixian Legation slates that the Austrians arc hanging manv civilians in Sei via for pettj offences, including gntng food to fugitives, having more food housed than is peimitted, and retaining copper utensils. Numbers haxe been hanged because thex could not or xvould not indicate where the State arehixes are buried. Wcalihx- merchants xx ci e hanged for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of private property of the Crown Prince.

ELEPHANT TRANSPORT.

AND N.Z. CARLE ASSN.) (Received 14, 10.30 a.m.) Hague, Feb. 13. The “Berliner Tageblatt” pub. fishes a photograph of elephants from the Berlin.and Hamburg zoos drawing truckloads of paper for the “Tageblatt.” horses, petrol, and tyres being unavailable.

THE TWO EMPERORS CONFER.

[united service.] (Received 14, 1.40 p.m.) London, Fob. 13,

The Kaiser is visiting Vienna where he is conferring with the Emperor Charles.

TWO MUNITION FACTORIES

DESTROYED.

NEAR HAMBURG.

r nitnTKß’fl teleoramh ’ (Received 14, 12.15 p.m.) Copenhagen, Feb. 13. The “Hamburg Nachrichten” announces a terrible explosion near Hamburg. 'Two large ammunition factories were destroyed, sixty three were killed and sixty three injured.