LATE WAR NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 219, 17 August 1918, Page 6

LATE WAR NEWS.

PEACE OFFENSIVE. A KAISER-INSPIRED TELEGRAM. (Received 17, 11.45 a.m.) Amsterdam, Aug. 16A telegram, apparently inspired, appears in all the German newspapers stating that the Kaiser and Emperor Karl held a conference at which they discussed all the political events of the Entente countries ■ which might create the prospect for opening peace. Some circles regard Herr Hintze’s survey of peace talk as a prelude to an imperial announcement. —(Argus.j ONLY ON THE ALLIES TERMS. THE FRENCH DETERMINATION (Received 17, 11.45 a.m.) Paris 2 Aug. 16. General Humbert, interviewed, says we are now able to foresee how the war will end, but it is more essential than ever that the Allies force the acceptance of their own terms. Tt is utterly futile to discuss peace feelers. Frenchmen are unanimous on this attitude aft«r the bitter experience of Germany’s appalling arrogance,., ruthlessness and lust for. conquest.—(Times.”) CENTRAL POWERS.

SUBJECT RACES OF AUSTRIA.

CREATION OF AUTONOMOUS STATES.

(Received 17, 1.35 p.m.) ! Copenhagen, Aug. 16. ! A vienna "adical nows paper learns from a reliable source that all the Austrian political parties and Crown have agreed to the Premier’s proposal for a new constitution providing for the creation of a number of autonomous States according to na-j tionalities.-—(A. and N.Z.) I MILITARY SPORTS. SUCCESS OF NEW ZEA LANDERS | (Received 17, 1.35 p.m.) j London. Aug. 16. , The New Zealand troops, secured resnrkable successes at the So.ithe-n Counties Military Sports T... ; w, all the principle events. ' ' - d won the cross country teams event and Otago the tug-o’-war and relay race. —(A. and N.Z.) TERRITORIAL OFFICERS. ONE STAR RANK IN N.Z.E.F. Wellington, Aug. 17. Notwithstanding the recent litigation re the status of Territorial officers, which resulted in the judgment that they had no claim to commissions in the Expeditionary Force, the Defence Department has decided to give most of them the rank of, 2nd Lieutenant. The reason stated is that promotions in the field have had to be reduced and there is now more room for Territorial officers. I VARIOUS FUNDS. NAPIER. Mrs. H. B. Lusk wishes to acknowledge the following donations to the Wellington District Copper Trail Fund:—F. Williams £1 1/-, P. Pattullo £3. A. Gibl’n £5, J. H. Coleman £25, W. Shrimpton £5, Angus McKinnon £3 3/-, G. Morley £2 2/-, G. E. Mannering £l.