MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

SPANISH INTENTIONS

MADRID, July 6th

Don Dato, in a manifesto, says that the Government consider the AngloFrench newspaper criticism on the foreign policy as unjust. Spain is determined to continuo to adhere to strict neutrality.

THE DUTCH RIOTS. AMSTERDAM, j uiy 7. Th© rioting has been almost completely suppressed. The revolutionary Committee has decided to terminate the strike and proclaim a general strike in th© ©vent of the Government declining to prohibit all ' exports of food. TURKS PREPARING. (Received. This I)av at 8.50. a.m.) ROME, July 8. The “Roma” learns from Turkisn sources that the Turks are making great preparations to retake Baghdad and defend Palestine. Ten now divisions aro forming, seven being for Asia under a German Marshal.

AT SALONIKA. LONDON, July 6. British official.—W© drovo the my out of our trenches on a ridge westward of Doldeli, on which he had gained a temporary foothold. Our aeroplanes bombed Drama and otner camps and dumps. During June w© dropped 'nineteen tons of explosives. RIOTS RENEWED. -'AMSTERDAM, July 6 Th© riots have been renewed, 'ihe strikers molested the artillery workers and the crowdl refused to disperse. Th© soldiers fired and killed on© and injured twelve. REFORMS SHELVED. / July 6. In the Reichstag, the party leaders i accepted Hon von Bethmnnn. Hollweg’s demand for sliolving tho Constitutional Committee’s Reform proposals, with the exception of resolutions by which th© 24 constituencies exceeding 200, 000 in population will be allowed two ; deputies instead of one. i This significant reform could n°t he | realised this year and was granted! as ! a sop to agitators.

IN EGYPT 1

", Reuter’s Telegre m.) LONDON, July 6,

Egypt official: The situation is unchanged. Ther© is considerable artillerv activity. The hoalth of tho troops satisfactory and the hospital admissions are th© lowest average for Egypt for fivo years beforo the war.

CANADA’S CONSCRIPTION OTTAWA, July 8.

The Conscription Bill was amended in committee to provid© that young married men he called out befor© unmarrieds over 35 years of age. Government stated that men from 18 to 35 wer© found to perform the best military service.