MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

RIDING FOR A FALL. POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTOR (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, July 22. The Daily News says that the Governmtnt opposes Mr. Wardle’s amendmen to the Corn Production Bill seeking to secure an increase in agricultural labourers wage of 25s to 30, not-w-ithstandLng that the Bill provides the farmers a' largo bonus to stimulate the production. . A lobby correspondent believes that the Government are riding for a fall; and are ready for a spring election withi out carrying electoral reform. * BIG BRITISH VOTE. LONDON, July 21st It is expected that- a credit vote will be introduced next week for £500,000 000 making the total for the war £5,142000. DUTCH NEUTRALITY. (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) AMSTERDAM, July 23. The Vadelland in an inspired article, points out the investigations by the Dutch Admiralty do not suggest that the British committed a deliberate breach of Dutch neutrality at the taking of the German convoy, though during the pursuit the British crossed the territorial waters. Some Dutch jurists hold that a hostile vessel attacked on tho high seas may be pursued into territorial waters. . | CHINESE POLITICS. (Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.> P"EKN, July 21. Sun Vat Sen’s followers are bitterly opposing the Tuan Chi Fui’s Cabin®!, probably owing to the German financial intrigue. Tuan Chi Fui is determined to carry out the previous programme, including the declaration of war against Germany. PALESTINE OPERATIONS (Received This D«v 1] 25. a.m.) LONDON, July 23. Egypt, official—Two enemy cavalry regiments on 19th. July, pushed rum: miles westward of Be re Sheba. Our ’ Mounteds drove them back to Bore Sheba. We successfully raided trenches ' so’fth-vvestward tof [Gaza. FOOD SAVINGS. j (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.) LONDON July 23. Mr.'Kennedy Jones claims that bread and flour consumption has,been reduced by one third since March. STEAMSHIP RATES. (Received This Dav at 10.15. a in.) WASHINGTON, July 23rd. The regulation of ocean steamship : rates has been agreed upon by the prin- 1 cipnl Allies and United States. TURK’S WOEFUL nJCffii. LONDON, July 20. How the Russians drove the Turks from the Hamadan-Kcrind road towards Baghdad is described by an. Candler, who is now with our Army 1 north of Baghdad. Tho road all the ! way from Ilamadan was a defile between snow-chad ranges which made a J burning movement almost impossible. Hence there was no opportunity of rounding up the Turkish rearguard hut owing to the relentless pressure of the pursuit the enemy suffered heavy losses in the retreat, through artillery , fire, sickness and exhaustion. All the way the road was littered with dead mules horses, camels, asses and buffaloes The Turks’ ranks were thinned by ty- ( phus and most of the men were bare- , footed. Between Klermanshah and Khanjkin is an uninhabited waste. Seven armies have passed through it in ten months. Villages are abandoned and supplies do not exist- even in districts which are least exhausted. Near ly 2000 new graves were counted »■. Kermanshav alone. Persia is now clear of the Turks and there are no enemy this side of the Diala river. NO DECISION FROM “U” BOATS. LONDON, July 20 Router’s correspondent at Amsterdam states that the military correspondent of tho Frankfurter Zeixiing, writing on the submarine campaign, recalls how he had always warned tho German people- not to expect too deci sive results from -it. “It must be that both in offensive and defensive means for combating submarines our enemies have made progress.” Tho correspondent then describes the methods of fighting “U” Boats such ns nets, mines, and smoke clouds, and continues: “Only the- continued construction and technical perfecting of the submarine will permit us to maintain the offensive with advantage.” Th-a porresplohdent concerns suf',»h statements as that England is completely blockaded and such prophecies as that the submarines will bring a deecision by August. He considers that submarines cannot- produce a decision.