MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[r£R PBEBB ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] A VIENNA STATEMENT. AMSTERDAM, April 4. The Austrian paper “ Nenve Freio Presse ’’ states that before beginning of, the German offensive President Wil.son and Hon Lloyd George tried to induce M. Clemenceau, .the French Premier, to accept the principle of opening no peace pourparlers with Germany of a private and unbinding character. M. Clemenceau refused and threatened to resign. Finally President Wilson and Hon. Lloyd George accepted M. Clemonceau’s viewpoint.

SOOT ALI STS’ D KCISTON. PARIS, April 4. The Secretary of the French Federation of Labour, in announcing the postponement of the French Socialists’ visit to America, says:—The Socialists have agreed that this is not the time to try to end the war; hut to defend our country.

RATIONING. , LONDON April 4. The new National Meat Rationing scheme reduces the ration o? butcher’s meat by one third and correspondingly increases the allowance of other meats. The scheme allows chil-dren-over six an adult ration, and hoys between thirteen and eighteen a supplementary ration.

VISIT TO THE FRONT. LONDON, April 4. Hon. Lloyd George has relurned from a visit to the front with M. Clemenceau. They visited Sir Douglas Haig and Generals Retain, Foch, Pershing and Bliss.

AMERICAN HONOURED. WASHINGTON, April 4. The announcement has been made that King Albert of Belgium has decorated General Pershing with the Order of Leopold/

GENERAL BIRDWOOD DECORATED fI.ONUON TIMES SERVICE —COPYRIGHT ’ Received, th.s day at 8.45 a.m. LONDON, April .5. The “Gazette” announces that the Sultan of Egypt has bestowed the Order of the Nila, second class, on General llirdwood.

A TURKISH OFFER. ißeceived This Dav at 10.15. a a. LONDON April 6 Turkey has expressed W "illin!>'uess to make concession to the Caucasian Diet in order to prevent wa-. She is ready to give up Batouni, which was secured by the Brest Litiovsk tr aty - , ~ ' The Armenian coup at Erzeroum which the Turks only occupied last month in accordance with the treaty apparently jeopardises the occupation of Tonchozono,

It is understood the Armenians and Georgians have formed a large army to defend Russian Armenia.

MAN POWER BTLT(Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.) LONDON April 4. Hon, Lloyd George introduces a new Man Power Bill on Tuesday, giving up the usual day’s notice. It is anticipated the hill will be read a Curd time before the week end. It does not extend conscription to Ireland.