ABOUT THE ENEMY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17250, 18 August 1916, Page 8

ABOUT THE ENEMY

POLAND.

AN AUSTRIAN REPORT

■Reuter’s Telegrhnia.

GENEVA, August 16

It is reported from Vienna that Austria, bar, decided to confer self-govern-ment on Poland and to release a largo number of interned Poles.

AUSTRIAN POLITICS,

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Australian and K.*. Cable Association. GENEVA, August 16.

A wireless message states that Baron Burian has resigned, and that Count Andrassy will replace him as Minister of Foreign Affairs. •

United Service. (Received August 17, 7.30 p.m.) PARIS, August 17.

Nowspapers regard tho appointment of Count Andrassy ss Minister _ of Foreign Affairs as securing the unification of the Central Empire’s armies and policies in German hands. _ They describe Andrassy as the “ Kaiser’s clinging, swollen-headed vassal.”

AIMING AT PEACE.

PROPOSAL TO INDUCE ITALY

TO WITHDRAW

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ("Received August 17, 7.15 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, August 16

Reports from Vienna state that two imoortant Cabinet meetings were held yesterday and discussed a separate peace with Italy in order to devote all efforts against Russia.

FOOD FRAUDS.

ARRESTS IN PRUSSIA

(Received August 17, 7.15 p.m.) ROTTERDAM, August 17,

Tho “ Berliner Tageblatt ” says that there were nearly a hundred arrests in Berlin and West Prussia lor extensive grain frauds. Large quantities were sent to Berlin branded “ machine parts.” ■ Potatoes were sold at 300 per cent profit. An innkeeper s wife, among the arrested people, was possessed of 100,000 marks for the purpose of bribery.

GERMANY’S MEALS.

STEWS WITHOUT MEAT,

United Service. (Received August 17, 7.30 p.m.) PARIS, August 17,

The “Paris Journal” gives details of German food and says that an ordinary meai consisting of Indian corn soup, a slice c.f salmon, spinach, gruyeres and half a bottle of wine costs nine marks. Two slices of sausage and five grammes of butter cost two marks at the people’s soup kitchens, and forty pfennig will buy a litre of soup, or moatleSvS stew. , .

INSPIRED SERMON.

THE KAISER’S CHAPLAIN

INDIGNANT AT WOMEN’S

COMPLAINTS

Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association-

AMSTERDAM, August 16

The Kaiser’s chief chaplain, Pastor Dryander returned from the west front ami preached an indignaut sermon m Berlin Cathedral denouncing the socalled grumble of wives. He declared that criticism and disputing.? were imperilling Germany, and especially denounced the complaints of dear food and short rations, and PrussoBavarian recriminations. The Kaiser clearly inspired the ser moD.

KAISER IN COD3GNE.

•' GO TO CHURCH

(Received August 17, 7.1 p.m.) AMSTERDAM,- August 16.

The “ Cologne Gazette ” says that the Kaiser is visiting Cologne. Acknowledging the crowds salutations from a train window, he said: "Go to church, everybody, and pray for victory and an honourable peace.”

DISHEARTENING.

SUPPRESSION OF EDITOR

SOUGHT

BERNE, August 16

Pan-Germanists have petitioned to suopress Theodore M olft, editor of the Tagcblatt.” on the ground that lie is exercising a disheartening influence on industrial and financial interests.

VON BSSSING’S GOM.

TAKEN PRISONER BY THI

FRENCH

United Service.

LONDON. August 16,

Hi-' French have captured Lieutenant ,o.i Hissing, son of the tyrant Governor (ji Belgium. . . He is believed to be identical with a Melbourne Savage Club spy.