ABOUT THE ENEMY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17703, 1 February 1918, Page 5

ABOUT THE ENEMY

AUSTRIA'S TROUBLES. BIG FLOUR- MILL DESTROYED. Router's Telegrams. (Received January 31, 7.30 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, January 30. Tliebiggest flour mill in Vienna, the chief supplier of the city, has been destroyed by firo, with large stocks of grain and flour. BREWERIES CLOSED. RESULT OF POOR HARVEST. Router's Telegrams. (Received January 31, 7.30 p.m.) BERNE, January 30. The German "Brewers' News!' states that owing to the bad oat harvest and the supply of barley, brewers have stopped brewing.,

PACIFIC COLONIES. MERCHANTS URGE RETENTION. Router's Telegram* (Received January 31, 10.20 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, January 30. The "Cologne Gazette'' states that an association of South Sea firms at Hamburg sent a memorandum to the Reichstag emphasising tho necessity of getting back the South Sea colonies, pointing out their great value; for productivity, and their great strategic value, and the favourable situation offerred for the establishment of wireless stations.