VARIOUS ITEMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10526, 2 December 1916, Page 5

VARIOUS ITEMS.

BERNE, Dee. I. Bishop Bnrv Las arrive 1 fn m Ruhleben, where lie spent a wee!', at Germany's per mission, in the free-st Intercourse with tin British prisoner.-. No Oennans were near. Me says that he left- the interned men feeling prouder than ever to be Englishmen He obtained permission to sing the National Anthem, which was done with the utmost enthusiasm. 'I heir message of sympatln and encouragement was received with gratitude. ATHENS, Nov -n. The British arrested enemy Consuls in Syria, and removed them, with their fami lies, to a warship bound for nu unknown Jest,i.jation. LONDON, Nov. 30. Mr Wardle. the Labour M.P., says tlia' the Labour Party will determinedly oppos - iny Government attempt to introduc coloured labour into Britain. He is con vinced that a rc-arrangemont of existing labour will meet- nil Government needs. A doctor, a paymaster, and a sergeant major at the White City recruiting otlie - have been charged with conspiracy for granting certificates of unfitness to V Jvservice men of military age. Considerable sums were found in the possession of tli*• paymaster and tho doctor. In tlje House of Lord;., Lord Laiisdown" announced that the. Government would make no further attempt to secure a new .register, not. even to enfranchise voteless soldiers and sailors or prevent the disfranchisement of the remainder, as high

naval and military authorities' objections to i: trench election were more marked. Lord Salisbury protested that an election on the o!d register would disfranchise nearly all the soldiers and sailors. Tho Admiralty reports that aaval air squadrons .made diiilv raids on tho Bulgarian coast between November 23 and 2S and bombed Karjani, Anjesta i •iiwr.y station and the camp ■ i Rajolivos. They considerably damaged an aerodrome in Drama and attacked Posna and Doksambo* T ey made rppeated attacks on Drama and An gesla with satisfaetor re-nlts. AMSTERDAM, Dec. I Tlio Germans have released the Ron«iß».n Rcngentes. v.lnch was seized on_Noveni-.ee 10 and have opened an enquiry into the action of the crc.v in helping an English courier to hide a despatch box.