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Nelson Evening Mail, 17 November 1916, Page 1

LATE NEWS

(Reuter'a Telegrams.) (Rec. Nov. 17, 1.15 p.m.) ~' LONDON,'Nov. 16. In 'the Bouse of •Comimoms Load: B<oibert Cecil stated that .the Portuguese were rendering signal service an, 'Gewnan East Africa. The, Government and people of Ponfcugal -were actimg in a spirit of the highest loyalty, and doing everything in thejr |po"wer for the Allied cause. Lord Robert Cecil also announced! that >the Greek 'army would be reduced 1 to a peace footing and 1 itwo army 'oorips woulid .be removed from Thessaly. The billies ' were considering steps to prevent conflicts ' ibetween Venizeliste and Royalists. Mr Bonar Law in the House of Commons announced' that the Government wa sseriously considering restrict Ting imam .power in connection witih the luxiury trades'. The West Cork By-election, owing \o Mr Gilhody's death, .resulted': Oleary (Redlmondite) 1969; Healy (O'Brienite) 1749 j .Shipsey (Independent Nationalist) 368. - VANCOUVER, Nov." 16. Stephannson reports the discovery of new ilandl 70 degrees north latitude,' 116 •west lowgtitudc. v " - " (Australian an** V 7, A Mociat.ion.j NEW YOBIK, Nov. 16. A wireless service has been inaugurated from United States to Japan, with a relay to iHlonolulu. ' ' President Wilson.'- sent the following message to the Emperor:—"May the ddv soon come when the voice of peace "Will 1 go into all the world." AMSTERDAM, Nov. '15., Eight thousand' Russian prisoners; at Liege have been compelled to work ■ "in coal mines, replacing-dejioried Belgians. . , As a reprisal for the sale of property' in Nigeria, the. German Government'? is selling the palace of-Sir Francis Oppen-" heimer, the> former* British Consul-Gen-eral at Frankfurt. It is valued, at two *- million marks . ' •,, . '.,,.•« ' The Saxon Government has decided; ' ' that girls engaged to ..soldiers .-who were killed in action shall be allowed the title of frau if it is proved that they . had an earnest intent 'to' marry. k ""Special Government permission is ,required' before a girl assumes the name of her. fiancee. LONDON, Nov. .'.16. # ~ It is reported that'the Army* author.- - ties are limiting army and navy contract profit? to 10 per cent. ' .'"" \ Melville Kay, second lieutenant in the? , Durhams and a New Zealand farmer,- has been killed in action. ' '." * ' ,"■'" w King George, Queen Mary, Queen. ' Alexandra, and other Royalties, and many notables. including Sir Joseph Ward, attended the wedding of Prince George of Battenburg to Countess- Nada Torby, daughter of the Orand Duke' Michael. H.M.S.' Nefw Zealand's. jackets attach&d a rope, to car and drew. Jit along 'the* '