GENERAL ITEMS.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13931, 13 July 1917, Page 6

GENERAL ITEMS.

INTERCHANGE OF PRISONERS. BRITISH WOMAN AS DIPLOMAT. (The Times Service). THE HAGUE, July 11. The Anglo-German Conference on th« interchange of prisoners included a British lady. This is the first time a woman diplomat lias appeared in English history, and her prescure greatly astonished the German delegates. THE MESOPOTAMIA MUDDLE. POETIC DENUNCIATION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, July 11, Eudynrd Kipling publishes a poem in The .Morning Post which contains a biting denunciation of the Mcsopotamian I horrors, l\? says the dead heroes cannot return, and asks whether slothful politicians and administrators will be allowed softly to slide back to power by the favour and contrivance of their kind.

IMPUfINED OFFICERS TO BE COUKT-MARTIALLED.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received July ,12, 5.45 p.m. LONDON, July 11.

In Ik House of Commons the Rt. ■Hon. Sir Bonar Law announced that those impugned in the Mesopotamia Report would be tried by the Army Court, All the officers concerned in the enquiry had ceased to exercise any functions in connection with the Government.

. BISHOP OP LIVERPOOL'S SON SHOT. (Australian ami N.Z, Cable Association) Received July 12, 5,4i3 p.m. LONDON, July H. Lieutenant Aldan Charasse, the youngest son of the Bishop of Liverpool, was shot while on patrol duty. Captain Charasse, V.(,',, made five urn successful attempts to bring'liis brother in. On the last occasion ho reached the spot, but failed to find him, He believes the Germans removed the body.