HUN IN PACIFIC

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9999, 17 June 1918, Page 6

HUN IN PACIFIC

M MASSEY INTERVIEWED

PRESS SUPPORT OF MR HUGHES’S SCHEME.

Bjr Tole'eraph—Pre3s Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. Mr Massey, Prime Minister of New interviewed on the subject of Messrs Hughes and Watt's statements regarding Germany in the Pacific, points out that the matter was considered by the Imperial Conference in 1917. Japan is safeguarding the North Pacific and Britain guarantees Australia and the bouth Pacific, therefore intervention by a friendly Power is unnecessary. The "Evening News," under the heading "Back up Hughes," urges that the voice of the overseas delegates will bo dead against the return of tho colonies to the Huns on any terms whatever. ''The idea, in Government circles seems to be that the less said the better. We believe commercial Germany should be made to understand that the German colonial empire has gone for good and all. That will help the Huns to realise that thoir attack on the civilised world is not paying. Tho longer Germany holds out tho more complete will be the ruin of her trade. We know what would happen to our possessions if Germany won the war. Mr Hughes will have popular opinion in Britain behind him in this matter."

PAYMENTS OF PENSIONS • a reciprocity scheme. Renter's ToTesrains. (Received June 16, 5.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, Juno 15. The Government has arranged -with the Governments of other Dominions for reciprocal payments of pensions. BADGES FOR SAILORS Aus. and N\Z. Cable Asgn. and Eenter. (Received June 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June" 15. The Board of Trade announced the award of torpedo badges to British mercantile seafarers ivho wore serving on any vessel torpedoed or mined, if thereafter they complote a further voyage on a, British vessel;, with, a bar for every time they are again torpedoed or mined, five bars being exchangeable for a five-pointed star.

AUSTRALIAN RECRUITING By Telegraph—Prp&s Association—Copyrisht (Received June 16, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, June 15. The recruiting committee is preparing to issue SOO,GOO voluntary ballot cards for eligibles between 19 and 44. PRI3(MRS_OF WAR am impossible; proposal. United Sorvice Telegram, (Received June 16, 5.5 p.m.) THE HAGUE, June 15. At r the War Prisoners- Conference the Germans are insisting on the return _of all interned Germans in the Dominions as well as in Britain. It is pointed ont that this is practically impossible owing to the scarcity of transport, apart from other considerations. a sinister move. negotiahonFwill be proLONGED. (Received June 16, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON June 15. The "Daily Telegraph's'' Rotterdam correspondent states that the conference regarding the exchange of prisoners is making progross, but tho negotiations are likely to be prolonged. Dutch messages stato that Germany's demand for the repatriation of prisoners in Africa and elsewhere abroad is causing difficulties. It is suggested that the demand is made in order to embarrass the Ententb and incrcaso shipping problems.

ra 0F FIFTY CALLED UP FOR EXAMINATION. Renter's Telegrams. (Received Juno 16, 5.5 p.m ) LONDON, Juno 15. Men botween the ages of 40 and 51 are called up for medical examination. WAR CABINET OVERSEA_DELEGATES. Austrian and N. 21. Cable Association, (llecerted Juno 16, 5.5 p.m) LONDON. Juno U. Sir Joseph Ward and Mr Massey attended a Cabinet meeting. eP% e -r, re ? eive3 Mr Hnghos and Sir Bobort Borden on Tuosday and Mr and Sir Joseph Ward on Wednesday. NEW GOVERNOR OF PARIS Australian and N.Z. Cab7e Association. (Received June 16, 11.35 p.m.) PARIS, Juno 15. General Gnillamat, commander of the army in the Orient, has been appointed Military Governor of Paris vice General Dubail, who has been apl pointed Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour.