GERMANY'S WAR CRIMINALS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14008, 12 March 1920, Page 2

GERMANY'S WAR CRIMINALS.

f \u< and XZ. Cable Assn.) R^Murchll. p at ß2 .|o & o Th«- Matin's Leipzig correspondent -tat,-, that -the public £- chrea that war criminals tound guilt' .-nee* under the common law .viil b«. -irvirelv punished, but no account will be taken of alleged crimes done wlrlr upholding the interests ot the Fatherland.. THE PRINCE'S ToUK. " frAus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received March 11. at 10.30 p.m. . LONDON. March 10. There are 110 t'rerJi case* ol influenza 01s tTie Renown. No decision has been arrived at rogarding the sailing ol the wars-hip. but ihe i- expected to get away oil Saturday. Received Mftrch 11. at lop.m LONDON. March 10. It is understood that there are good prosijects of the Prince of Wales departPu,' on Saturday, the 13th, In that event. the Renown, yossessing a conNrderabl,. re-rve ..f will niake i.ip the time on the voyage to >.w Zealand, thu-i peninttui'/ the oriwin.il ilatts ot* tli*- t»>nr to -tand. MEAT GLI'T AT HOMF-. (Aus. and X.Z. Cab!.- Assn.) , Received March 11 .at 7Xi P.m. LONDON. March G. H is estimated thai the present glut of meat in cold storage exceeds the glut in 1901). when the wholesome prices reached 2d per lb. MERTONS v. lirGHES(Atis. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) R.-ceived ilarch 10. at S^O'n.m. LONDON. March !>. The King's Bench approved the agreement for a stay of action 111 the r;i<e of Mertons versus Hughi->. which had been mutually arrived'at. Received March 11. at 2.20 p.m. LONDON, March 0. The Morton case came before the Lord Chief Justice. Mr Hogg, on behalf e»' Morton, said the directors of the company thought Mr Hughes' speecncs reflected on their personal characters, but the Court would learn from MrHughes' counsel that while defendant made various allegations against the international organisation, he mado tw.no against any directors or officers of the companv. 7n these circumstances the liquidator felt no good object would > be served by continuing the action, aruli the parties had agreed, subject to the Court'- approval, to stop the action. SERVANT TAX IN FRANCE. (A. and N.Z. Cable Assn/I "Received March H. at in.3o n.m PAPIS. March 0. The Municipal Council is levying a tax oL -10 francs each on' female servants and SO francs for each man servant. Tf the servants belong to an Allied nation tlie tax. is doubled: 0 neutral. it is trebled: if of enemy extraction. the tax is quintupled.. WHAT WA~R BROUGHT THE FARMER. (Au9. and N-Z. Cfible Assn.} Received March 11. at 9 30 P.m. : LONDON. March 9. An Inland Revenue .Official" informed the Taxation of War Wealth' Committee. thnt tlie increases in the war-time wealth of the farmers of Great Britain, wits estimated at- £300.000.000: DIESEf. ENGINES FROM IT-BOATS. (Ans. aud N.Z. Cable Assn.) .Received March 11, at 10.30 p.m. LONDON, March 10. The Diesel "engines liare Been dismantled from the; German, submarines, , viind iro being used to puodtry dectnc ' "power in all parts of Britain. They ' arc cheaper aiid better, than.any that can Be' Wanafacttired afc the present time. Several,;towns are {jetting their entire eleirtiic supply in this .way .

Tlio engines formerly ill the Üb2which sank three h&spital ships mid 2si merchantmen, are now running a great factory.