GENERAL ITEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16979, 16 April 1917, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS

NORWAY AGGRESSIVE. SHIPPING SOLD TO AMERICA. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. CHRISTIANIA, April 13. Norwegian shipowners have sold to America 200,000 tons of shipping now building in American yards. The newspaper Dagbladet urges the arming of Norwegian merchantmen. ' THE STEAMER POLLUX. HEARTLESS TREATMENT OP PASSENGERS. CHRISTIANIA, April 13. Survivors irom the torpedoed steamer Pollux, 1096 tons, have arrived at Bergen. They state that numbers of the passengers and crew jumped into the water, and that the submarine's commander threatened to shoot anyone attempting to hoard' her. ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE. SAFE CONDUCT CONDITION IGNORED. COPENHAGEN, April 13. The Norwegian steamer Camilla, 2456 tons, while employed by the Belgian Relief Committee, was sunk, although she j was in possession of a German safe conduct. This is the seventh Norwegian steamer sunk in similar circumstances. HEAVY LOSS IN SHIPPING. CHRISTIANIA, April 15. (Received April 16, at 0.5 a.m.) , During March 82 Norwegian ships, totalling 130,927 tons, were lost, while 41 (tonnage 31.658) were added to tihe fleet, which now consists of 3339 vessels, with' a tonnage of 2,437,762. AJN OUTSPOKEN JOURNAL. REMOVING GERMAN IGNORANCE. •AMSTERDAM, April 13. The German newspaper Vorwaits states that the German Government must tell the people the truth, and inform them that it is impossible to dictate peace to a world of enemies. TURKS LOOT A TEMPLE. GENEVA, Apnl 13. The Tribune states that the Turks looted the Mohammedan temple at Medina (Arabia), their booty, including the famous diamond shining star, being valued at 7,000,000 francs. THE SALVATION ARMY.' GRASPING ITS OPPORTUNITY. PROVIDING CHEAP FOOD. LONDON, April 13. The Salvation Army is feeding 17,000 people in! London -dully at eight communal kitchens, and are establishing others. Dinners cost upwards of 3d. A SERVICEABLE INVENTION. LONDON, April 13. A newspaper states that a curtain: chain of mail has been invented to hang from the steel helmet and protect the soldier's face. Some have already been issued to the troops. COMPLIMENT TO THE AVIATORS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, April 14. (Received' April 15, at 5.5 p.m.) - The Press Bureau states that the King becomes colonel-in-chief of the Royal Plying Corps, as a mark of admiration of the services of both wings since the beginning of the War. , DEATH OF TWO LEADERS. LONDON, April 14. (Received April 15, at 5.25 p'.m.) • The Daily Express states that Brigadiergeneral Bulkeley and Brigadier-general Johnson were killed in a brilliant cavalrycharge preceding the capture of Mouchy." KAISERS ILLNESS DENIED. Telogramst. AMSTERDAM, April 14 (Received April 15, at 5.25 p.m.) ' A Berlin official message states that the rumours that the Kaiser is, ill are unfounded. The Crown Prince has resumed command of the Central group of armies on the Western front. BOLIVIA BREAKS OFF RELATIONS. LONDON, April 14. (Received April 15, at 5.5 p.m.) Bolivia has broken off relations with Germany.