GENERAL ITEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17091, 24 August 1917, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS

THE ROMANOFF FAMILY. THRILLING JOURNEY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association . PETROGRAD, August 22. the train on which the ex-Czar and his family were travelling to Siberia collided with a freight train at Shalia. No one was injured, but it was necessary to complete the journey in a steamboat. . The Romanoffs are now residing in the Governor's house at Tobolsk, surrounded by 500 guards. MR GERARD HONOURED. , SERVICES TO BRITISH PRISONERS. LONDON, Sugnst 22. Mr Gerard is to receive the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in recognition of his services to British prisoners in Germany when he was Ambassador at Berlin. It-is understood that onl'v one American has been presented with this honour. AMERICAN MUNITIONS CORPORATIONS. ENORMOUS PROFITS. Washington, August 22. The profits of the 12 largest munitions corporations are as follow United States Steel, 208,000,000 dollars; Dupont Denomours, 76.030,000 dollars; Bethlehem Steel, '54,000,000; Anaconda Copper, 39,000,000 ; Utah Copper. 32,000,000; Standard Oil, 20,0c0,000; Central Leather, 120,000,000; Republic Iron and Steel 11,000,000; American Smelting, 11,000,000 • General Chemical, 9,000,000; American Sugar, 4,000,000; Conn Products 3,000,000. ' WOMEN'S PEACE DEMONSTRATION. FIVE ARRESTS MADE. r SYDNEY. August 23. A womor/s peace demonstration culminated in the arrest of Miss Adela Panjdrarsb and four otbar woman. 1