GENERAL ITEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17104, 8 September 1917, Page 7

GENERAL ITEMS

COMMANDEERING LEAD. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 6. The Minister of Munitions has taken possession of all lead in the United Kingdom as from September 1. BRITISH LABOUR CONFERENCE. . DEALING WITH SUBMARINE QUESTION. AMERICAN DELEGATE WELCOMED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September .6. The Trades Union Congress at Blackpool referred the question of air defence to the General Purposes Committee. The congress unanimously denounced the Germans' submarine barbarities. Mr Havelock Wilson, president of the Seamen's Union, said that our seamen had decided to see that after the war the Germans' foul deeds are punished, whatever the Government might do, and every crime hereafter would be recorded for punishment.

The congress then welcomed the president of the mining section of the American Convention of Labour, who,, on behalf of the organised workers of the United States, said they were determined that Prussianism and all it represented should bo consigned to everlasting perdition.

OTHER RESOLUTIONS.

THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE

PROJECT.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September 6. (Received Sept. 7, at 8 p.m.) The Trades Union Congress carried resolutions in favour of free trade by 2,339,000 votes to 278,000; also of an eight-honr day for all trades, beginning .a month after the declaration of peace, and the payment to demobilised soldiers of their trades until re-employed. Mr Henderson declared that the Stockholm Conference idea was not dead; the first step had been taken to resurrect it. AUSTRALIAN WAR EXPENDITURE. VOTE OF EIGHTY MILLIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. MELBOURNE, September 7: In the House of Representatives, Sir John Forrest (Commonwealth Treasurer) introduced a Bill to authorise the raising and expending of £80,000,000 for war purposes. The Government proposes also to issue immediately the prospectus of another war loan for £20,000,000, to repay a former loan which matures in December, 1917.

EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS. BELGIAN SUCCESSES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 6. Belgian East African communique: Retreating before the converging advance of the Anglo-Belgian columns, the enemy retired to the south bank of the Kilimbero. An enemy detachment on the River Santo was attacked on August 24, and was driven southwards. The Anglo-Belgian columns junctioned at Trakara, on the northern bank of the Kilimbero. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. Admiralty, ner Wireless Press. "LONDON, September 6. German official: English attacks on the Ypres-Poel Cappelle and Ypres-Zonebeke roads, and a French attack northward of Rheims, failed. We brought down 14 aeroplanes. Our airmen raided London, Southend, and Margate. One aeroplane is missing. The Russians continue their hasty retreat.. We took prisoner 7630 "men, much booty, and 180 guns. GERMAN ADMIRAL RECALLED. Router's Telegrams. AMSTERDAM, September 6. (Received Sept. 7, at 8 p.m.) Admiral Souchon, Commander-in-Chicf of the German and Turkish fleets in the Mediterranean, has been recalled. APPEAL FOR GERMAN WAR LOAN. BASED ON HATRED OF AMERICA. AMSTERDAM, September 7. (Received Sept. 7, at 11.25 p.m.) A tremendous campaign has been begun in Germany on behalf of the seventh war loan. The appeal is mainly based on hatred of America. BRITISH SECRETARIAL CHANGES. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association and Reutor. LONDON. September 7. (Received Sept. 7, at 11.25 p.m.) Sir Oswyn Murray has been appointed Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty, in succession to Sir Graham Greene, who becomes secretary to the Ministry of Munitions.