LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5354, 10 February 1916, Page 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

I’LACE OFFER TO REI/i IEM

RESTORATION \N l) INDEMNITY NEW PORTS FOR. GERMANY.

(Received this day at 8.85 a.in.) Rome. This Day.

Tht' “(liornale I)’It alia’’ stab's that (iermany recently proposed a separate peace to Belgium, based on restouation as before tht' war King Alben’s return to the throne, an indemnity by Germany for damages, and a treaty of commerce ostensibly

favourable to Belgium but in reality favourable to Germany in as much as Antwerp and Ostend were to become German ports. King Albert and bis Government rejected the proposals, declaring that negotiations were impossible without the Allies or before Germany was conquered One of the chief in termed aries for Germany was Monsignor Poroelli Nunsio, qf Havre CAPTURED FRENCH GUNS. USED AGAINST AVIATORS.'. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m) Paris. This Day. The Matin’s correspondent, who Is visiting the exhibition of' war trophies in Berlin, noticed: the absence of any French sevfenty-fives He was informed that these had been sent to Essen and transformed into defence guns against aviators. „ SERVIAN REFUGEES. LAND IN FRANCE A.XD ITALY. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) . Paris, This Day. Eighty thousand Servian civilians have been landed in France and thirty thousand in Italy. GALLIPOLI HEROES PROMOTED NEW AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONS, (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) Melbourne. This Day. After consultation with the War Office and General Birdwood it has been decided to organise two divisions out of the new fifty thousand in Egypt, to lie designated the Fourth and Fifth Australian Divisions. Major-General MjcCay .commands one and the other command has not been decided. The Third Division formed here, with the whole of the Light Horse Brigade, are now in Egypt, together with New Zo». land Brigades formed of the mounted division and commanded by MajorGeneral Chauvel. The units of the new dvisions are to be officered by promoting a thousand men who served at Gallipoli.

OPPOSED TO CONSCRIPTION

RESOLUTION BY MINERS

(Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) London. This Day.

The Miners’ Conference passed a resolution opposed to the spirit of conscription an expressing a determination to exercise a vigilant scrutiny of any proposed extension of the Military Service Act The conference recommended the -.districts to consider the resolution and forward decisions within a month. COTTON TO SWITZERLAND. Cairo. Pay. The export of cotton' to Switzerland is permitted if consigned to the Swiss Society of sujiervision and control. WAR PROFITS. (Received this day at 10 20 a.m.) Melbourne. This Day. Cabinet has requested the InterState Commas ion to report on war profits. WAR CENSUS CARDS . (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) Melbourne This Day. The executive has approved regulations for compelling the do-patch of war census cards before March Ist. WHEAT FOR THE ALLIES. OFFERED BY VT'STRALIA. (Received this dav at 10.20 a.m.) Melbourne. This Day. Senator Rus.*ell is unable to confirm the • negotiations for the purchase of the wheat crop owing to the limited possibilities of freight. One hundred and fifty thousand tons have been offered to the Allies.