Late News.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 17, 1 March 1918, Page 5

Late News.

The sixth War Loan is now before the Australian public, and to the end of the current year £40,000,000 is required to cover war expenses. The now loan is issued to obtain as much as possible of that amount.

An unfortunate accident occurred on Wednesday on the Rimutaka. A motor capsized with Messrs Pudsey and Crawtord, with their wives ans three children. The two women and two clil dren went over the bank with the car and were badly injured, but none fatally.

A message from Hong Kong states that a bamboo booth on a racecourse, seating several thousands of people, collapsed. The wreckage caught fire, causing frightful scenes. Hundreds were incinerated, the rapidity of the fire and the intense heat rendering assistance difficult.

it is reported that the Germans captured Dua, an important railway centre junetioning direct with Petrograd.

Civil war is going on sporadically in Russia. The Soviet forces routed the Cossacks at Eostolf and arrested the leader Wasaroff.

At Wanganui a returned soldier, Private Frank Samuel Marshall, was found tanging by the i'i;k dead in the Union boatshed this morning. The deceased is believed to have enlisted at Dunedin and served on Gallipolli.

Our Wellington correspondent wired last night that there is very little excitement but the greatest interest in the Wellington North by-election held yesterday, and it is probable that the poll will be a heavy one. The poll closed at 7 p.m.

At Feilding yesterday morning a man named Henry Tonks, a commercial traveller, was found dead-in bed. He evidently died in his sleep from heart failure. Deceased was a widower and leaves two children. He resided in Wanganui.

A cable has been received stating that Lieutenant Clarence Holmes, nephew to the HOn. C. H. Mills, has been wounded and gassed at the front.

The manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, Wellington, (Mr W. A. Kennedy) has received the following cable message relating to the s.s. Wairuna from Skagea:—“Bees, (second officer), and Donovan (cook) landed at Denmark. The remainder taken to Germany. All well. Beports as soon as possible. Signed Bees.”

The Executive Council have decided that the death sentence on the Buaasp, murderer, Frederick William Eggers shall be carried out. The date for the execution has not yet been definitely fixed.

The Mutual Life and Citizens' Company (Sydney) is subscribing £2,000,000 to the war fund.

The death roll in connection with the sinking of the Glenart Castle is believed to exceed two hundred.