General War News

Southland Times, Issue 17682, 15 March 1916, Page 2

General War News

European Theatre MAJOR-GENERAL LONG RESIGNS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright) CONDON, March 13. The Daily Express says surprise is felt at the resignation of Alajor-General S. S. .Cong as Director of Supplies and Transports, whoso work was one of the master successes of the war. VISITS OS’ PREMIERS. GENERAL BOTHA DETAINEE. CAPETOWN, Alarcli 13. t'i-ncr;d Botha, the Premier, states that owing to Parliament being in session and General .Smuts conducting the East African campaign, it is impossible to fix a date for his visit to Condon to attend the. Imperial Conference. CHANNEL STEAMERS RESUMING. AAISTKKDAM, March 13. Steamers at Flushing and Tilbury arc resuming the service, carrying 2300 empty barrels, by which if is hoped to keep a vessel floating if mined. BULGARIAN SOLDIERS ■ COMPLAIN OP ILL-TREATMENT, ( ATHENS, March 13. • Deserters state that Hie Bulgarian soldiers are shockingly treated. They are not allowed to write letters home, and if they grumble at the. food they are ordered twenty-five blows on the naked back. They are shot if their offence is more serious. JEWS SEEK EMANCIPATION. CONDON, March 13. A National Union of Jews has been formed to secure equal rights in all countries after the war. Air Israel Zangwill stated that the Jews hoped to get land cither in Canada or Australia. PUTURE OP PUL PREFERENCE FOB UNION WITH NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY. March it. Air Hedstorp, a member of the Fiji Legislative Council, lias arrived. He denied Mr Hughes's cabled statement that a desire existed for Fi.ii to he merged in the Commonwealth. He added that if their fate was to he annexed to Australia or New Zealand they would rather it should be the latter.