GENERAL NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 17794, 25 July 1916, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS

THE DARDANELLES COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT SZB T. MACKENZIE URGED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) ' LONDON, July 23. It Is expected that the Dardanelles Committee will consist of five members. There is a strong desire that Sir T. Mackenzie, who is fearless and notorious, ly intolerant of incapacity wherever exhibited, should represent New Zealand. A SPECIAL UILITABY ABBA (Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON, July 23, Received July 24, 8.10 p.m. Scotland northwards of a line from Loch Alls to Inverness Inclusive has been declared a special military area, into which visitors are not allowed. EECOCWXTIOH OP SBSYICE LONDON, July 23. Received July 24, 8.10 p.m. The King lias approved of the issue of a silver badge to the officers and men of the British and overseas military and naval forces who have served at home and abroad during the present war, and who have relinquished commissions, or who have been discharged on account of age, wounds or sickness, medical staffs and nurses included. BELGIANS CALLED OP. HAVRE, July 23. Received July 24, 8.10 p.m. King Albert has signed a declaration mobilising all single Belgians from 20 to 30 years of age immediately. Batchelors up to fifty and married men will then be called up at intervals of two months. GEEMAN FOOD SUPPLY, BEFOBTED SHORTAGE. AMSTERDAM, July 24. Received July 24, 10.30 p.m. A German official statement mentions that there is a scarcity of milk ami butter, which is due to the fact that cattle have diminished by two millions since 1014. Tlie lack of foodstuffs caused the loss of an enormous number of cows. AMERICAN OPINION AS EXPRESSED BY NEWSPAPERS SUGGESTIVE CABTOONS NEW YORK, July 24. Received July 25, 6.50 p.m. The Sunday papers had several striking cartoons indicative of American opinion tfcat the Central Powers are being hopelessly beaten. The newspaper headlines reflect a similar opinion. An American cartoon entitled ‘'Squeetf. ing him" shows the Kaiser in the grip of a vise, the jaws of which are made to represent the Eastern and Western fronts, and the muscular arms of the Allies are turning the screw. The Times has a full-page powerful pit-lure entitled "The Great Dream." It depicts a phantom triumphal march, with the skeleton of the Kaiser In armour astride a shadow horse. Another cartoon entitled “Anniversary of n Great Mistake" shows the dejected Emperor Kranz Josef reading about the Austrian retreats, and recalling his ultimatum to the Serbians as he gazes on the open calendar which reveals the date of July 23. THE PETROL RESTRICTIONS LONDON, July 24. Received July 24, 5.40 p.m. The Government restrictions regarding petrol operate from August 1. Taxicab owners and drivers have protested, insisting on a minimum of three gallops daily.

PESSIMISTIC (JARMANS CASE OF LITE OR DEATH RAIN? WEATHER HELPED THEM ROTTERDAM, July 21. Received July 24, 5.40 p.m. Herr Max Osborn, headquarters correspondent for the Vossiche Zeitung, states: Our losses are heavy. The enemy suffered fearful losses, but we do not blind our eyes to the new mourning which has come to the Germans. Wo are shaken by a burning pain as wc witness new streams of German blood flowing, and recognise .our powerlessness after two years of war. The angel of destruction is passing over the ranks of the German army -with merciless fury as if a death dance had just begun. It is now a question of life or death to our nation. A German officer, interviewed by the Vossiche Zeitung, says: "We do not know how great the English reserves are, and tho length of the offensive will depend on this. Our positions have badly knocked about, but our dugouts and shelters, luckily, have held our very well, and finally rainy weather came to help us.’’ A BITTER ARRAIGNMENT. AGAINST GERMAN METHODS B? A GERMAN EDITOR NEW YORK, July 24. Received July 24, 6.50 p.m. The New York Times lias published an article by Herr Maximilian Harden, the editor of Die Zukunft, bitterly arraigning the German censorship, complaining of the authorities’ suppression of facts, and stating that there is a strong desire by the people of Germany for peace. GERMAN PRISONERS BREAK LOOSE. r SYDNEY', July 24. Received July 2.4, 10.30 p.m. Seven Germans interned at Iloldsvrorthy tunnelled forty feet and escaped. Six of them were recaptured. DRINK IN WAR TIME. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 24. During the proceedings in the Supreme Court to-day. the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) said: "Unfortunately, in our community there seem to be people who think it no shame to get drunk. This no doubt accounts for the large numbers of soldiers who are to be seen in a drunken state in the streets, and it could be easily stopped by the Defence authorities declaring hotels to be out of bounds. If they did this there would be something done to stop the great amount of drunkenness amongst young men in this ‘city.’’