MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15743, 30 August 1915, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

STRAWS THAT SHOW.

ROUMANIAN STATESMAN'S RE-

COLLECTIONS

Received 3.35 p.m., August 29th. LONDON, August 28

M. Take Jonesco, the Roumanian statesman who has led the movement for intervention on the part of the Allies, in a telegram to the "Morning Post," states that Herr von KiderlenAVaechter, then German Minister of Foreign Affairs, in November 1911, said that Germany desired an agreement with Great Britain in respect of the limitation of naval armaments. Admiral von Tirpitz opposed limitaton and had the Kaiser's support. The plan was dropped. Also Count Berchtold, then Austrian Foreign Minister, in September, 1912, admitted that Austria's naval plans were directed against England, he said, who woulrl be outstripped in the naval race by a shortage of bluejackets. M. Talcejonesco adds that he knows definitely that Russia made every effort to prevent the Servo-Bulgarian rup-

ture in 1.913, which was due to Austrian intrigues. Count Furstenburg, the Austrian Minister at rubbed his hands, Enid Take Joneeoo, after the rupture, and remarked "Wo have done a good 6troke of business." FRENCH PREMIER'S SPEECH. "FINEST IN THE WORLD." "The Times" Paris correspondent says that before M. Vivani's speech the Socialists intended to apply for a secret sitting to discuss the military general situation. M. Viviani'B triumph killed that project. His speech was tha finest ever made in France, and perhaps in the world, since the beginning of the war. "IMPENDING CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST." !_- LONDON, Aug. 28. M. Sazonoff, Russian Foreign Minister, confirming the statement cabled on the sth, states caegorically that there has never at any time been this slightest difference of opinion between Allied high commands. Russia has absolute confidence in her Allies, and implicit faith in the ultimate issue of the impending campaign in the West.

JOURNALISTS AT THE FRONT.

LONDON, August 28,

An official note shows that 1121 journalists of Britain and the overseas are serving with the Colours. SEIZURE OF PACIFIC PORTS. A PLOT THAT FAILED. Received 7.25 p.m., August 28th.. LONDON, August 27., "Iho Times" correspondent at Toronto states that German plajis to seizo Vancouver and other Pacific ocvast cities have been revealed to, tit* authorities. A German broker nilmo<l Alvensleben, who wag in Berlin when the war started, telegraphed to * a friend in Vancouver urging liim inaugurate an agitation and invite Von Spee's squadron, then on tho China ooaist to visit Vancouver. A committee was formed and meetings held. If the arrangements had succeeded the Gneisnau and Scharnhorat wwiid have attempted to take possession of Vancouver, \ictoria, and Prince Rupert. From Vancouver the Germains planned to control the Pacific oable and also the route to Vladivastock .

TROUBLE IN PERSIA

LONDON, August 28.

The German Consul at Tabritz, with an armed band, waylaid tie Russian and British Consuls and thoir es«xrt« at Kangavan. A fight ensued and tho Russians and British, suffered losses. Persian troops were despatched.