LATE WAR NEWS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12483, 23 November 1918, Page 10

LATE WAR NEWS

THE GERMAN FLEET. SURRENDER TO ALLIES. —> — AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE. . . Australian and N,3. Cable Association. (Received November 23, 2.40 p.m.) LOxNDON, November 21. ' "Dor Tag” proved very different from tho expectations entertained in i; Gorman naval circles four years ago. ■ It was a line moonlight night when tho Allied, fleets weighed anchor at throe o’clock in tho morning and proceeded to the place of rendezvous, sixty miles from the Scotch coast. Admiral Beatty put to sea in single lines six miles apart to enable tho surrendering fleet ito come up tho centre. At 9.30 a.m. r tho leading German ship was seen five miles away. This proved to bo tlio battle cruiser Soydlilz, flying Com- , modoro Tngort’s pennon, and was fol- . lowed by tlio Dorflingcr, Moltke, Hindenburg and Vondortaut. Tho Allied fleet was instructed hot to relax vigti f iance. If any nonsense were attempted they wore ready for immediate action. However, the arrangement was completed without a hitch. The surrendering vessels approached in single column, . three cables apart. The battleships wore followed by light cruisers, which wore ’ .threemiles astern. The ships passed between the Allied lines in stately proNot a sound was beard in the Allied lines while the Germans passed. Then Admiral Beatty, in tho Ajueen Elizabeth, came through the linos, and tho men of every ship gave vent to their repressed emotions in an amazing demonstration of affection for Ntha Admiral. . There have boon some grumbles in . French newspapers that the Allies have

Hot confiscated all the German ships, but it is pointed out that every Ger;man capital ship built since 10iO, excepting tli© Lutzow and tho Worth, is now moored in the Firth of Forth, ; whore .they are being examined before ’being interned. In connection with tho surrender of the second hatch of nineteen submarines, the battleship Heligoland, nn"armed, led them to Harwich. Tho commander of ono submarine angrily •ejaculated.: “"We’ll bo back for them Boon.”

BRITISH ELECTIONS. JOINT MANIFESTO. ..Anstraliou and U.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 23, 2.55 p.m.) ■ v LONDON, November 21.’ Mr Lloyd George and Mr Bonar Law have issued a joint election manifesto. It says that the Government’s first '' task is to conclude a just and lasting) Eiace, enabling the formation of it etjgue of Nations, and the reduction job armaments, averting the possibility „ iof l future wars. It reiterates the pro Jjposals regarding industrial and agri;V.*ultural developments covered ig recent • gabled speeches, and refers to the proper adaptation to peace conditions • ''of Nihe experience gained of the drink " -traffic in war time. The manifesto ■ states. that it is premature to prescribe a permanent fiscal policy until the country Ims returned to normal industrial conditions. The reduction of . the war debt must be made with the . ' infliction of the least injury to in- . VduStry, cmd fresh taxes should not be ■l. imposed on raw materials. Preference . if-must be given to the colonies. MiU.Ttaiy institutions are necessarily dc- ; • . .’pendent on the Empire’s needs and the ! .needs and the prospective requirements '.'of any league for the preservation of T Jhe World’s peace. Meanwhile, the iflTernment undertakes the inevitable of military and naval cstnbThe -Government intends remove the oxistig legal inequalities ■VJvbetween men and women, and also "ro- .;/ ■ poses the creation of n second Chamber, : • based on contact with the people. While the Irish question is unsettled '"there cannot ,be political peace. One .of the first objects, therefore, will be ‘to explore all practical paths of settle- • , tnent as a basis of self-government.