MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

West Coast Times, 24 November 1915, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

REVOLT OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS. TWO THOUSAND SHOT. Ry Telegraph.—Per Press Association. HUCHAREST, Nov. 2,1. Trustworthy information states thht two thousand Russian prisoners intern ed at Dehreezp revolted in August because of had food. They killed the two sentries. The Hungarians shot all of the two thousand. Officials conununhiues attributed the disap|>earauee of the prisoners to cholera. THE CLOSE RE-ISSUED. ADMITS TUB KITCHENER STORY UNTRUE. LONDON, Nov. 22. The (llohe which has been re-issued, declares it has consistently struggled for the good of the nation and has never wittingly endangered the interests of the country. ft now knows that the Kitchener story was untrue. FIRE IN A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL WOUNDED MEN COT OUT SAFELY. PARIS, Nov. 2.1. A great lire is raging at lionlarcho store. Ninety wounded men in a temporary hospital on the fifth Hour were carried out safely. The lire started in the basement owing to short-circuit wires. PARIS, Nov. 2,1. The lire has been extinguished. The damage was M-rious. CLOSING 1.-iyiKWt HAILS. DRASTIC MOVEMENTS STARTED. SYDNEY, Nov. 21. A movement has been started by a section of Trade Unionists iii favor of closing lie, nor bars at the same time its other retail shops, and arc supporting a referendum on tlio question of six o'clock closing.

EXILED SAMOANS. SYDNEY, Nov. 23. Years ago a number of Samoan natives wore exiled to Saipan Islands lor opposition to the German annexation of Samoa. Following the Japanese rapture of Saipan the natives Here repatriated ahd are now on the way fiom Sydney, en route to Samoa. GENEROUS FREEMASONS. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 22. Belgian freemasons have given three million francs towards the relief of Allied war prisoners in Germany. ITALY AND GERMANY. DECLARATION OF WAR EXPECTED. BF.RXE, Nov. 23. A correspondent of the Central News Agency states diplomats nnders#md that Italy's defdaration of war on Germany is only a matter of hour. l . CASUALTIES IN THE MEDITERRANKAN. OVER f.0,000 IT TO 22nd OCTOBER. WELLINGTON, November 23. The Coventor has received a cable from the Secretary of State for tho Colonics giving the numbers of casualties in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force up to October 22nd. as follows ; Regular officers 1900 Other ranks 37,488 Territorial officers 1,002 Other ranks 23,301 Navy officers 317 Other ranks 6.369 Total 92,042 PRISONERS OF WAR TN TURKEY. MELBOURNE, November 23. Mr. Hughes is in receipt of a cable from the Foreign Office stating the

aggregate manlier of Ilntlsli ami Aus- . tralian prisoners of war in Turkey does not exceed 450. It is understood the Foreign Office is constantly in touch with the Turkish Rod Crescent on the subject of prisiners. HECJREASK IX PItOSECTTIOX.S R)|; ; DRUN'KENXKSS. I! AHAVAYMEX BK.SEXT «-E------STRICTIOXS. [,<l\l)o\, Xovemlier 22. The report of the Central Hoard controlling the liquor traffic, shows the prosecution for drunkenness dropped by 40 per cent, in the first four weeks, compared with the preceding month. A meeting of three hundred delegates from seven unions including the railwayman demanded the withdrawal of the restrictions in London and hours for sale of liquor. The meeting hinted that they would down tools, if the restrictions were enforced. Hon. Lloyd (ieorge, in the House of Commons, said whole tho liquor restrictions had been introduced, there had been an appreciable diminution of drunkenness and a considerable reduction of liquor consumed and more effective work performed. BUSINESS METHODS OF THE WAR OFFICE. CRiTirrsjr nxn dkfexce. I.OXOOX, Xov. 21. lo the House of Commons, during a criticism of ihe business methods of the AVar Office, Mr. Joseph, AValtou said that it had overbought khaki, having enough for 15,(100.000 uniforms. Mr. Forster defended the AVar Office. It had provided hutting accommodation for 280,000 in the first four mouths of the wtir. 'Hie feat was unparalleled ju engineering history. Mr. I’.onar Law in replying to criticism said that every member may feel assured that the Government’s actions and intentions were not influenced by the idea that, having made a mistfake, they were going to see it out.