MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

West Coast Times, 7 February 1916, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(By Telegraph.—Per Press Association)

AUSTRALIAN WAR INVENTIONS.

(Received, 9.10 p.m., Feb. 5 th) MELBOURNE, February J, The Patents Investigation Board have done considerable service by investigating thirty war invention.

BRITISH JOURNALIST AS A SPV

A REPORT ON KRUPPS. (Received, 6.26 p.m., Fob. 6th.) LONDON, February 4. The Daily Express lias begun n series of articles on Krupp’s, by tho journalist who furnished the Dailr Mail with the report of the Kaiser’s Nish banquet. He has written that he obtained work at Krupp’s and learned they were making a new trench revolver and a gun bring 650 rounds a minute.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR A IX>AN,

(Received, 6.26 p.m., Feb. 6th.) LONDON, February 4,

It is understood that Russia is negotiating for a loan of £5,000,000 from Japan.

A HIGH SPECIAL MISSION,

(Received, 6.26 p.m., Feb. 6th.) IDNDON, February 4. Tho Government has deputed Lord Corzon on a high special mission to tha King of the Belgians.

SHIPPING TRADE PROFITS,

INCREASED TAXATOIN URGED.

(Received at 6.56 p.m., Feb. 6th), LONDON, Feb. 5,

Tbo Daily Mail says the earnings of the shipping trade has risen from £223,000,000 in 1913 to £250,000,000 in 1916, and urges that the tax on excess shipping profits to be raised 75 or 80 per cent.

ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A BRIDGE

(Received, 6.26 p.m., Feb. 6th.) MONTREAL, February 5. An attempt was made to blow up tha Victoria Railway bridge over the St. Lawrence. The guards fired on tho man who was approaching on the icc, but ha escaped.

A PARSON ENLISTS.

(Received at 6.56 p.m., Feb. sth.) SYDNEY, Feb. 0. Rev. Mr Wilkinair, a Methodist Minister, has enlisted.

STRUCK BY LIGHTENING

(Received at 6.56 p.m., Feb. sth.) SYDNEY, Feb. 5.

A private was killed by lightning at the Maitland Camp, and several others injured.

AMERICAN NAVY

SHOULD BE MADE UNCONQUER-

ABLE.

NEW YORK Feb. 4

President Wilson speaking at St. Louis, says that the United States should huild the greatest nary in the world; it should bo unconquerable. Ha was striving for peace, but the commanders of submarines were putting their own interpretation on international law and might commit an act which would set the world afire.

FRIENDLIER RELATIONS

AMSTERDAM, February 4,

News from Berlin stales there has been a marked change in the teeni'g inwards (America., Officials and t' o public look earnestly for -Ama-'■as friendship, lit is assured that Geooral House is returning to Prendrnt Wilson with a full settlement oi the Lusitania negotiations. NEW YORK, Feb, 4Mi.

The Associated Press eorrespnnco'.t states that under no circumstances will Geimany admit that the sinking of the Lusitania was illegal.

TWO CONSERVATIVES.

INFLUENCE IN RUSSIAN POLITICS

LONDON, February 4th,

The Times correspondent at Pe.trograd says that there is satisfaction at Count Goremykin’s retirement, thus removing the obstacles to a speedy con vocation of the Duma. It is chastened by the fact of General Stumer’s appointment. which is a Conservative triumph. He possess iudentieal views to Count Goremykins, who is an inti 4 mate friend. Both ara nnprogressive. TAX ON BACHELORS.

A GERMAN PROPOSAL

LONDON, February 4th

The Tages Zeitung foreasts heavy heavy taxation on Bachelors, pointing out, they can afford twice the taxation imposed on married people and four times that of fathers with families.