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GERMAN FOOD SITUATION.
CATASTROPHE-THREATENED,
Adelaide, November and.
Copenhagen reports that Herr Win- ning, the '.General Secretary of the German Socialist Party, in an article, the publication of which was prohibi- ted in .Germany, states "that the/food situation there is so girave that it is no less a hlujman than a national duty to speak out, whatever impression such plainness may create in the enemy country. If nothing be done imme- diately he says it will be impossible to prevent a catastropne.
HOW JAPAN IS HELPING. *
Adelaide, November end.
The Tokio correspondent of the Paiis "Matin" publishes an interview
with Premier Okuma in which the lat- ter says:-"Thougth Japlan is not able to assist the Entente With troops she is prepared ,to ^give France financial aid." , Also that Japlan had her ar- senals Working) on a War footing and is ac,tin|g|Nas a sentinel of the Far East to prevent our enemies stirring up the bellicose races. Besides this she is also protecting; the Siberian railway,
and1 she would not allow the Allies to. be stabbed from behind.
K THE KING.
, PROGRESS SATISFACTORY.
Adelaide, November 3rd.
Kingi George has returned to Lon- don, and his progress is regarded as satisfactory.
THE BALKANS.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
INDICATED.
Adelaide, November ¿rd.
There are indications of important deVeloplmcnts in the Balkans. Russia has followed1 up) her bombardment of Varna by despatching! troops thithei from' Odessa, and Roumanian attaches have been privileged' to witness a re View, by, the Czar of Russia, of Mus- covite soldiers intended for Bulgaria.
Austria-Hungary has informed Rou- mania that she wjll regard it as a breach' of the Danube fPreaty if the Bucharest Government allows Russian troops to be carried on the Danube.to the northern frontier of Bulgaria.
GERMANS BEFORE RIGA
Adelaide, November .3rd.
In another quarter the lack pf en ergfy on the part c*i thei enemy artillery is interpreted to mean that the foe has hadl to transfer large bodies of troopis, and many heavy guns to, Ser-
bia and the western front.
TURKISH RESERVES.
REMOVED FROM THE ¡DAR r DANELLES.
Adelaide, November ,3rd.
A division of the Turkish reserves is said' to have been removed from the Dardanelles. to stem' any advance of the Allies, through the ILracian Pen- insula, towards Constantinople.
Mr. J. Newell, who about four months ago joined the .railway service aas blacksmith's striker, and had made arrrangements to leave the following day on a 'visit to his people in one of the southern States, was lenjglaged1 in shunting operations at Pine .Creek on Monday evening when his foot became jammed in the points and he was knocked down by the oncoming] trucks and killed. An inquiry is to be held.
On Wednesday, 20th inst., at the Local Court of Darwin^ Messrs. Stret- ton S.M. Playford S.C, and Capt Ed- wards J.P., dealt with the appeal case of Judge Bevan against District Coun- cil of Palmerston. jThjis'was ¡an appeal from! the decision 'o|f the District-Coun- cil, with reference to the assessment of section ,907, Darwin. The question
of which side should .'commence was raised, each counsel contending' that the other should open, and the Court adjourned until Thursday 21st. On resuming! the Court intimated that the appellant, Judge BeVan,_ should be
gin. The .Court "ordered that the as- sessed value be reduced from £40 to £10, and awarded the appellant £15 15s costs, being £10 io in respect of that Court, and £5 5s for the appeal to the District Council. Mr. ,Mallam appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Roberts for the District Council.
On Fridjay, 22nd instant, Nicholas Barron was proceeded against {by, Was- sili Lebedoff, before Mr. Stretton, S. M., on a charge pf assault. The de- fendant was ordered to, pay £5, in- cluding costs. Mr. Mallam appeared
for the informant.
News has been received that Sgt. V. C. Lanyon, late ,pf Darwin,* died on Sept. ,19th, of wounds received while on active service at Gallipoli.
We ha've been advised that Mr. Leslie Giles, formerly of the Pay Of- fice Darwin, is in hospital, having been wounded in action.,