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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
6
Koraks explains arrangements to engage Venizelos in Athens with Entente recognition. Venizelos denounces the letter as a forgery amid diplomatic strain.
London December 14 the Foreign Office says a commercial agreement with the Swedish delegation further restricts German supplies. The pact awaits ratification by Stockholm and tightens wartime commerce controls on the high seas.
The Times lists December 15 dispatches from London reporting multiple sinkings: five British steamers, one Norwegian vessel, and one French sailor sunk in the latest losses.
The torpedo-boat Grilse reached Shelbourne Nova Scotia badly damaged and with its wireless gone. Only six crew members are missing, not fifty as earlier reported.
In Britain a crowded House of Commons debated a £400 million credit vote as total credit for the year reached £1.95 billion. Bonar Law cited a strong munitions surge and loans to the Allies with Dominions funding self-reliance, noting Germany’s gains in the broader war context.
A chaotic household amid illness with parents seeking remedies. An adult notes avoiding narcotics and giving half teaspoon doses of fluenzol to reduce fever, reporting no harmful effects. The fragment includes numbers 16 and 26 and a solitary 5.
A speaker in the House argued that Entente powers must mobilize all Allies resources to secure victory. He cited total war spending of Britain's £3,852,000,000 and predicted continued funding to avoid financial limits undermining victory. Mir R McKenna pledged full support to Bonar Law as he faced dissent, and the House unanimously approved the credit vote.
Several sections of conscientious objectors are being practically boycotted in many provincial towns where they are training.
Prime Minister Lloyd George has suffered a slight relapse and is ordered to take complete rest for a few days. He will receive medical supervision and pause public duties during this period.
In the House of Lords Lord Devonport outlined the policy of the Food Controller to adjust incoming supplies so that all would have an equal chance of obtaining a fair share. The remark reflects wartime rationing aims and government oversight of distribution.
The Food Controller acting on Board of Trade regulations safeguards the 1917 seed potato supply for Australia and New Zealand under wartime controls.
Minister for Labour J Hodge will use the Munitions Act and the Defence of the Realm Act to deal with the boilermakers strike in Liverpool. The action targets work deemed vital to national interests as leaders advised restraint, and grievance discussions have been ignored.
The King conferred the Order of the Garter on Prince Albert as he attained his majority.
A Vienna message reports Emperor Carl personally asked Dr Koerber to resign his cabinet, creating a sensation and signaling an absolutist shift. Carl then tasked Herr Spitzmueller to form a cabinet free of political influence, with Count Berchtold named Foreign Secretary.
The Morning Post's Hungarian correspondent notes Spitzmueller's appointment signals Austrian financial and commercial groups favor peace. Spitzmueller aligns with Rothsel factions, while Baron Burian and Count Tissi push peace to blunt opponents before Reichstag and Dictate discussions. The Emperor reportedly desires peace.
German papers report Archduke Stephen is to be appointed Regent of Poland, signaling a move to oversee Polish affairs amid political tensions and potential reforms. The announcement underscores the Kingdom of Poland’s constitutional status and the broader Habsburg influence in the region.
The late Franz Josef bequeathed 60,000,000 kroner to invalided soldiers and the families of the slain and 20,000,000 kroner to each of his five daughters and granddaughter.
An advertisement promotes Invicta Mixture as an all British tobacco grown in Rhodesia with a light flavour and refined aroma. It markets the product as healthy and unadulterated, packed eighty by weight, sold at a shilling, and guaranteed in perfect condition by Zox.
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