MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(Per Press Association. —Copyright) LABOR’S UNREST. [ ‘ ‘itEUTElr’s’ ’ TELEGRAM.] LONDON, June 1. The latest manifestations of .the general industrial unrest in most countries ness of living, is the announcement of in Europe, owing chiefly to the deara general election throughout Norway, which will begin on 6th inst, unless grievances are remedied. The strikers’ proclamation demands that tko State control of imports,, products, production, and distribution and fix prices. It also protests against the recent big grant for the army for the defence of Norway’s neutrality. ANOTHER CONVENTION. LONDON, Juno 1. Mr. Smillie will preside over the Socialist; Convention of 1000. delegates

at Leeds on Sunday, ths> object being to consider the Russian revolution and to organise British Democracy to follow Russia. A sensational _ item on . the agenda paper is a motion- proposing. the immediate establishment of councils of workmen and soldiers delegates in every town and country district in tho United Kingdom. 4 A FOILED ATTACK. % [“beuter’s” telegram.] . LONDON, June 1. Mr. P. Massey reports that enemy aviators on May 24th attempted to cut the railway pipe line at Sal vena. They were driven off before they were ivol-j to do any damage. It is pointed out in London that Mr. Massoy’s* telegram disposes of tile Turkish communique, claiming that the railway and pipes were destroyed. GREEK CONTROL. ATHENS, June 2. Tho. Allies have assented to ■ the Greek Government sending code messages to its agents abroad. The Allied control of Greece commences on Monday. FOOD SITUATION . LONDON, June 2. Tho Food (Controller spates ' that though the situation is good if economy is maintained, tho Department does not *tak© such an optimistic view as Mr. Prothero. The Department assumed that twenty-five per cent of the losses would be cereal ships, but experience has proved that only eight per cent, occurred. STRONG AMERICAN MEASURES. TO DEAL MTTh'aNTICONSCRIRalONISTS. NEW YORK, June 1. Solders invaded a meeting of 1200 foreigners in Madison Squaro Garden,and arrested eight distributors of Anticonscription Itcrature. Tho New' York “’Herald” says it amounted practically to martial law. Anti-conscriptionislts have bean arrest ed at Kansas city and Topeka. WASHINGTON, Jun e 1.

Officials attribute the anti-conscript-ionist movement ito the Socialists and I.W.W. and Pro J Germans. An official- states that hundreds of German women aro under surveillance. Many women are - known to be in the pay of Germany. Anti-militaristic documents seized stated a - collegian anti-militarist league had been formed with branches in most of the leading universities tho East, Middle and West. • Armed police attend the Socialist and I.W.W/- meetings. The authorities aro determined to suppress any attempt to hinder enlistAn order has been ssued prohibiting eligibles from leaving the United States. ________ SAN SALVADOR OFFER.

(Reuter’s Telegrams.) NEW YORK, June 2. San Salvador has offered the United States military aid in protecting America’s interests in San Salvadoi. Thus air the Central American - States have, now declared themselves proAlUos. RETURNED SOLDIERS. GENEVA, June 1. , The 29,000 invalided soldiers interned in Switzerland include 16,500 French, 7,500 Germans and 1809 British. - INDIA’S PATRIOTISM. BOMBAY, Juno Ist. The Maharajah of Bikanir delivered the King’s) Message to India, in which His Majesty pays a tribute to India’s splendid patriotism and the bravery of her sons which appealed to the English imagination. The Rajah of Singh interviewed said that the Indians had had specific grievances against particular colonies, but the recent conference gavo them a chance of discussing these and it would be possible to remove some, if not a'll, differences.

AUSTRIA’S POLICY.

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"The “Morning Post’s” Hungarian correspondent staltes Count Andrassy has modified his Pan-German policy in order to hold an harminious view with the Emperor Carl and Count Czernin. Undoubtedly Austria is (prepared to negotiate peace without annexations, and is even prepared to satisfy some ot Italy’s national aspirations. Of these 18,616 have been aischarg•d, 448 have re-embarked, and are still in .the hospitals.