MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1917, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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CHINESE FEELING

PEKING November 18

Indignation against a grant ol important- mining, limindal,, and muuit ion concessions to Japanese concerns, led to a Cabinet- crisis. Nobody is willing to take the Premiership owing to the impossibilty of mediation between the conllieting (dements. -Many Chinese fear that a breach of the peace will cause Japanese intervention.

ZIONIST THANKS

Received, this day at P. 45 a.m. LONDON Nov. 19

The Zionist organisations have addressed telegrams of thanks to the British Government for the letter from Hon. A. J. Balfour, addressed to Lord 'Rothchild, favouring the establishment of a national home for Jews i„ .Palestine, while preserving the political status' that Jews enjoy in otin-r countries. STEEL SUIT’S. Received, th’is day at 8.45 a.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Tli,. building of steel Sind wooden composite ships is proceeding at a rapid rate at 114 yards. It is expected that lfi-10 ships will be ready in 1918, with a tonnage of 10,919,000. KING GEORGE CONFIDENT.

(Received, This Dnv at 8.50. a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 13.

Despatches from London state Lord North, lifl’e, after an audience with King George, made a statement that tiie King was impressed with the energy and brightness of the American Mission, and appreciated the world-impoi iatice of America's intervention. The King was absolutely contideiit of a complete victory. French interests have asked the Government for assistance i n building wnar, is believed to be unxialcalde ships, divided into compartments, with cylinders running the whole length of the vessel. They stand a test that proved their immunity front torpedoes.

WAR “NAGGERS.” (Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) NEW YORK., Nov. 19. Tim “World”' editorially describes Lord NorthelifTo ami Mr Roosevelt a s “war naggers.” Despite Lord 'Nortlicliffe’s criticism of Britain's achievement during the war, it is unequalled in the history of the race. Germany will not be beaten by naggers, but by doers and fighters.

A MERTCAN ESTTM A TER. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. The War Department will submit estimates based on the requirement ana maintenance of an armed force of three millions.

AMERICAN LABOUR

NEW YORK, Nov. 19. The American Federation of Labour has abandoned the nonpartisan constitution, and intends to organise a new political party. ■TAP-AMERTCAN 'NEGOTIATIONS. (Received. This Dav at 8.50. a.m.) TOKIO, Nov. 19. Negotiations with the Fnitod States for the American embargo on steel required for use for Japanese shipping, have been broken off, Japan contending that the assistance given to the Allies must not infringe on the necessitities of tlie national existence.

•Washington is still hopeful that an agreement will be reached.

THREATENED STRIKE. (Received This Dav at 10.15. -, m i . LONDON November 19. The Railwayman in Cardiff" district have decided to strike unless their wages are increased by rGI weekly within a week. / RIOT AT ZURICH.

(Received This Dav at 10.15. i.’V. ) BERNE, November 19. Six persons were killed in Saturday’s rioting at Zurich Several battalions of infantry and two squadrons of cavalry arrived on Sunday to maintain order A general strike is threatened. SIBERIAN RIOTS. (Received This Dnv at 11.25. a.m.) TOKIO, Nov. 19. It is reported that there was severe rioting in several Siberian cities. Many Japanese have fled to Japan. BRAZILIAN REPRISALS. (Received This Dnv at 11.25. a.m.) RIO DE .TANIEBO, Nov. 19. The President of Brazil lias signed a Bill, providing for reprisals against Germany.