MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

IMPORTANT MEETINGS. f AUSTRALIAN A' N.Z. CABI/E ASSOCIATION r & REUTER.] LONDON March 19. Meetings of tTie Supreme War Conn, oil and important political conferences were, held from Thursday to Saturday. The Premiers of'Era nee and Italy attended. ■ - , \ MINERS approve. (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.u* > LONDON March 18. Durham miners ballot by 33,576, to 27,178, voted in favour of combing oul minors. •• WOMEN SOLICITORS. LONDON March 19. , In the House of Lords the third reading was carried by 47 to 19 of a Bill admitting women to practice as solicitors. x COLONEL RHODES AT HOME. LONDON March 19. , Sir T. Mackenzie luncheoned Colonel Rhodes at the British Empire Club. FRENCH ESPIONAGE. • ' ; PARIS, March 20. M. Boucliardon, ordered the. arrest of Captain Ladoux, head of tlio Bureau i of Information of the Ministry of War, \ tin connection with espionage. FRENCH TRAITOR. (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.) PARIS, March 20. It is stated that Ladoux tried to' hush up several treason cases, including Bolo’s. AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. [LONDON TIMES SERVICE-COPYRIGHT] j (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.' LONDON March 20. An important conference has begun in the Mansion House. Thirty leagues, and committees of trade unions interested in post-war land settlement in Britain and the Domionions, resolved to urge Government to deal' immediately with the settlement of soldiers and sailors other than as a national imperial enterprise. The items under discussion include proposals that the Imperial and dominion governments should co-ope-rate in raising loans for railways and advances to settlers to encourage land investment, land establish ii central emigration department. UNRULY BELUCHIS. r A ITS TR AEt * N Sr N.».. CABf.E ASSOCIATE REUTER. 1 LONDON March 20. The Press Bureau states the attitude nf the Maris tribe in Beluchistan is unsatisfactory. They have committer numerous outrages, against telegraphs, trains, and government property: am stocked our posts at Gumbo*,- and For< Munro. They were repulsed wit! heavy casualties, but are still defiant Punitive measures are now being ord ered.