MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1918, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] appeal dismissed. LONDON, July 18. Tlio appeal of Yeates, cabled of on Dec. sth., was dismissed with costs, but on Yeates undertaking not to wear the uniform the penalty was reduced to 1/-. Sir J. G. Ward and Sir Thos Mackenzie gave evidence. DIG FIDE 1 IN MOROCCO. CITY OF FEZ DESTROYED. LONDON, July IS. Reuter reports a disastrous fire at Fez, Morocco, which destroyed nine thousand square yards in the centre of the commercial quarter, gutting a thousand shops. It is significant .that the fire started during the Feast of Ramadan when everybody takes a deep sleep. The fire was only stopped by dynamiting the surrounding buildings. Enormous st-ocks of silk, eotton, and other goods were destroyed. German incendiarism is suspected. BIG LOSS OF LIFE. 620 LIVES. TOKIO, July 18. j The battleship sank in four minutes j possibly from the explosion. Only 330 j were saved oht of 950.

TIN PRICE

(Received This Day, at 12.10. n.in > LONDON, July 18. Tin is £307 10s. Other metals are unchanged. MALVY’S TRIAL. STRONG EVIDENCE. fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION PARIS, July 18th. Tho Senate reporter occupied the whole day in reading reports which showed that Mnlvy, ex-. Minister, liad only signed the decree of Trotsky’s ex.pulsion in December 1915. Even then, all Trotsky’s accomplices had not been expelled. The report says that Malv.y worked hand-in-hand with the worst type of Anaraehists and Pacifists.. 'THE WHEAT SUPPLY. CHICAGO, July 17th. Tho visible wheat supply is 2,34(>,000 bushels. SERIOUS MINE ACCIDENT. TWENTY MEN KILLED. JOHANNESBURG, July 18. Twenty white men were killed by a skip rope snapping in the Mevereharltoh mine. RANKS AMALGAMATING. LONDON, July 18th. I It is understood that Lloyd’s bank ! is amalgamating with the Counties j Bank. National Bank, and the Scotland and London River Plato Bank.

PEMBERTON BILLING

-REMARKABLE DISCLOSURES

fAt7STK.tI.IAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] LONDON, July 18. News of the Frnneo-American sucremarkable disclosures show that Billing’s wife is a German, and a daughter of an unnaturalised Prussian. Her mother was also born in Germany. Though tlie.se facts are based on the parent’s marriage certificate, Mistress Billing "assorts that her father is a Swiss and her mother Irish. A DEPENDENCY. LONDON, July 1” It is officially announced that Germany’s ratification of the Prisoners’ Agreement depends on the satisfactory settlement of the position of tho Germans ju China. THE PACIFIC QUESTION. 'Received. This Lav at 8.50. s.m.l WASHINGTON, July 18. When'the Senate resumes, on July 24th, Mr. Saulsbury will ask that action be taken on the resolution cabled on July 6th. There is a disposition among members of the Foreign Relations Committee to support the resolution. Several Senators on the Pacific Coast are keenly interested and conferred with Mr Saulsbury.

Subsequently Senator Phelos of California said there was the greatest importance that some arrangement on alliancei be former by the Great Powers on the Pacific, as a protection against German aggression in case of necessity. These powers should have a frank understanding of the Allies respective interests and the combined forces should be bound to respect the status quo.

Action is necessary in the cases not only of Australia, but the Wost Coast and Island possessions of Africa.- Ger many will realise that a good understanding between the powers in the Pacific will probably lead to a postwar trade agreement against Germany. This may impel Germany to abandon her militaristic war aims and seek an earlier end of the war. Senator Jones of Washington State, agreed to the importance of the questions. Congress should consider not only the keeping of German Taiclers out of the Pacific, but whether any of Germany’s former South Pacific possessions should be returned after the war.