MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1919, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. OABI.K ASSOCIATION] THE NEW PRESIDENT. LONDON, Feb. 8. Doctor David, Social Democrat, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on his election to the Presidency of the Assembly, said the' war of revolution lia'cl destroyted all the Governments. There must be a new structure, replacing the old system of state favouritism, and a new Ministry in order to establish democracy, based on equality of citizens. He expected the Assembly would demand a peace based exactly on Air Wilson’s fourteen points.

COUPON SYSTEM DROPPED. LONDON, Feb. 7. Meat meals at restaurants are now without coupons. CONTROL OF RAILWAYS. LONDON, Feb. 8. Claude Hamilton announced that Government control of the railways will continue for 2 years after the war. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, Feb. 8. Rubber, para 30 ; plantation 25 3-8 : smoked 24J. Hemp is dull. Fair, New Zealand, afloat, is quoted at £6O. FRENCH DISSATISFIED. NEW YORK, Feb. 8.

The “Herald’s” Paris correspondent says the French are dissatisfiel with the King of Hedjag’s territorial demands. They have been compromising in many questions, but the danger of losing Syria lias aroused French opinion. TURKEY’S NEW RULER, LONDON, Fish. 8. Interviewed, Air Strauss, a former United States ambassador to Turkey said it will he a good thing for Turkey to lie under a mandatory member of the League of Nations, but United States is too far from Europe to undertake the administration. It would be better to call on a power like Belgium to bo made the mandatory.

PRINCES ISLAND OFFER, , PARIS, Feb. 8. American and British peace delegates favour a conference of Bolsheviks alone, if other Russian factions do not accept the Allies Princes Islands offer. The French oppose a conference, as unrepresenting the other factions.

DELEG AYES FOR 31A KMO.R A. RUSSIAN ATTITUDE. LONDON, Fob. 8. -Mr Fraser says the English delegates for the Marmora Conference have not yet been named. America has selected William White, a Kansas Republican and) Progressive Pr ofessor, Herron, a Socialist. White represents the American newspaper syndicate in Paris, and is a typical western editor. Herron was formerly a Non-conformist preacher in lowa and lived much in Switzerland, whence he kept Mr Wilson well informed oil German aetivites.

The Government of the Crimea lias accepted the invitation to Alarmora. Georgia has refused, while Omsk and Archangel show a disinclination to be represented. It is possible the Bolsheviks may accept the mandatory principle, placing the. Baltic area in Britain’s charge. TO CHECK PRul-TTEERS. PARIS, February 9. To ensure the success of an anti-pro-fiteer pblicy, the Premier, M. Clemenecau has ordered the opening of temporary stores in Paris and In adjacent districts, to sell goods at official prices. This is intended to prevent shopkeepers selling at Tiigli prices to favoured customers.