MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
[AUSTRALIAN A* N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] SHIPPING LOSSES. LONDON, May 21. The Ministry of Shipping announces that the number and tonnage of Allied mercantmen lost through enemy action, are as follows: ships tons
JAPAN AND KOLCHAK. LONDON, May 20. Japan has decided to recognise Admiral Kolchak’s Government. LONG DISTANCE LAND FLIGHT LONDON, May 29. Liout.-Col. Wilson flew from Mosul, (India), to England, via Cairo in seven days.
HUNGARIAN EXrSPEAKER MURDERED. PARIS, May 19. A Budapest telegram confirms that Navay, formerly President of the Hungarian House of Representatives, has beeii murdered in a train by a Communist.
CABLE RESTRICTIONS. LONDON, May 20. In the House of Commons, General Seely stated tho Government were very desirous to abolish commercial cable restrictions, but this must depend on the issue of the Peace Treaty.
TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY. LONDON, Mafc 20. Mr Johnson, ex-Commissioner of Railways in New South Wales, in an address at the Colonial Institute, outlined the development of the railways in the various States of Australia,. and particularly tho trans-Continental line which, lie said, proved its utility during the war. Its trains compared well with the best long distance trains in the world.
A HANDSOME DONATION. ''Received this day at 8.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 13. (Delayed). The British Oil Company has contributed two hundred thousand guineas to endow a Chemical school at Cambridge.
Britain . 2197 7,638,000 France . 238 697,000 Italy . 230 742,000 Jalpan 29 120,000 United States .. 80 341,000
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1919, Page 2
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237MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1919, Page 2
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