MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1919, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Bv Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) fAUSTRALIAN & ASSOCIATION]

STEADIER SERVICES. LONDON, JMy 16 - The Peninsular and Orient Companies hope to resume regular mail an passenger services in September on a pre-war footing It is impossible to fix steamers definitely yet, but probably the Macedonia will be the first Penni. sular, and the Osterly the first of the ' Orient’s, followed by Morea, Khyber, Orviento, Orsova, and Ormonde, but the order is unsettled. The Companies have many difficulties to contend with at present, but each are hopeful to run steamers with about fortnight intervals thus giving practically a weekly service.

TALLOW SALES. LONDON, July 16

At the tallow sales 1820 casks were offered and 1453 sold. Fine mutton advanced 6/-; beef was unchanged.

A SUGGESTION VETOED. LONDON, July 16.

The Miners Conference overwhelmingly rejected a motion empowering the executive to declare a strike in important disputes, without a ballot.

GENERAL PERSHING. LONDON, July 16.

General Pershing was given a luncheon at Savoy. He said we must first insist that the enemy fulfil the Treaty obligations. It must not he thought because America is not leaving a'large arm y in Europe that America will not insist on the fulfilment of the obligations.

A WARM CRITIC^ this day at 10.15 a.m.) / ' WASHINGTON, July 17. Mr Sherman, speaking in the Senate, urged United States to refuse to acknowledge the Shantung _ agreement, which was tainted and poisoned. J tie professed altruism of the Allies over Shantung would enable Japan to fill Germany’s role as the world’s sabre rattler With British and Japanese inter- . eats identical, United States would be obliged to look to the Phillipines’ safety. Britain was devoid of the sentiments of humanity whenever there was an opportunity of breaking her trade rivals.

STARVING CATTLE. (Received this day at, 10.15 u.i" ' OTTAWA, July 11

The Canadian Council of Agriculture has received reports indicating that half a million cattle in southern Alberta are on the verge of starvation, due to the continued drought which has destroyed all pasturage. It is proposed to transport the cattle to Northern Alberta, or Northern Manitoba, where food is plentiful, due to adequate rains.

THE VICTORY LOAN. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.f LONDON, July 17.

In the Commons Hon. Austin Chamberlain announced te result of the Victory Loan was approximately 708 millions, made up as follows: Funding Loan.—2(4 millions. 80nd5.—265 millions. Conversion. —169 millions.

MARTIAL LAW. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) VIENNA, July 17. Martial Law has been proclaimed in Serbia. There are daily demonstrations at Belgrade protesting against the wholesale arrests in Bosnia, where ?tlre provincial authorities are flouting tho Belgrade Government. Train, traffic has been suspended. Several rioters have been kiled and many wounded.

HONORING THE AUSTRALIANS (Received this day af 1.30 p.m.} LONDON, July 11France is erecting a statue to . the Australian soldiers in Amiens Cathedral in recognition of their Villers Brettonneaux fighting, saving the city.

COAL QUESTION

(Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. , Mr Brace appealed to the Miners Conference at Beswick to accept the Government’s offer to suspend the 6/4 increaso for three months, meanwhile the miners, undertaking to reorganise the industry, increase the output and refrain from striking. The delegates urged a refusal of the offer pending Government’s announcements towards nationalisation. The conference agreed to 00-operate with a view to'increasing the output on the condition that Government adopted all Justice Sankey’s recomJtr mendations, but declined to pledge not to strike for three months. There were only two dissentients.

LONDON, July 17. The Loan realised 539 millions of new- money at a face value equal to 450 millions cash value. Mr Chamberlain considers it satisfactory, hut says it shows the need of great caution in national and private expenditure.