MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1919, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

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RACE RIOTS. V

WASHINGTON, July 22

Numerous assaults by negroes’ upon white women in the city are resulting in race rioting. Two whites and tuo negroes were killed and several injured. There had been two hundred arrests. The negroes are better armed, and they parade the streets and shout defiance.

CONFIDENCE IN* CLEMENCEAU

(Received This Da-v at 8 a.m.) TARIS, July 22. The Chamber of Deputies voted confidence in Premier Clemenceau by .389 votes to 170. SOLDIERS WIVES. LONDON, July 21. The Chairman of the Tamberth (London) Board of Poor Law Guardians is 'drawing attention to Australian soldiers departing from home and leaving English wives behind. He cites the case of one wife who has children by a former marriage. The chairman says he has communicated with the Australian High Commissioner. It would be monstrous, be said if a husband could thus be taken away leaving a family on parish guardians. He urges Tarlfamentary action, in order to avoid a grave scandal. ANOTHER RIOT. LONDON, July 23. At midnight there was a serious riot nt Bilston in Staffordshire following nn altercation between a- body of soldiers and. policemen. The mob improvised battering rams 'and wrecked the police station. The police stoutly defended until reinforcements arrived. Then using truncheons they dispersed the crowd.

VOLUNTARISM IN BRITAIN. LONDON, July 22. The Minister in Charge of Recruiting, Mr Churchill, stated in Parliament that the British Army of occupaton on the Rhine will shortly he reduced' to two divisions." He also promised a complete restoration of the volunteer system in the next year. BIG STRIKE IN NORWAY. i CHRISTIANIA, July 22. A general strike has begun here and the railways and trains have stopped. Hospitals are without gas or electricity. RACE RIOTS RENEWED. WASHINGTON, July 23. Despite the precautions of the authorities, the race riots have broken out again in various parts of the city. One moro white man has been killed and many injured.

AN AVIATOR RETURNING. LONDON, July 22. Mr Pickles, the well-known aviator, is returning to Australia by the liner Orsova, leaving on Friday. He is taking the most recent models of aeroplanes to Sydney, wherewith ho intends to display the latest Hying developments including a. machine with 158 miles an hour. Pickles believes that civilian flying will not be greatly advanced by the war .models. He intends to apply his knowledge to designing machines suitable for Australia’s special conditions.

BULGARIA AND A PORT. PARIS, July 21. The Allied Commission has examined the Bulgarian boundary question. It is understood that France and Britain support the idea of absolutely excluding the Bulgarians from having any seaboard, in favour of giving ; .t to Greece. Both Italy and America oppose excluding Bulgaria from the sea.

( MARCONI COY. ACTION. LONDON, July 22.

In the Wireless Coy’s Marconi case in which the Marconi Wireless Coy. claim seven million sterling from tbo British Government for an alleged breach of contract, judgment has been reserved.

MINERS RESUMING

(Received This Dav at 11.20. a.m.) LONDON, July 23. Ten thousand Monmouthshire miners have resumed.

COAL DIFFICULTIES

(Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) ARIS, July 23

M. Loucheur, Minister of Industrial Reconstruction, speaking in the Chamber, said Britain had intimated that the coal difficulties necessitated a reduction in export from seventy-seven million to twenty-three • also an arrangement had been abandoned for supplying France, but she now offered France, nine instead of eightee million tons at 135 francs per ton. France has unsuccessfully protested, and had arranged to secure coal more cheaply from America.

A BYE-ELECTION

(Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) LONDON, July 23. Swansea bye-election resulted: Mathews (Coalition Liberal) 8250 David Williams (Labour) 9158

CONFERRING HONOURS. (Received This Day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 23. An honorary Doctorate of Law has been conferred on Generals Bird wood and Monash by Cambridge University. LABOUR. MOTION. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 23.

The Triple Labour Alliance discussed a resolution by Frank Hodges of the Miners Federation, .for a strike ballot in the event of Government, not conceding the demand for nationalisation of coal mines and the non-interference of the military in disputes.

PROFITEERING

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(Received This Dav at noon.) LONDON, July 17

In the Commons, Mr Roberts stated 5900 retailers were prosecuted for profiteering during the current year, where of 229 were imprisoned.

A DENIAL

(Received this day at 12.25 p.m) WASHINGTON, July 23. President Wilson has issued a statement denying that lie was responsible for the Shantung settlement.