MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1919, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

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NEW SPAIITACIST OUTBREAK

LONDON, August 29. The “Morning Post’s” Berlin correspondent states the German Government lias announced that it lias received reports from various districts that Spartacists are preparing fresh risings expected to take the form of strikes and pillaging campaigns to destroy harvests, thefts of farm produce on a large scale and interruptions of traffic. The Communists are confident the shortage of coal in Germany will assist their plans. They also consider the lower classes will support them, owing to the heavy-taxation that shortly is payable. Tlie occurrences in upper Silesia are regarded by some as a precursor to a definite attempt to overthrow the Government, which declares it has taken precautionary measures. A widespread disinclination to work exists, together with abundant evidence of an immense Spart-acist outbreak of serious dimensions.

STRIKE REPORTED ENDED. SYDNEY, August 23.

Although it is impossible to confirm -he fact until after to-day’s meeting, •eports from Melbourne state the strike

.. definitely over, and the ships will be manned on Monday.

JAPANESE 'SHIP WRECKED. NEW YORK, August 21. According to a wireless message, the Japanese wteaimer Yomer Alaru and Sliiubn Alaru grounded on rocks near the strait of Juan de Fuca. in fog.

SUAIAIARY BY THE DREAMER. LONDON. Aug. 21

The Premier, prior to his departure or a holiday in Franco* took the unusual course of issuing a full summary of lis recent speech on the Government’s •jolicv regarding trade, industry and labour, because ‘‘The policy was obscured by discussion on one or two .highly eonroersial points which, though. . important, hear only upon a small portion of die Government’s prgoramme.” The Premier also mentions fresh pro•osals. previously flnmentioned, and mys that if the Committee of the Naional Industrial Conference fails to igroc on the unemployment question, | lie Government may make proposals in r he name of the community. The Gov'rnment will iminediatelv establish a ■

ommittee to enquire into the diminuion of the coal output. The Govornaient is also taking steps to increase die general efficiency by extending techdeal education for managers and worlcrs and encouraging industrial research. An Inventions Department will he osablished to encourage .standardisation n British industry. A Commission is j ion- considering the minimum prices of j igricultural products for 1920, hut a do- j av is probable. The Government will . therefore undertake to continue the i '.xisting rates for twelve months. | Legislation will be introduced in the ■ lutunin to combat the harmful effects I >f trusts and combines. I

AIR- HENDERSON OPPOSES F. AI. B. FISHER. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 23

Mr Henderson is opposing E. M. B. Fisher-for AA’idncs by-election. He dclarod in connection with his visit to Russia in 1919, that Cabinet authoris'd him to replace the Ambassador at ’etrograd at a salary of £B,OOO. He ascertained Cabinet’s dissatisfaction vitli the Ambassador was due to a mis'pprehension and therefore refused the the. post. Subsequently he resigned worn Cabinet and a ministership of £-1,000 rather than sacrifice his principles.

TROOPS REFUSE? DUTY. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) AAA S MIN' GTO N, August 23. Berkshire's and others refusing to cm>ark at Southampton were intended or ’I urkey. They spent the night n a park and then were conveyed to amp under an armed e-scart.

TRAITOR’S TRIAL. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, August 23. ' The trial has commenced of a French- j man, Georges Qu,ien, for -betraying ] Edith Cavell after her befriending him. ! A LABOUR VJEAA’. j (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) I LONDON, August- 2-1. Air 'Appeton, Secretary of the Oeneri! Federation of Trades Unions states , nationalisation is unsound economically I and would bo disastrous from every i standpoint. A state monopoly was the ’ most oppressive of all monopolies. He ; urges workers to pause before it is too i late and refuse to listen to extremists.

A DENIAL. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 21. M> iSmillic denies that the miners arc- responsible for the decreased output of coal, which is due to the mineowners not developing the mines dn ring the war. Mr Smillie believes the output will materially increase soon, owing to the present developing works. The miners realise the nation’s pressing need for a large output.

BOO.AI IN TRADE. (Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 23. The “National Nows” states the col Inn. woollen, lace, iron and steel I rndrs arc booming, despite* the high prices of coal. Alaiiy manufacturers arc unable to execute new orders Shares in cot ton spinning companies have risen rnpidy in the last few week's.

Britain in 1917 exported no less than six hundred thousand ounces of morphia to Japan and China. Britain in 1918 prohibited the traffic. The dealers then turned to America, where in the first five months of 1917, they obtained 113 thousand ounces.

JAPANESE NEWS. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Doctor Rhee, the provisional Korean President of Korea says that Japan promised to reform her Korean adniinistaration, but is not sincere. The Koreans, he says, want only their independence. There is widespread discontent in Korea owing to the severity of Japanese rule. The people strongly resent Japan’s efforts at complete assimilation. The Korean language will cease to be taught in the schools in 1920. The Japanese Government are taking inventories of all Gorman and Austrian property in Japan. This is preparatory to Japan taking possession of it, as part ol security for Japan’s indemnity claims. Japan has already seized the German and Austrian Embassies, and also a million pounds worth of property in Yokohama. | The Japanese Minister of Communi- I cations has announced that tine Japanese merchant fleet has increased by iorly per cent, during the war. New construction he said, would bo confined to standardised cargo boats.

SOCIALISM IN JAPAN. TOKIO, Aug. 23. Tho raising of prices and the great

scarcity of bouses in the towns is causing widespread discontent in Japan. It is especially violent among the middle classes.

Serious popular outbreaks arc fear-

Tbc police ha ve dispersed a h eady mass meetings of teachers in several of the towns, which were held to protest at the inadequate salaries paid.

There is a newly-formed Salaried -Hen’s Union at Tolcio. It demands that the profits exclusive of bank interest, on all capital shall be equally divided between the employers and the workers.

The Japanese newspapers are warning the Government to make preparations for the coining of Socialism in Japan. They say its advent is due to the enormous increases in the cost price of cotton and other cloths.

BLACKMAIL CHARGE. PARIS, August 24. The police have arresed Angcloin, .1 clerk, for colonial importers on a ( lmrgc of attempting to blackmail Gal—mot river importers for £12,000.

MEXICO CLIMBS DOWN. MEXICO CITY, August 23. T’lio Mexican Government has decided not to insist on the departure of Mr Cummings, the Charge d’A flairs at the British Legation.

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, August 23. Capa 1)1, alien., the Cuban, won the Chess tournament at Hastings. Tie scored 10i poins. Jvostich, a Serbian, was second with points. Cnpablanea won throughout, except for one drawn game with Kostich.

'TENNIS PLAYER DIES. LONDON, August 23. Obituary.—H. L. Doherty the celebrated tennis player, after a long ill-

I.ON DON T.W.W. RAIDED. LONDON, August 2. .'The police raided the premises of some Industrial Workers of the -World in Whitechapel, and discovered a great quantity of literature, advocating sabotage.

HOUSING REFORM. LONDON, August 23. j Tin; Mnistry of Health has received . 18!) new housing schemes in the last j week, totalling in all 5,000. The Dci pnrtmont is now preparing plans for . 4,800,000 houses. The .Ministry has | chosen seven hundred unoccupied Lon- | don mansions for conversion into flats. AMERICA’S PART. WASHINGTON, August 23. 'The War Department has announei ed that after the first of September, j the United States Army, remaining in i Germany will number only 6000 picked ‘ men. TURKEY’S DEMANDS. ; CONSTANTINOPLE, August 21 | The Turkish National Congress, at Er/.eroum, is headed by an outlawed j General, Kernel Pasha. Tt. demands the I preservation of Turkish integrity, and j j.s plotting a military organisation | aigaijusti the .Allifed mandate. Kernel | Pasha is adopting press gang methods and is attempting forcibly to recruit townspeople. There have been hloodx | street encounters, in which outlawed ! | roups were worsted. The internal situation in Anatolia continues to he i disquieting, and is reported the unsur- | rendered forces have entered Ouzak, j on the Smyrna-Mnrahissnn railway.

MORPHIA TRADE. . TOKIO, Aug. 23. Britain, America and Japan are expected to make now a united move towards stopping an extensive smuggling of morphia into China. The suppression of the opium trade has been only a farce.