MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1919, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

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LABOUR COVENANT CRITICISED.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23

Senator Thomas in Congress, attacked the Labour Covenants made at Versailles. He said that uniformity of labour conditions had been attained for the world only at the cost of levelling down the American labourers’ wages. At present in the United States Labour was employing methods which, ,hc feared threatened the nation’s political and social existence. Congress ought to concern itself with this matter, and not with international labour conditions.

BAKER’S AWARD. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Arbitration award in the bakers' strike gives an advance of os weekly, making wages 00s for country and 05s for town, with -IS hours weekly ; payment of time and a quarter for the first two hours overtime and then time and a-lialf.

PROFITEERING ACT. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Board of Trade announces the Profiteering Act will he administered by firstly, a control committee representing Government, Chambers of Commerce, employers, employed, trade I union and co-operative societies, which will investigate casts, profits of manufacturers and wholesale mcr chants; secondly, local committees appointed by municipal Councils to investigate specific complaints against retailers; thirdly, appeal tribunal for each country, appointed by the Board of Trade to hear appeals from local committee’s decisions.

FIJI ACTION. SUVA, Aug. 24, Fiji Legislative Council on Saturday passed an ordinance prohibiting the landing in the colony of former enemy aliens, without a permit from the Coloial Secretary, including those naturalised. The ordinance will remain in operation for three years from date. C AT II EDRA I , COM PLETED. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Catholic Cathedral at Queenstown, which lias been fifty years building, was consecrated amid great eorcincnv.

WAR FUATS PROFIT. LONDON, Aug. 24. The War Office is distributing seventy UHKLOOO sterling profit on war films. Australian and New Zealand War Charities receive £5,000. DAILY AIR SERVICE. LONDON. Aug. 24. Handley Page is opening a daily passenger service between London and Paris on Monday. Each machine will carry leu passengers, and the fare will be fifteen guineas. Aires aeroplanes are establishing a daily goods service. The freight rates will he 7s (id per pound to Paris.

AILSSJXG CREW SAKIO. LONDON, Auk. 2! ■ Tlic («'oli;itli machine cabled oil tile llUh as missing, has been found near Dakar, with a broken propeller. The crew are safe. AID LAND! NO PLAOvS. LONDON. Aug. 24. Britain and America are requesting permission to establish aeroplane landing grounds and also an observatory a: Tenoriffe. ~

A COAT, COAIAIISSION. PARTS, August 25

The Allied Supreme Council have appointed a Commission to superintend the production and distribution of coal in Upper Silesia. The Commission includes a Polish and Herman members in addition to the. Allied delegates.

JOS KB 11 AND CABINET 1! KSKiN. BUDAPEST. Aug. 21. The Archduke and also the Kricdricl Cabinet have resigned. BOr.MANIAN SEIZED ES. PA ms, Aug. 25.

The Supreme Council has sent Boumania a Note demanding that an exact account be kept of all goods seized and requisitioned in Hungary and tlm* a corresponding reduction from the Roumanian indemnities will be made by the Allies. .

RELOTUAHS WAP TRIALS. BRUSSELS, Aug. 25. /('lie King and Queen of the Belgians attended and bis Eminence Cardinal Alercier odleiated at a impressive service at Dinant to commemorate the 101 1 war massacres when (iOO civilians were killed by Germans and twelve hundred houses burnt.

HERAT ANS DISGORGING. PARIS, Aug. 23

It is oliicially announced tliat three hundred thousand French machinery plants have been identified in Germany and their restoration is proceeding.

LOST HOURS. LONDON. Aug

Then 1 were T/iOO.HUO working hours lost on the South Wales Coal Fields lor the twelve months ended middle of July of which 1,5 f 1.'10(1 were dim to uuavoidnhlc absenteeism and 2,120.000 avoid able, and 554,000 due to strikes.

AIR ASQUITH’S DESIRE. I,ON DON. Aug. 23. A loiidiiifi Scot 1 isii TSiulienl ii.'iv|i:il»'" learns on llie host authority that Air ||. ||. Asquith will seek- to re-enter the House of Commons at the earliest possible moment. The re-appearance, of |l,o cx-Premier followed possibly by oilier ('"-Commoners will set* an evolution of wliat now is strongly desired, namely, an alternative Government.

THE SUPREME COUNCIL. PARIS, Aug. 23. After hearing Mr Hoover, the Supreme Council sent a telegram to the Allied Mission at Budapest declaring the Allies could not conclude a lasting peace with the Hungarian people, as long ns the existing Government, established by a coup detat, and carried out by a small group of police, under protection of a foreign army, remained in power. A telegram from Archduke Joseph, says be is ready to submit this position to the popular vote. This does not satisfy the Council as an election would he conducted under the auspices of his administration. Therefore the Allies are obliged to insist in the interests of Europe, that a Government representative of all parties bo elected.

MACKENSEN’S ARMY

BERLIN, Aug. 23.

The first detachment of General Mackensen’s Army has arrived at Vienna en route to Germany. Fifty thousand are following, including General Maekensen.

<“ BIG STRIKE IN ENGLAND

DIRECTORS ORDER LOCK OUT LONDON, Angus 24.

The employees of the co-operative Trading Societies in the north, of England have struck. They are demanding a 44-hour week and increased wages. The directors themselves arc unionists. The directors have ordered a lockout of 30,000 workers, beginning on August 27 th. Over three hundred Societies, with 1.500,000 members are involved.

ITALY’S FOOD SHORTAG!

FEARS OF GRAVE UPSHOT

ROME, August 24th

Signor Nitti lias sent a circular to Italian prefects, which sounds a note of alarm. He urges prompt action to prevent aji iirnepa.rable disaster. He says -strikes would be a weapon of destruction in a country that is purchasing fifty milliards of lire worth of food abroad. All classes, lie asserted, (instead of working and producing, seemed |o he seized with a mania of waste and luxury, which would be paid for with money almost begged from foreign countries. The spirit of ]revolt, he declared, 'was such that whole provinces refused to eat foods, which they had habitually to eat before the war. Revolutionaries were enemies of the country. Disorders would mean the starvation of half a nation. There were 1,250,000 acres of

h’lid gone out of cultivation. Tt was absurd to attempt- to reduce prices, while production was scanty.

N UESE CAYELL’S BETRAYER - PARTICULARS OF CAREER. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, August 25. The depositions against Easton Qui■n, the alleged betrayer of Nurse Cavil. state that the accused is ail intelligent scapegrace, who has frequentv been in prison. He was released in loplembcr 1917, penniless. The Gernaiis supplied him with money and found him a willing tool. lie met

it girl named Billigan who was working for Nurse Cnvell’s organisation. Blilligau, believing him to be loyal, offered him the services of the organisation, in order to get back to France. Thus Quien learned the whole system.

Mademoiselle Tludicz states site introduced liim to Nurse Cavoll, but suspected bis exaggerated professions of patriotism. Quien reached Holland, posing as a French Officer, but returned to Brussels. Several members of the organisation were arrested n few days later. Quien actually foretold Nurse Cavell’s arrest shortly before it occurred.

ALLEGED FRENCH TRAITOR. PARIS, Aug. 25. Proceedings alleging giving intelligence with the enemy were commenced against Ernest Judet, editor ol the “Eclair J oil null.” during the war. Judet. was: a eonspieuus figure in the Dreyfus affair, lie resided lately in Switzerland.

A FRENCH TRAITOR. (Received This Day, at 9.25 a.in.) PARIS, August 21. I.euoir, who is waiting execution for •ommuiiieatiiig with the enemy, made i statement reflecting on Judet. The alter and his mother, during the trial, idmitted negotiations occurred for (he lurch use of the newspaper Eclair. Lenoir's execution was delayed, owing .a Judd’s prosecution. Judet was ■onspicuous for anti-British activities luring tiie war. The “Eclair” was sus-

pended for a fortnight in 1915, tor revealing documents in which Germany dleged Belgium granted free passage to French troops.

EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILED

SERIOUS RESULTS. PARIS, August 21

The express, bound for Paris, was derailed near Pan. after colliding with a goods train. The passengers included thirty-three officers mid twenty-four niim of Ibe Royal Irish, returning from Cologne after a pilgrimage to Lourdes. The British contingent was uninjured and did line rescue work. Ton passengers were killed and twenty injured, who endured terrible suiferings under I lie wreckage.

PRINCE OF WALES. NEW YORK, Aug. 21

The I’linee of Wales and President Wilson have exchanged letters by airplane competing in the New > orlc-'l oronlo raeo. President Wilson’s letter invited the Prince to visit the United States, ami the Prince of Wales 'll a a letter extends greetings to Americans.