MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1919, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Coayright.., fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CAIII.E ASSOCIATION]

SCENE IN SENATE

. WASHINGTON, August 27. Eeinscli’s resignation was duo to ill health.

There was a heated scene in the Senate, when Senator Fell accused McCnmber of having stated that Japan received goods stolen by Germany from China. McCumber sprang' to his feet and pounded the desk. He accused Fall of lying. Both Senators lost their tempers, ' pounded their desks and shouted. Finally they subsided after denials and counter assertions.

AFRICAN LABOUR TROUBLE, CAPETOWN, August 27

Giving evidence before the Low Grade y lines Commission at Johannesburg, the Director of native labour, uttered a grave warning regarding native grievances, specially the colour bar. Seiious trouble was inevitable in the near future unless those grievances were remedied. There were two alternatives, either to sit on the volcano till the day of eruption or treat the situation in a statesmanlike wav, eliminating the colour bar and allowing whites and blocks to compete on their merits. A statement was presented by the Mineworkers Union in reply, strongly against any relaxation of (lie present regulations, and urging the colour bar as a protection for European workers against indentured native labour, and declaring the alleged crisis in the mining industry made it urgently necessary for the Government to consider seriously whether by nationalisation or otherwise it could bring the gold mines under 'more efficient public control.

OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT. LONNDON, August 27. The overseas Settlement Department has been established by the Imperial Government with a view to directing emigration of ex-service men to the Dominion rather than to foreign countries. Already the Department has received about twelve hundred applications. About seventy-five per cent of the applications desire to go to Canada and * the balance to Australia and New Zealand. Many of the latter made inquiries in regard to facilities for fruit growing. Applicants for Australasia were referred to the respective agencies, owing to the fact that no arrangements are yet possible for sending them overseas,' until the Dominions arc ready to receive them.

PROFITEERING ACT. LONDON, Aug. 27. Dlr McCurdy has begun the Administration of Profiteering Act. He has secured expert representatives of employers and workmen to enquire into producing costs in several industries, including boots, clothes, underwear, household utensils and necessaries. The object is not to fix prices or institute prosecutions, hut to publish the facts or public information. The Dlinistry is also creating temporary machinery to investigate the methods of profits of any business, pending legislation for permanent machinery.

horaiiora POWER, price. (Received This Dnv at 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 28,

The price which Waihi Gold Mining Coy., sold Horohora hydro-electric undertaking to the New Zealand Government is £212,500.

ROUMANIAN FOOD. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, August 28. Roumania has not yet replied to the Supreme Councils note. The despatch of foodstuffs, arms, and munitions to Roumania has now stopped.

AMERICANS TO POLICE. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 28. According to the Paris edition of the “Chicago Tribune”, the American brigade will probably be used in policing upper Silesia, in order to prevent clashes between Poles and Germans. It j ;; announced the Allies will control Upper Silesia during the taking of the plebiscite.

MUNITIONS EXPLOSION. (Received This Dn.v at 9.2 d a.m A LONDON, August 28.

An ammunition barge alongside the British Monitor Glowworm, at Archangel, exploded. Sixty persons were killed or are missing.

EMPIRE REGRETS. (Received this day at 10. Id a.i" ' OTTAWA, August 28. There is general regret expressed at General Botha’s death. Flags are halfmasted. The press tributes him as a gallant enemy and noble friend.

PRINCE OF WALES. I OTTAWA, August 27. ' At Toronto the Prince of Wales visited the hospitals and inspected the veterans. He was made a bencher of the Canadian Law Society.

CARNEGIE'S WILL

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.)

NEW YORK, August 28

: Mr Andrew Carnegie’s will has been proved. Estimates of the estate does not exceed six millions sterling. Carnegie’s lifetime gifts were more than seventy millions sterling. iA bequest of two thousand sterling is made to lion. Lloyd George. , The lato Andrew Carnegie left works of art to his wife, naming the Carnegie Corporation as the residuary legatee. Provision for his wife and daughter was made during his life-time. Ten thousand dollars each has been bequeathed to Capt. and Mrs Roosevelt, and Mrs Cleveland.

ORDERED TO WORK

(Received this day at a.m.)

WASHINGTON, August 28

Striking railway employees on the Pacific Coast have been ordered to return to - work, otherwise the Union heads will take sides with the Government to break the strike. Three hundred thousand are idle.

MONTENEGRO TROUBLE. 'Received this day at- 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28

A serious situation exists in Montenegro, where the whole country is in a state of revolution. Fighting is proceeding everywhere and Serbians are endeavouring to repress the outbreak by the use of strong measures, but without much success. Serbians are being reinforced, but their policy tends to influence the national feeling, causing a hitter hatred against the Serbians.

AIR POSTAL SERVICE. (Received this day at 9.25 a. •■.) LONDON, Aug. 27. Two squadrons of the air force engaged in the mail services for the Army of Occupation carried weekly to Cologne 7090 pounds of letters and postal packets the journey occupying 100 minutes.