MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1919, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.; * fAUSTRALIAN .fc N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIONJ A LYNCHING IN GEORGIA NEW YORK, Aug. 28. A lynching is reported from Geo-

giae. There is suspicion at the blacks there. A mob shot dead a negro named Cooper in church, in the town of Eastman. Then the mob burned the church, which belonged to several negro benevolent lodges. Prior to the lynching of the negro a rumour was in circulation that the nogroos intended to murder the whites.

IRISH PRESS CENSORSHIP. LONDON, August 29. It is announced that the" Irish press jCieiLsoitship, which has remained in force till now, will be abolished at the end of this month (Sunday).

THE RETRENCHMENT. LONDON, August 28

Th;e immediate retrenchment measures are for an accelerated demobilisation of the army, navy and air forces. The Navy’s demobilisation is to be compljeted before October and the Air Force’s in November. The War Office staff is to be reduced by 40 per cent 'before November.

AN 'ARMY TO PAY FOR. WASHINGTON, August 28. President Wilson has informed Congress that the expenditure over the American Peace Delegation from December, 1918, to December, 1919, will probably total more than a million and a half dollars. The delegation totalled 1,300 persons.

JAPANESE AND AMERICA. WASHINGTON, August 28. According to advices from Tokio, the Japanese press nearly unanimously is condemning the Republican Senators’ attitude regarding the Shantung affair the Senators insisting on Shantung Icing restored full}’ to China. The Jaanese papers assert America’s attitude will tend to disrupt friendly relations between Japan and the United States. The “Osake Asahi” says: “The shadow of the United States can often he seen behind the troubles between Japan and China.

The “Cugai Skogyo” declares the purpose of the Republicans is to discredit President Wilson’s policy and also to pave the way for American capital to enter China. , PEKIN, 'August 28.

Reports received here say the Japanese authorities have begun taking over the German and Austrian properties at Tsingtau.

CHINA AND GERMANY. PEKIN, August 27,

Advices from Pekin states the Netherlands Minister representing the German Government lias requested the Chinese Government to alter the ride requiring German nationals to report to the authorities weekly to once a month. The Chinese Government replied that since China, has not signed the Peace Treaty war between China and Germany is still continued and enemy alien regulations could not be changed.

CHINA RETRENCHES. PEKIN, 'August 28,

It is understood that the Chinese Government has decided on beginning on tbe first of September of disband twenty-five thousand troops monthly, in order to retrench financially. Plans are now being considered for an extensive reorganisation of tbe Chinese Navy, following on reports giv-, on by a Chinese Naval Mission which recently visited the Allied countries.

ROUMANIAN TROOPS RECALLED PARIS, Aug. 28. A high Roumanian official states that General Mandereano, who is ':orainanding the Roumanian troops in Hungary has been ordered to evacuate Budapest and retire behind the Tisza River as soon ns the Danube bridge at Snolnok lias been repaired. The Roumanian engineers expect to complete the repairs shortly.

COPES ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION LONDON, Aug. 27.

John L. D. Cope leads tlie British South Polar Expedition to start in June of 1920. It will sail from Wellington, New Zealand, and proceed to the MncQuarrin, Scott, and New Islands. Thence it goes to the Pole.

CANADIAN GOLD RUSH. OTTAWA, Aug. 28

Reports from Manitobia state that a rich gold claim has been struck near Coppcrlake. There is a six feet wide vein, with a four-inch streak ot quartz and gold showing in it. It has been determined that the volume is uniform and fifty per cent, of the streak is gold. Thousands are now rushing to Coppcrlake.

SHIPPING DONATION. LONDON, Aug. 28,

The P. and O. Coy. and its Associated Shipping Lines have donated ten thousand to a fund to establish a Degree of Commerce at London University.

CARNEGIE’S WILL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 28

The late Andrew Carnegie’s will includes a bequest of £IOOO to Mr John Burns, the British Labour Leader, also £IOOO to Air Borland, and £IOOO to Mr Wilson, members of Parliament, also £2OOO to Mr Lloyd George. The will , values the estate at £6,000,000. Carnegie’s gifts totalled £70,000,000.

! TRANSPORT REFORM. [ LONDON, Aug. 28. ! Tlie new Transport Ministry is esi tablishing motor transport bureau all ! over the country so as to minimise j empty rethnn journeys. There 1 are | hopes this will largely relieve the i existing congestion, especially that at the docks. Food and wool will have priority in transport.

DOCKYARDS REPAIRS

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 29. The Royal 'Dockyards 'are shortly undertaking a large programme of repairing merchantmen and restoring commandeered steamers before returning them for merchant trade.

, SCHOOL OF RESEARCH,

(Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug 28. Watt School of Research cabled on the 2ath intends to seek to discover a cheap and effective substitute for coal.

MR APPLETON'S REPORT (Received This Day at 3 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28. Mr Appleton’s quarterly report- to the General Federation of Trade Unions, says needless strikes have been precipitated. The union funds have been dissipated too soon. Some were distinctly political strikes, which must fail or end in revolution. Government must protect the country against such strikes under which tho people, not the capitalists suffer. The workers dp not realise that competitive laws between the nations nave now resumed.

PIECE WORK URGED. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28,

Mr. Hodge member of the Commons in an interview, said he always advocated payment by results. Employers in the iron and steel trades refused to be convinced of the advantages of piecework, but in other trades, the opposition was mostly on the part of the workers. Clean cut piece rates werp the surest stimulant for increased production, which was so essential.

Mr Brace, a member of the Commons urges the piece work system as the likeliest to result in a maximum coal output.

ALDERSHOT SPORTS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28. All the Home and Empire units are competing in the Army Championships at Aldershot.

SETTLEMENT OF PALESTINE • (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28,

Dr Weizmann states the plans re the settlement of Palestine, are rapidly being completed, and anticipation runs specially high .among the Jews in Eastern Europe. Weizmann says millions are waiting to return to the Fatherland, One of the first tasks of the new University will be to reorganise! agriculture in small holdings system. Palestine will be able to support a denso population eventually, when the deserts and ravages of centures are repaired by science. The beginning will be extremely difficult, but the climate and soil is capable of a variety of crops.

POTASH FOR BRITAIN. /Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28

Forty thousand tons of German potash salts have been acquired by Government for Britsih farmers. It will arrive' during the next fortnight, and relieves the wartime shortage of fertilisers, which appreciably affected the harvests.

STRIKE AT MARSEILLES. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.)

PARIS, Aug. 28

Strikes of Marseilles dockers prevents the handling of cargoes except fruit, vegetables and similar perishables. The extension of the strike to other workers threatens to paralyse the port. *

TROOPS FOR ULSTER. •LONDON, August 29. Eighteen hundred troops have arrived at, Ulster from England.

WIDNES BYE-ELECTION. .. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 29. The contest for Whines continues to /attract the utmost attention. It is considered that Mr Henderson’s prospects have improved. His supporters ask why the Unionist Leaders are not assisting Mr Fisher’s campaign.

JOINT CONFERENCE RESULT (Received This “Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28. A joint conerence between employers and workers in engineering shipyard industries agreed to improve the working conditions for a forty-seven hour week, the men postponing their claim for forty-four hours. The joint sub-committee meantime are investigating the economic relations of production to hours.

MOTOR TRANSPORT. A BIG PROPOSAL. (Received This Dav at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 29

A proposal to establish a motor transport bureau throughout the country emanates from the Port Transit Committee appointed in 1915, which after a long session reported in favour of utilising motor transport as cabled. The Committee urges the Government to penalise merchants unless they withdraw goods from the docks at the earliest moment, It. has been decided to send a special Committee to Dcasblo asking Lloyd George for support. If it is forthcoming, tlm Committee is sanguine that the result will be an immediate drop in food prices, estimated at from fifty to seventy and in homo disI tricts, even one hundred per cent. The j Committee will 'also urge canal control. The Committee is empowered to commandeer craft for inland waterways which will he used in conjunction with ! short distance railways, and thus sup--1 plemeiit road transport. Purchasers of motor waggons should ho compelled to 1 use them for conveyance of goods, and ' the whole of motor transport, together ! with the railways should lie brought within a. single network of organisation, bringing ports nearer the roads, and the latter near the railways and ' motor transport facilities nearer both.

ALL STEAMERS SOLD. LONDON, August 29. All Lord Inchcape’s standard steamers, cabled on the 12th,, have been sold.

SALE OF STORES

I | (Received Ibis day at 9.20 a. ■•.) PARIS, August 29. Americans who, owing to stupid red tape, have been obliged to burn some motor-cars and other mliitary equipment they are unable to take to Am)erica, are now delivering stores to French"stocks, valued’at one hundred million sterling. It will be paid for j by French in five per cent bonds, re- . payable in ten years. The stocks in- f elude enormous quantities of foodstuffs especially one million pounds, of frozen ! meat, which is regarded as a windfall. ! Britain Is selling booty to France including waggons, engines and one liun- ’ dred tons of steel and iron bars. !

■* BLAMING BONAR LAW,

(Received this dav at 9 2a.m.) * LONDON, August 28. It is significant that Lord Rothermere now blames Hon. Bonnr Law, who was practically Premier since January. He declares he was responsible for allowing the country to drift into difficulties. The newspapers point out that the Admiralty, War Office and Air Force is in an awkward predicament, owing jto Cabinet failure to decide the strength of the standing army and

other peace establishments, in the absence which they are unable to prepare final returns or economise. The newspapers call attention to the national shipbuilding yards at Clicepstow, Beachley and Portbury where Sir Eric Geddes stated in 1917 thirty-eight slipways would be constructed costing £3,887,000. The scheme proved a dismal failure. It is estimated that four to five millions have already been expended and only two vessels launched, one of which was almost completed before a private yard was commandeered.

REPATRIATING PRISONERS. PARIS, Ar,g. 29. The Supreme Council from humanitarian motives, has decided tp begin the rapatriation of German prisoners without waiting for the ratification of the Treaty,