MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1919, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

• v rJv Electric Telegraph—Copyright.; 4UBTB ALIAN & N.S. CAIU.ji ASSOCIATION MORE RACE IUQTS. - NEW YORK, Oct. 1.

Race riots have broken our m the town of Helena in the State of Arkansis. Bands of whites and negroes were battling in the streets. Many were wounded. Troops have been despatched.

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. LONDON, Oet. 2. M. Poulet, the aviator has started on a flight to Australia.

FRENCH SAILORS GAOLED

PARIS, Oct. 1

The French sailors who mutinied last May in the Black Sea, rather than attack Russian Soviet forces, have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from one to nine years.

ARGENTINE PROJECT BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 2. The President of the Argentine Republic has sent proposals to the U.S. Congress in regard to the formation of a traditional Agricultural Bank for the granting of credits to farmers and cattlemen carrying out colonisation, irrigation and construction of granaries.

AUSTRALIAN IRON WORKS

IPNDON, Oet. 1. At a meeting of the directors of the firm of John Lysaght, Ltd., the. iron manufacturers, the Chairman said in regard to the construction of the works at Newcastle that one"of the most important developments in the company’s history would be this one. Ho was confident that . the policy of local manufacture would prove a great success. He hoped the works would be in operation this year. If the plant proved successful, the company would consider a largo expansion of their operations.

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. VIENNA, Orit. 1

Tho Hungarian Government have instituted criminal proceedings against 1500 persons, charged with misdeeds during tho Bolshevik regime. Five persons accused of Tisza’s murder have been arrested at Buda Pesth.

COMMERCIAL. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 1. The tallow sales were not hold, the strike preventing the possibility of delivery.

At the wool sales there was good competition and prices generally were firm especially for combining of merinos and fine crossbred.

METEOROLOGICAL CONFERENCE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 1.

The Empire Conference of meteorologists has been held at the Air Ministry, Mr. H. H. Hunt, representing Australia and Colonel D. C. Bates, New Zealand. They considered the selection of the most suitable world wide stoI tions for general study of climatography, and discussed a scheme for wireless transmission of meteorological information, covering Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa. It was suggested that similar schemes be adopted for the Dominion. Mr Ba,tes moved and it was unanimously carried, to es- ■> tablish a permanent Empire Association. Napier Shaw was elected Presi- j dent. The Air Ministry .hopes tho con- j ference will result in complete co-opera-tion of Empire meteorological organimtions. It is particularly important in view of the development of great aerial routes, leading to distant parts of the Empire.

FINANCIAL. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 1

The Stock Exchange is very quiet. Prices generally, are steady, closing at best. Consols rose one half to £sl. P., and 0. shares are £585. AUSTRIA’S ART TREASURES. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK\, Oct. 1. The Chicago “Tribune’s” Vienna eorresuondent states that the proposal to sell. Austria’s art treasures in order to buy food for the population is seriously considered.

CHINESE DECISION. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. I.' A despatch .from Pekin states that it is .understood that China proposes to abolish, the extra territorial privileges of newly constituted nationalities, including Austria and Germany. Subjects of those countries will be ordered to restrict their business alterations to the Treaty ports.

URUGUAY PRODUCTS., (Received This Day, at 9.25 a.m.)

NEW YORK,, Oct.' 1

A despatch from Monte Video says that the President sent to tlfc Chamber of Deputies, Italy’s application for a five million dollars loan for purchase of Uruguayan products.

MOTOR CYCLE RACE. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 1 “Cannon Hall” Coleman is among sixty entrants for a motor-cycle race on Sheep’s Head Ray speedway, on Oct. •4th.

AN UNFAVOURABLE' RECEPTION. (Received This Dav at 8.45 a.m.) NEW/ YORK, October' 2. At Ardmore, Oklohoma' Senator Reed was driven off the’stage when lie attempted a speech against the Treaty. ' IN FULL WORK. NEW YORK, -Oct. 2. Bethlehem Steel Corporations has justted a statement that; ‘all .plapts are running virtually, at her full capacity.

CHINESE TROUBLES,

(Received This Day at 8.45 a.m.) ' ; NEW YORK, October 2,

A dispatch from Pekin reports attempts to resume a conference between tho delegates from north and south China, are likely to pijove unsuccessful, the southern delegate i;cfusing to meet Wangitang, the representative of the Northern Government, declaring lie lepresents the reactionary militarist element. A resumption of hostilities is feared.

FLOODS IN MEXICO. NEW YORK, October 2. A dispatch from Mexico city reports floods in the northern part of the Stale of Chixpas, wiped out'the town of Cbilon where thousands are homeless. '

BELGIAN ROYALTIES. NEW YORK, October 2. The King and Queen of Belgium have arrived. They spent a day in New York and then travelled west, visiting 23 cities and arriving at Washington on October 2-lth.

PORTUGUESE OBJECTION. | CAPETOWN, ’ October 2. Portuguese are manifesting consider- \ able opposition to the proposed ioj eruitmento of tropical natives for mines in Portuguess territory.

SOUTH A VEST AFRICA

(Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) CAPETOWN October 2. Pretoria messages state the editor of ‘Volkstcin” .who is visiting the Southwest Protectorate, writes that ’he German population -is highly apprecittive of tho wise, moderate regime of e Administrator, and consider its incorporation with the union a most desirable setlcmenb of the situation They resent 'tho Nationalist opposition to thd acceptance of tile matrdate.

©AND MINING POSITION. CAPETOWN, October 2.

Reports from Johannesburg state th t the mining outlook, despite the recent appreciation in gold values is still iegarded as critical. The chief cause of anxiety is the enormously increased contributions required for the miners phthisis fund. It is now recognised tout Government estimates are greatly below tile mark. It is urged in mining circles that the State must assume a substantial share of the new burden or many mines will stop producing.