LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1919, Page 4

LATE NEWS.

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A HOME rule policy,

LONDON, Oct. 16

The Dublin correspondent of “ The Times’ ’ writes: —There has been a series of private dinners and consultations arranged here at which two Cabinet members and other Government representatives will attempt to win support for what is termed the largest version of Home Rule policy. The Ministers who will make the attempt are Mr Macpherson (Chief Secretary for Ireland) and Lord Birkenha ed ,the Attorney-General (who was formerly Sir F. E. Smith, ‘first lieutenant of Sir E. Carson during his 1914 Ulster rising). The correspondent adds:—The atmopshere, outside the official Government circles, continues unfavourable. Even the Constitutional Nationalists are not convinced that the Government is sincere in its professions. One comment in the “ Freeman’s Journal ” typifies the current Nationalist feeling. The paper says : —“The movement which threw Ireland into chaos heaved Lord Birkenhead into the Woolsack. Therefore, anything which he now fabricates can be regarded only as a constitutional indecency, and be met only with contemptuous rejection.”

FRENCH ELECTIONS. PARIS, Oct. 16

The Chamber of Deputies has now fixed the legislative elections for November 16th. PEOPLE WANT MONARCHY. BUDA PESrH, Oct. 16. The Premier of Hungary, M. Frederick in replying to . a deputation representing the new Royalist Party, declared that he was convinced that the overwhelming majority of the people of Hungary desired the restoration of the Monarchy, but the decision in reference thereto, and as to the. personal aspect of the question, should be reached by the nation as a whole.

THE OZECHS’, TROUBLES. PRAGUE, Oct. 16. The Government has proclaimed a military dictatorship, owing to a widespread revolutinary ferment in Czechoslovakia and Upper Hungary. The movement has also spread to the Luthonians in the Carpathians, whore it has assumed a Bolshevik character. The leaders of the revolt claim complete separation.

OREL CAPUTRED BY DENEKIN LONDON, Oct, 16.

The War Office, in a communique, states that Deniken, by his capture of Orel has secured another important prize, and makes a further great stroke towards Moscow. Orel is a valuable rail junction, where the main fine from Moscow to Kharkov crosses the RigaTsaritsin rail line.

Deniken reports that he captured several thousand prisoners, two batteries, and an enormous quantity of military boots at Orel, which means an important gain in the advance on Moscow.

The latest autlioritive news from South Russia shows that Deniken’s extreme left wing lias taken Chernigov and is advancing northward along the East Dnieper river towards Govel. His right centre has crossed the Don river, on a two hundred mile front from Voronej to 80 mlies north-west of Tsaritsin, -and is driving back the Bolsheviks -everywhere north-east and northward.

AMERICAN LABOR. CONFERENCE. NEW YORK, Oct. 6. The National Labour Conference has threatened to split over collective bargaining. The employers refuse to agree to a concession in the way of allowing negotiations with the Federations. - STRIKE IN BERLIN. BERLIN, Oct. 16. The food supply is completely disorganised owing to strike of 15,000 of the staff engaged to deal with the rationing system. There is great public indignation. I The strike has arisen owing to the refusal of the demand for an. increase in salaries by 250 marks monthly, payment to ,be retrospective for five •months, involving an additional expenditure by the municipality of Berlin of 45,000,0000 marks. The authorities threaten to dismiss the strikers unless they resume to-day. Although there is no apparent political motive, it is significant that the strike (originated among Independent Socialists. FORTY-EIGHT HOUR WEEK. LONDON, Oct. 16. It proves to be a serious obstacle to the establishment of a National Industrial Council that has arisen owing to the Government’s attitude to the demand of the .workers’ section of the Council that farm workers shall he included. with other workers in the 48hour week. It is considered .unlikely that the Government will accede to the demand. SHIPBUILDING. LONDON, Oct. 16. “Lloyd’s Register” states there were., 2-8000,000 tons of shipping under construction in the United Kingdom on the 13th September. This represents an increase of 293,000 tons, compared with the 13th June. A feature of the increase is the number of bigger ships. Returns show .that the tonnage building abroad is 5,232,000 of which 2,584,000 is under “ Lloyd’s Register.” The returns show a decrease of 262,000 tons at the end of last month, compared with the June shipping building abroad. HUGE SHIPPING COMBINE. LONDON, Oct. 16. No less than four-fifths-of the total British coasting tonnage is already included in a huge shipping am again ation, of which Mr Owen Phillips and vSir Alfred Read are the chief organisers. The, opinion is expressed by somo that this organisation, is a .part of a transport scheme under Sir.E. Geddos.