MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1919, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

(fly Electric Telegraph —Copyright.) 'AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

BIG COAL MINERS STRIKE. WASHINGTON, October 27. The United Sates coal miners have decided on a great strike. President Wilson has issued a statement in which he says:—“l solemnly request the mine workers to recall any orders to strike. I feel it a public duty to declare that any attempt to carry out their by means of a. strike must be considered a grave moral and legal wrong. The law will be enforced, and means found to protect the interests of the nation.” NEW YORK, October 27.

The “Times” correspondent at Washington states that the officials of the American Federations of Labour are here to oppose the enactment by Con. gress of anti-strike provision in a pending the Railroad Bill. They point out that suoh a clause might result in an immediate and general “walk out” of workers all over America in defence of organised Labour’s right to strike.

BANK DIVIDEND. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 25th

‘ The English and Scottish Bank profit is £133,179 1 . The year’s dividend of ten per cent free of income tax was declared and added to reserve £35,000. The cancellation of deposits £17,981 paid into the officers fund £25,000 and carried forward £50,954.

FOOD PRICES. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 25. % The Food Controller has fixed the maximum wholesale price of sultanas at 140/- per cwt.; raisins 130/6; currants m/-.

VETO OVER-RULED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 26.

Congress passed the Prohibition Enforcement Bill, over the President’s ve-

A FRIENDLY CRITIC. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 25 The Australian Press Association, interviewed Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, who said he was disinclined to give armchair criticism on the telegraphed version of Admiral Jellicoe’s report. Ho regards Jellxcoe as an able organiser and administrator, with unique experience. Henderson, however believes Australia’s great need in the present financial position is not lavish expenditure on armaments, but on the development of maritime resources in all directions including railways to the Coast; also to increase her seafaring population by every means in her power, particularly by the promotion and encouraging of the fishing industry.

COTTON TRADE BOOM. (Received this da.v at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 26. _ The boom in the cotton industry in [Lancashire continues. Combines are buying up companies at iliree times the original capitalisation. One combine commands seven millions capital. Trade union leaders fear over capitalisation of mills will result in efforts to lower wages when depressed trade lowers the profits. Therefore they are asking for a conference with the federation master spinners with a view to preventing outside financial syndicates speculative purchase.of mills.

IMPROVING. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. It is announced that President Wilson is improving s lowly. PEERAGE! DECLINED. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. Hon. A. J. Balfour has declined a peerage. JOCKEY’S STRIKE. (Received This Dav a.f 9 50. a.m ) LONDON, October 27. Owners, trainers, their wives and daughters will carry on while the stable boys are on strike. The .women are exercising, and feeding the horses and even taking the horses over curdles.

NATIONALISATION. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 27. The miners nationalisation campaign has opened at Manchester, i* rank Hod ges, in a moderate speech, urged nationalisation would not destroy initiative among the miners.

BRITISH POLITICS. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. .8. Tile Sex Disqualfication Bill passed the committee stage. The Irish Police Bill was . end a second time. It provides for increased pay similar to British police. Hie Labour Party strongly opposed it, as the Bill prohibits Irish police joining trade unions.

SPEAKING PICTURES. STOCKHOLM, October 24. An engineer gave a demonstration of an invention for solving the speaking film difficulty. This apparatus ensures absolute synchronisation of movement and sound.

AMERICAN CONVENTION. NEW YORK, October, 25. JOHie Convention of .the Episcopal Church of America,' held at Detroit, lias ended, after a momentous session. The Convention adopted' an official scheme of reorganisation, which aims at broadening the Church's outlook in social, industrial, and international matters. The Convention also gave general approval of a movement towards Church unity, and the broadening of the basis of worship, with the revision of the Prayer Book. I """"