LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1919, Page 4

LATE NEWS.

|"AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] BRUSSELLS, November 9. Brabant Assizes entenced to death five principals responsible lor the war time pro-German newspaper “Lebrussellxois” including Bosenbaum, the German proprietor, Belvaux, the editor, and Kersten the printer. _The sentences carry fines aggregating twenty thousand sterling. Accused are refuging in Holland. Cheap meats. PARIS, Nov. 10. iri order to fight the food profiteers,' Government are opening national resturants. Meals will be served in specially erected wooden huts. Two francs are charged for a substantial varied meal without wine. Proprietors of ordiriary restaurants complain that stocks of American :food, which the Food Ministry hold, constitute 'an unfair competition.

MINERS BITTER FEELING. ■WASHINGTON, November 11. Green, the Miners leader is forcing the men to return to work against ■their wilj, imposing an involuntary servitude. The feeling of the miners is hitter at the Government's treatirient.

SPANISH POLITICS. MADRID, November 10. Premier Romanoes advocacy of an alliance with England arid France, finds consistent newspaper support. LABOR MATTERS. LONDON, November 10. Mr Thomas addressing Railwaymen at Carlisle, said he believed long discussions with the Government would result in a scheme enabling all national and local grievances to be dealt with arid also giving a real share in control and management to railwaymen’s representative, thus establishing a precederit which will do much to secure industrial peace, not only in the railwaymen’s, but in every industry. There is not yet a basis of settlement for the standardisation problem, but negotiations continue.

OBITUARY. LONDON, November 11. Obituary,—Thomas Whitaker, a Commoner. LONDON, November 10. New Zealand, and Australian Land Coy. show a profit of £303,155, and carry forward £6.155.

POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE. PARIS, November 10." Newspapers attach political significance to M. Poincirire’s and M. Piclion’s visit to London. They expect an understanding on the Russian situation to be arrived at. The “Gaulois” regards Lloyd George’s pronouncement a* a capituiation to the Bolsheviks, which will inevitably lead to an alliance between Germany, and Slavs. Other newspapers condemn Lloyd George’s new policy towards Russia.

A TURKISH MOVE. CONSTANTINOPLE' November 10. Mustapha is seeking to negotiate an alliance with Lenin.

CHINESE AFFAIRS. NEW YORK November 11. Tlie Times Pekin correspondent states that tlie Chinese Senate has unanimously approved of Chin Yung Peng’s nomination to Premier-. The Ghienmen Tower, on the Tartar city wall, which Americans have occupied since the revolution of 1912, has been formally handed over to the Chinese, authorities.

AIR MINISTER RESIGNS. LONDON November 11. Major-General Seeley head of the A*'r Ministry, lias-resigned.

PRINCE OF WALES. - WASHINGTON, November 10. The Prince of Wales has arrived and was greeted by liiembers of the Cabinet at the station where a crowd, despite a drizzling ran and the armistice holiday. The Prince called on Mrs Wil'soii. The P.rince stood at the salute at the station, while the British Anthem was played. IMPROVING. WASHINGTON, November 11. President Wilson has now been permitted to leave llis bed for the first time. An arrangement for meeting tli e Prince of Wales is postponed till Thursday,

state banquet. LONDON, November 10. Hie King and Queen attended a State Banquet to President Poincaire ■which was a scene of great magnificence. All the royalties, the Ambassadors, members of the Cabinet many church, regal naval, military and Parliamenatry dignatories attended.

AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS GRAVES LONDON, November 11.

An Australian photographer is taking photos of the Australian graves at Malta in connection with the establishment of a special cemetery there. The photographer met with considerable obstacles in his work, owing to the Maltese being annoyed with the strict Australian immigration restrictions against them. The photographer met with every assistance in a similar task at Gibraltar. ‘ There are 203 Australians buried at Malta and about 100 at Gibraltar. THREE BYE-ELECTIONS. LONDON, November 11. Three vigorous election campaigns are 'now proceeding, for Chesterle Street ’seat', Croyden Thanet seat and Plymouth seat. ■ A' National Democratic candidate is ■challenging a Labourite at Chesterle ■Street. . There is a straight, light on old party ■lines at Croydon Thanet between tlie Conservative Coalitonists and the Independent Liberals. Lady Astor is reported as making a •spirited fight for Plymouth (a Tory seat hitherto). It is a three-cornered ’contest is attracting the princpal attention. Her "Ladyship is using unconventionpli methods and her keen ,sense of humour is producing some lively iseones. She has already received Mr Lloyd George’s good wishes. She js standing as a Conservative, to replace her husband, who was elevated to the Lords.