MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1919, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) KING OF KURDISTAN. LONDON, Dec. 19. The “Daily Express” Geneva correspondent states the Armenian Bureau reports that Enver Pasha has been elected King of Kurdistan. It is believed he wishes to imitate D’Anihuzio. FARMERS’ PARTY. SYDNEY, Dec. 22. In connection with the election) .returns, the Nationalist total indudes jsix Farmer candidates, who also had Nationalist endorsements. This in addition to the leight straiglitout Farmeries make that party fourteen. \

CHARGED WITH COMPLICITY.' PARIS, Dee. 19.; Landru’s wife and son were charged with receiving and forgery. It is alleged the wife received morfey, jewels an|l belonging to Landru’s and profited by* the realisation of the fortunes of a victim, the widow Buis| son, she posing as Bnisson in the prey sence of a banker, while Landru Simultaneously posed as a brother-in-law of Buissoii, both signing the transfer of Buisson’s securities. The wife acted similarly in order to withdraw the bank deposits of other victims.

J UDGMENT RESERVED. LONDON, Dec. 19. The House of Lords has reserved judgment on the Crown’s appeal fbr the restoration of the death Sentence in the case heard at Chester in October last, (cabled on 16th.) in which at man was sentenced to death for the murder of a thirteen year old child, while he was drunk, the man’s name being Beard. In announcing the reservation of judgmet, the Chancellor stated the Home Secretary intimated that the death sentence in any case would not be carried out.

ALIENS BILL. LOUDON, Dec. 19. The Commons agreed to the Lords amendment to t-lie Alien's Bill whereby instead of wholesale deportation of enemy aliens, the Bill now providing for deportation except where the advisory eomittee grants a license permitting an alien to remain in Britain. JAPANESE PROTEST. TOKIO, Dec. 19. It is intimated that Cabinet has decided to send a strong protest requesting China to control anti-Japanese movements which have ,assumed large proportions in Shanghai, Nanking, Woo Chang, Hankow and other cities in the Yangtso region.

MR WILSON’S ATTITUDE. WASHINTON, Dec. 19. Senator Hitchcock asserted Mr Wilson would never accept the Treaty with Mr Lodge’s reservation, hut would probably accept a compromise. RAISING PARES. PERTH, December 22. Government are raising railway fares and freights, estimated to increase the the revenue by £350,000 yearly which is the amount the new Arbitration Court award will cost the State. A DEADLOCK. ~ BRISBANE, This Day. A deadlock has been reached in. the negotiations with the marine engineers.

O’GRADY’S MISSION FAILS. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 19It is concluded that Mr o‘Grady is returning to England. It is understood the negotiations of O’Grady and Litvinoff’s conferences for the exchange of prisoners have definitely failed. THE “RIVER CLYDE.” LONDON, December 21. Mr Lloyd George has announced that the River Clyde will not be brought to Britain, she is also to be sold at Malta. This is owing to the cost of repairs and of towing to England. These alone would cost twenty thousand sterling. He would, however, consider a proposal made to leave the vessel at Malta as a national relic. ANOTHER MARINE DISASTER. NEW YORK, December 19. A message from Norfolk, Virginia, states that twenty persons are believedto have been lost in the Cuban steamer Sunbeam, which overturned in mid-sea.

U.S. AND GERMANY. WASHINGTON, December 20. In the Senate, Senator Knox has submitted a resolution to declare a peace as between Germany and the United States; also to retain on the United. States behalf the material benefits of the Versailles Treaty also approving of any practical plan for an international Peace League. The resolution has been referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. INCREASED OLD AGE PENSIONS. LONDON, Dec. 19. Despite some protests against the dangerous precedent, the Commons without division, accepted Hon Bonar Law’s resolution enabling the Pensions Bill’to be rushed: through the House which, subsequently passed the Bill through all stages, without a single amendment. Sir L. Worthington Evans, Pensions Minister, explained there were 220,000 new pensions, owing to'the Bills geno rous terms increasing the amount of private means which pensions wore entitled to possess.

important JUDGMENT. LONDON, Dec. 20

Justice Stankey has given a far-reach-ing judgment in favour of Brown in the case Browh versus Buckley, dealing with imports. He held that a Proclamation of June 25th, prohibiting the importation of chemicals was illegal. The Crown, who were with Buckley, relied on Section 43 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, which reads: “The importation of arms, ammunition, gunpowder or any other goods may be prohibited.” Judge Stankey held the words “any other goods” must be construed as referring only to goods ejusdem genris, (or a similar class.) , The Crown is appealing, as this decision apparently affects, the Government’s entire system of prohibiting imports by proclamation. Sir Auckland Geddes in the House of Commons announced that in view of Judge Stankey’s judgment, he had instructed the Customs to allow the importation of all articles affected, pending a reversal or appeal or legislative act-

The Government, he said, will next session press forward legislation to secure powers to reimpose restrictions to a limited extent, which are conferred by tire Anti-Dumping (protectionist tariff) Bill.

PEACE FOR XMAS. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, December 21. The Allies have definitely decided to sign oeace prior to Christmas. DEPORTEE SYMPATHISERS. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 22. Bolshevik sympathisers led by a woman attempted to rescue deportees temporarily confined at Ellis Island, immigrant station. During a riot which followed some police were injured.