MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

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ifcONp.P.N TIMES SERVICE —COPYUIOIITI AMERICA AND RESERVATIONS. (Received This Day at 10.35, a.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. i National organisations representing millions of U»itc4 States citizens, have appealed tq Messrs AVilson, Lodge and Hitchcock, to immediately ratify the treaty. „ , It; is understood the Republican ‘.‘Mild Reseryatipnists’t have accepted thy Democrats substitute for .Mr Lodge’s reservation to article ten. • -General Bliss giving evidence before the House Committee, said a general revival of the war in Europe was likely, if Poland was unable to withstand the Bolshevist advance, AMERICA’S ACTION, (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan, 14. United States Government has waived any charge on German shipping material, as reparation for the sinkings at Scapa, although the Supreme Council has awarded America two per cent of such material. BALTIC STATES, (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) " ' ‘ " AVASHINGTON, Jan. 14. T)he State Department is informed -tfcrrLthe Baltic States will shortly hold , n conference' to discuss a defensive aL litmpe against Germany and Russian Bolsheviks. It is understood Esthonia will request the other States to conclude a peace with Bolsheviks. Lettish delegates are now in Moscow to try to conclude an armistice, if Bolsheviks will recognise Lata via.

PAPvTHQtrAKr; chants., (ftcccjted this day af. RI.IA a.ill A '' MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14. Explorers discovered that as a result of the earthquake, the volcano of Popo* patqpptel has been completely altered by huge fissures.- The death roll exceeds three thousand. •\N tRTS(Tf C/KfANGE. , (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.T ■, LONDON, Jan. 14. Thp “Daily Telegraph’s” Dublin copyesppndept denies the report that Byrne was solely removed by the action of Dublin Cnsflo authorities. Qrv the contrary, the whole question was carefully deliberated by Government. It Is understood that both Hon Lloyd George and Mr Bonar Law fully agreed with the Irish Executive that there must be a new Inspector-General. PPLAND’S'DANGEI}. [Deceived this dwr at 1.30 p.m-l WASHINGTON,/Jan. lh. In his evidence before the House Conn mittee, General Bliss declared Bolsheyiik's, owing to their victories, would »Sjon he able to mock the Allied blockades. They were not likely fo~ press postward beyond Lake Baikal, hut it jjyjm 'probable they would turn westward and seek to overwhelm PolancT, whose military resources were inadequate.