MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

ATTACK BY BANDITS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Bandits attacked the town of Port An Prince in Hayti. United States marines and Haytian gendarmes defeated the assailants, both sides suffering losses.

OBITUARY: NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The death is announced at Chicago of Reginald Do Kovcn, the operatic composer, ' aetat fifty-nine. ITALIAN STRIKE. ROME, Jan. 14. There is a great strike of postal men telegraphists, and telephonists. The strike is for higher wages. It is nearly general throughout Italy.

ITALIAN FLIGHT TO TOKIO. ROME, Jan. 14. The Carponi aeroplane which is on a flight to Tokio (with two Italians), has reached Adalia in Asia Minor. AFRIQUE’S SURVIVORS. PARTS, Jan. 14. There are forty-three survivors from tho Afrique. There is no hope for any of the others. The total aboard was 599-•

JELLICOE HURRIES HOME LONDON, Jan. 17. A Rio de Janieri cable says Lord Jellicoe was recalled suddenly to England and abandoned his South American tour. Ho may return later. AMERICAN LOAN TO BELGIUM. LONDON, January 17. It- is announced that an American syndicate, headed by the J. P. Morgan company, is loaning 25,000,000 dollars to Belgium.

MUNITION EXPLOSION. LONDON, January 16. Nine men were working in a fuse shop at the National Filling Factory in AIo recoin be, when a terrific explosion, killed all of them.

FRENCH PRESIDENCY. PARIS, Jan IG. It is reported that M. Clemenceau is withdrawing liis candidacy for the Presidency. NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT. ‘ PARIS, January 15. M. Paul Deschanel has been elected President of France. OlemMceau contested the position with him. In the first congress the voting was as follows: iDescihanel 403 Clemenceau 280 Majority 14 M. Clemenceau then withdrew his candidature. M. Deschanel is a man, Gil years of age. He is «• noted writer, with a fine style. He is also a member of the French Academy. M. Deschanel has been a long time in polities. For a period of four years ho was President of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Dischanel obtained 734 votes out of 889, which is a record marojity.

FRENCH CABINET. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) .PARIS, January 18. The resignation of the Clemenceau Cabinet will be officially announced tomorrow. This entails) the disappearance of M. Clemenceau, Pichon, Tardicu, and Flotz as peace plenipotentiaries, Unit M. Clemenceau will attend the Conference till the new Cabinet is formed. It is expected M. Poincaire will charge AT. Millerand with the formation of a Cabinet.

COLONEL’S ESCAPE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) DELHI, Jan 18. Colonel F. M. Bailey, Indian political representative, who was sent on mision to Turkistan eighteen months ago, and was detained, by Bolsheviks last autumn has succeeded in reaching India safely.

A STABILITY PRIZE, (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, January 15. A society is being formed to make flying safe. It offers a prize of one hundred thousand francs for any invention tending to secure stability for an aeroplane. The prize is open to all nationalities.