MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

(fly Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

GOLDMINERS’ DEMAND. CAPETOWN, Jan. 10

The gold mine workers at Johannesburg are demanding their proportional share in the largely increased prices obtained for gold. At any rate'a resolution, to that ffecet is being submitted to the forthcoming meeting of the mine-workers’ Union.

DROP .IN EXPORTS

(Received this day, at 9-30 a.m.) TOKIO, Jan. 18

A phenomenal drop in Japanese exports lias occurred since the Armistice. The balance of trade is now against Japan to the extent of about two hundred million yen. This is due to the Chinese boycott.

JAPANESE VIEW

(Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, Jan. 'lB

At the opening of the world market at Tokio, the ex-Prime Minister, Okama, interviewed, said Japan does not desire to menace China, and does not intend to permit others to obtain unwarranted rights there. We deem it proper to desire the economic, commercial development of China and the nations should co-operate in such development.

MR SNOWDEN’S VIEWS

(Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19

Mr Snowden speaking at Glasgow, said that experience of the war period showed there was all the difference in the world between organising things and organising and controlling men. Lt was possible to organise inanimate machines effectively, but men were different. It would be fatal to our success for any nationality owned industry to try and import a uniform system of management on the whole country. He did not wish to see the mines and railways nationalised, if it meant management by the present Government. An efficient democratic system would be management by a national joint board, containing representatives of tiie community of workers and district boards, for dealing with the rights and grievances of men locally.

Lord Robert Cecil in delivering an Earl Grey memorial lecture, reviewed the evils of nationalisation which would tend to make wages a question of political issue. He advocated a partnership between labour and capital.

COTTON FORTUNES. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m CAIRO, Jan. 19.

Egypt made at least one hundred million sterling out of cotton. Many cultivators living in mud huts, made unexpected fortunes often twenty thousand and sometimes one hundred thousand.

ORDER OF 1 THE NILE. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19. The following honours have been awarded: — Order of the Nile, second class, New Zeolanders, Colonel A. F. Batchelor and A. G. Powles, Wellington.

Order of the Nile, fourth class, New Zealanders, P. M. Acton Adams (Canterbury) j A* C, Hineman (Machine Gun Corps); 'H. 0. Hurst (Canterbury). RiETURING TO ENGLAND. (Received this day qt 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 1,9. The British Admiralty announces that Admiral Jellieoe returns to England forthwith, and temporarily abandons hi 9 visit to South America and South Africa.

AMERICAN NEWS. Received this day at. 2.36 p.m.,) -\VASHINGTON, Jan. 21

Mr Walsh introduced a motion in the Senate condemning Admiral Sims for disclosing confidential information affepting international relations. The Ukrnnian mission reports four hundred million pounds of sugar and twenty million bushels of wheat arc available for export. New York sterling exchange is 364* cents.

The New York “World,” declaring the bankruptcy of the political parties demands Mr Hoover as the Presidential candidate.'

RIOT AT BOMBAY

(Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) BOMBAY, Jan.

Strikers yesterday began looting the shops in the mill quarter, holding up and storming trains, Armed IwW a “ c troops were despatched to the spot in a, motor lorry, accompanied by a magistrate. The lorry was unable to proceed through the mob, which were repeatcly asked to disperse, but replied with volleys of stones. Eventually th? magistrate ordered two soldiers to fire. Only two’shots were’fired and the crowd dispersed. One of the strikers was killed, and a few’ injured.

THE FRONTIER TROUBLE. (Received this day at L3O p.m.) BOMBAY, dan. 21

The D,>rajet column arrived aqd on camped to-day, without serious opposition on the Great Sornrogha plateau, about a mile westward of Sbilmaqzie. Tho eiiomy confronting it numbers but 200 hundred, and throughout Urn day harrassed our picketing _ operations. There were persistent sniping on both sides, day and night. Some tribesmen handed in a number of tribal rifles Jandola, but there is not the slightest sign of peace, and very little effort appears to he made by the Wozirs to bring in fines and rifles. Tho tnbes are evidently doubtful of our military to enforce the tci;ms. The Mahqquds, who cottHnuo to opposo the advance and snipe our pickets, have been informed that there will be no cessation of hostilities till the fines and rifles are produced ill full. The opposing force has now dwindled to a thousand men. Naikaek village has been completely destroyed, as the enemy there mutilated the body of one of our dead.