MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) NEW FRENCH MINISTRY. PARIS, Jan. 19. M. Millerand, the new French Premier, lias appointed M. Lifevre as Minister of War; M. Landry as Minister of Marine; and M. Sarrant, as Minister for the Colonies. Other appointments are:—M. Millerand, Premier and Foreign Minister; M. Isaac, Minister of Commerce; M. Marshal, Minister of Finance; and M. Jourdain, Minister of Labour.

DESTR 0 YERS FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, Jan. 19.

As there is an absence of any Australian crews to take to Australia the destroyers lately presented by Britain, the Admiralty has called for British volunteers to man the destroyers and to later join the Australian Navy. JELL I COE’S SUDDEN RETURN. LONDON, Jan. 20. Tho Australian Press Association j learns that the only Reason of tho temporary abandonment of Lord Jellicoe’s South African and South American * visits is because it would be more convenient to him to go later. The main purpose of his mission is stated to be already completed. A supplementary report on file South Atlantic can be furnished later.

STEAMER SINKING. NEW YORK, Jan. 19,

A British freighter, t the Yarmouth, carrying two million dollars worth of champagne to Havana, is reported to be sinking. Three vessels have been despatched to her assistance. ... © STEAMER RESCUED. (Received tlijs day at 8.40 a.m.) HALIFAX, (Nova Scotia), Jan 20. The steamer Powhatan which was adrift for some days in the Atlantic, has been rescued. Eight were drowned when a rescue boat from the steamer Northern Pacific capsized.

SALE OF SHARES. NEW YORK, Jan. 20.

It is announced that 8,000 ‘deferred’ shares in D.e Beers’ Consolidated Mines, Ltd., will be offered to American buyers at $47 per share. FOOTBALL GRAZE. LONDON, Jan. 18. The employers are complaining about there being a football craze in England, asserting it is completely dislocat. iii" important industries. A crowd of 40,000 people witnessed a cup tie match, Sunderland v. Hull, which was held in mid-week. Of the crowd, it was stated that mine-tenths were artisans. Some of the shipyards and engineering works at these’ places were completely closed, despite threats of the dismissal of absentees. Tt is estimated ;by the employers that the day’s loss in. wages, and in output, at Sunderland alone, was £40,000.

THE PRINCE OF WADES. LONDON, Jan. 21. It- is now officially stated that any announcement as to a definite date being fixed for the Prince of Wales’ departure for Australasia is aboslutely incorect. The Australian Press Association reports' learning that negotiations with Australia are still proceeding, and ah official announcement of the Prince of Wales’ tour will be withheld until the negotiations are completed.

FRENCH WAR GRAVES. LONDON,. Jah. 20.

Comment is being caused by a Graves Detachment of soldiers ,in France being temporarily suspended, pending an inquiry in connection with their alleged irregular removal of the body of a French aristocrat who was killed in the war, at the request of his relatives, they desiring to inter the remains in a family vault, whereas the French Government has expressly decided that all bodies of soldiers must remain in their original graves.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. | (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19. The Government actually estimates the unemployment insurance will app } to 7,995,000 persons, who will contribute annually £4,217,000 sterling, the employers contributing a like ’ the Exchequer contributing £2,812,000. It is estimated the annual cost will bo £11,373,000.

THE ifTDDLE EAST. (Received This Day at 8 a ' mA LONDON, Jim- 20

The “Daily Chronicle’s’ Pans^corespondent states the Republics of Geor Sand Azerbaijan have been promised that Britain will w'age a definite war on over, declared there can be no « military support forthe> ben . • of Demkon and Koitcnaa. - indifferent to .the situation m TransCaspia and Caucasus, and therefore i disinclined to' commit herself to a uni - tary expicditiou in the Middle East. Poland will be dissuaded from ma 1 B inroads oil Russian territory, while tl Allies, pursue a purely defensive policy in Poland. Denikcn has remold I s headquarters to a warship m the ’llack Sea.