MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright ) OFFICER’S ASSOCIATION. (Received This Day at 11.15 a.m.) ; > LONDON, Feb. 1. An Officers Association, having as its object tlie betterment of the lot of exofficers was formally inaugurated at the Mansion House, under the joint presidency of General Haig, Admiral Beatty and General Trenchard.

Admiral [Beatty in a speech said when thoroughly established in London tlie work of tlie Association would be extended to the provinces and then to Overseas Dominions. The Association would fill up the present gaps between the departments of state and numerous voluntary associations. General Haig said there were twenty i thousand ex-officers unemployed through no fault of their own, and thirty-three thousand disabled ekeing out an existence on an average annual pension of £7O sterling. He appealed to tlie public to provide half a million sterling to assist the work of the Association.

PRESS DESIRE. (Received this,-day at, 1.30 p.m.) " LONDON, Feb. 2.

In connection with tlie latest wholesale arrests in Ireland,!the newspapers combine in urging Government to lay definite charges against those arrested, letting all stand their trial, abolishing the system which lias grown into astounding proportions of interning Sinn Feiners in England, without trial. Correspondents describe the arrests to Lord French without the knowledge of the inner Cabinet, averring that important members of tlie executive, such as the understudy for Ireland were unaware of the procedure, until the sweep was completed, and because probably of bitter experience, Lord French has ceased to trust anyone but a few of his most intimate friends. ,

INDIAN STRIKE SETTLED

(Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) BOMBAY, Feb. 2. Fifty-five mills have resumed with a fairly large complement of-operatives. British-India Company docks, and one or two other subsidiary strikes have been settled. Prior to the settlement, gangs of rowdies terrorised tlio moderates and prevented a resumption. They also stoned the military military picket which was compelled to fire.