MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

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KAID SIR HARRY MACLEAN. LONDON, February 5, . The death is announced, of General (Raid) Sir'Harry Maclean, at Tangier, (General , Sir Harry Maclean, K.O.M.G. who was .bom in 1848, was u son of the late Andrew Maclean (of the Macleans of Wrimnin). After service in the British Army became instructor to the Moorish Army, under the late Sultan, and accompanied him in his expeditions. He was Colonel of the Sultan of Morocco’s bodyguard. He was ca-ptqred by Raisuli ill July, 1907, while on a mission from the Sultan, and held a prisoner for seven months.) , - - THE PRICE OF GOLD. * . LONDON, February 5. The price of gold is now £6 7s 4d per ounce. * 'South -Africd, South America, and India. are buying.

RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE

THE POSITION OF BRITAIN,

•• NEW YORK, Feb. 5.

The London, correspondent of the “Nciy York Sun” interviewed Sir Reginald McKenna, ex-Chaneellor of the Excheqquer, and Chairman of the London and Midland Bank, who said:. “America is right in refusing to lend money to Governments which have not put their own houses in order. England will prove she is willing to do her share in restoring industrial life where it has collapsed in Europe.” Continuing Sir Reginald McKenna said: “I am strongly in- accord with the recent statement by Mr .Carter Glass, Secretary to the United States Treasury. It is the imperative duty of the Governments of the world to limit their expenditures to tlieir incomes from taxation. would not be an adverse British balance' of trade, if England were not selling goods on credit in order to help restore Europe. Th© labour situation in Britain is less threatening than in any of tile leading countries of the world. There is no ground for fear of any decline in Britain’s Mercantile Marino, power. Competition in trade between England and the United States exists, but it is only friendly competition.’^

STERLING EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, Feb. 7

There have been further violent fluctuations in the sterling exchange: It has now steadied to 3.35 cents.

PURCHASE OF DUTCH BUTTER LONDON, Feb. 5.

The 'Food Ministry has purchased 3000 tons of Dntch'butter at a price which is not disclosed, but is believed tc*,be equivalent to 280 s per cwt. c.i.f London. - It is understood that tlie Dutchmen accepted a lower price than that cabled on November 27t1i., .as they do not want more German paper money.

NATIONALISATION/ OF MINES. LONDON, February 7. The demand for the nationalisation of the mine? was discussed to-night at a conference between Mr Lloyd George and the Parliamentary' Committee of 'the Trade Union Congress and the Executive of the Miners Federation. It wi.il be remembered that the Trades Union Congress, held recently at Glasgow, resolved': “'That in the event of°the Government still refusing to put in force the principle of nationalisation, a special congress should be convened to decide whatTorni of action should be taken by Labour to compel the Government to accept that, principle.” The/discussion with Lloyd George lasted for an hour and a half. The discussion was private. It is since stated, however, that Lloyd George indicated that the views on himself and his Government- on the subject were unchanged, and unfavourable to the principle. He added, however, that a new scheme for the coal control was being prepared by the Cabinet, and there was a possibility of the reconsideration of certain points.

TREATY PROGRESS. | (Received this .day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, February 6. The “Temps” says in order to dlissipate the Jugo-Slav objection, the an-gltf-French and Italian Governments have decided to communicate the Treaty of London to the Belgrade Government. The former adhere to the Adriatic solution already forwarded to the J ugo-Slavs. BOY FATALLY SCALDED. AUCKLAND, Feb. 8. A boy named Charles Douglas Coles aged 2-J- years, residing in Mt. Albert, while having a bath was accidentally scalded about the feet and died, presumably from shock. The enquiry was adjourned, ANOTHER N.SAV. LOAN. LONDON, Feb. 6. A New South Wales Conversion loan for two millions at s*l /per cent, was offered at ninety-eight and a-half on the London market.

CHINA AND JAPAN. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PEKIN, February 7. Hawke King, Councillor to the Chinese Foreign Office, who has just re‘"tftrtied from Paris, has pointed out that the Japanese proposal to open negotiations for the return of Shantung will embarrass China,' since a refusal would endanger China-Japanese good relations, and cause the indefinite restoration of the province, while"the acceptance would icause 'disturbances within China, because virtually every ♦section of the population objects to negotiations. Hawke King is not in favour of the submission of the matter to the League of Nations, (because the status’ of the League is still indefinite. He said no Reply would be made until the different Chinese provinces coidd be consulted on the question.

A BIG FIRE. .(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) HAVANA, Feb. 6. A fire in the premises of the American Agricultural Chemical Company at Regia caused $10,000,000 damage.

J A CLEVER THEFT. I (Received this day at 10. Id a.m.) NEW YORK, Feb. 6. New York is agog over a second remarkable robbery in the centre of the financial district. It is announced that twenty thbusand sterling was taken from the vaults of James Deenng of Broadway, by manipulation of a combination look.

STOLEN GOLD RECOVERED,' (Received This Day at 10.35. n.m.) NEW YORK, Feb.->6. A Denver message states that the mint authorities have recovered twenty thousand sterling, robbed by an employee who walked away daily with one hundred gold coins, secreted in a slot in his wooden leg.

PAPER FOR EXPORT. (Received this day at 10.20 ?.ni.< VANCOUVER, Feb. 6. The Canadian Board of Commerce has issued an order making it .available for Price Brothers .and Company to sell paper at a price higher than SBO per ton in Canada. Under instructions from the Board, the Company must ship a- car load weekly to certain newspapers. The Company is UP** obligations to ship 11,250 tons annimVb, but is at present shipping only Z,oW. ALLIED CONFERENCE(Received this day at 12.25 p.m) LONDON, February 8. The Allied Conference decided to do its utmost to support .Poland if the Bolsheviks attacked and emphasised that arrangements for the shipment of goods to Russian co-operative societies would cease, if it wore discovejected that they were employed in equip- ... • 'PL- ri/M, foi'rvil f'P

ping the Red armies. The Conference vehemently denounced the criminal, loathsome class of dictatorship of t e Soviet, which openly defied its own proclaimed principles. AFRICAN LABOR RESOLVE (Received this day at 12.25 p.m! JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 8. , A ballot of all trade unionists concerned in the mining industry resulted in a large majority in favour of a declaration of a suspension of the strike, from last -night, in order to secure a consolidated increase of wages and a> fortv-foiir hour week for surfacemen, and forty-four for underground workers. The resolution intimated that the men were prepared to negotiate with the Chamber of Mines, but negotiations must be concluded \vithin a week.