MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

*isy Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

* JAPANESE ATTACKED. | (Received This Day at 8 a.ui.) I TOKIO, February 8. It is reported that Bolsheviks have ' risen up against the Japanese on the island of Sacahin, and an important j mining and petroleum property is be- , ing attacked. A rescue party is being sent to aid the defenders. BID BUSINESS DEALS. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. Business syndicates are steadily buying up 'Lancashire spinning mills, of ■which six involving . several millions sterling were sold yesterday at 'an averI age of five times the original capital. There is a similar tendency towards combination observable in regard to retail prices, particularly West End drapery firms. Debenham recently absorbed Harvey Nichols together with Marshall and Snelgrove. The new company has a capital of 8 millions. Harrods to-day provisionally arranged to purchase Swan Edgars in Piccadilly Circus. It is considered one of the finest sites in the world. Harrods and Selfridges recently acquired ! some of the largest retail stores in the | Northern Provincial cities. '

A COMING DEMAND. (Received this day at 8.40 a.in.) PARIS', Feb. 7. A corespondent of the Chicago “Tribune” states' Herr Apponyi returns to Paris on Thursday to demand a complete revision of the Peace Treaty. SCARE .OF BURGLARIES. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, February 8. Owing to numerous burglaries, insurance companies are heavily increasing the premiums on shops and warehouses, especially textiles, and are refusing to insure the clothing trade, ‘unless a watchman is guarding the premises. NICKEL COINAGE. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) •*. LONDON, February 8. The “National News” states that Government have given a contract for large supplies of nickel for coinage for replacing silver and bronze. COUNCIL AND EXCHANGE. (Received This Dn\ at 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, February 8.

The Supreme Economic Council is calling an urgent meeting of Finance Ministers of Britain, France, Italy and Belgium, to consider the problem of international exchange. The Council desires to encourage trade with co-ope-rative Associations in Russia, but is still opposed to recognition of the Soviet.

SWISS OBJECTIONS. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) PARIS February 8. The “Petit Parisien’s” Zurich correspondent says the Swiss newspapers are unanimously against the German suggestion that the trial of alleged mar criminals be conducted by 'Switzerland. The papers urge the Swiss Government not to associate itself with a matter that solely concerns the Allies. shortage of beds. BERLIN, February 8. Owing to the lack of accommodation in Berlin hotels, the railway administration has placed at the disposal of shelterless visitors, sleeping cars containing • 320 beds, promising sixteen other cars. A LYNCHING PARTY FOILED. (Received This T)nv at 10.35. a.m.) 9 NEW YORK, February 9. At Letuington, Kentucky, a mo ! b seeking to lynch a negro for murder, sacked the courthouse, looted shops, and fought with the soldiers. Four are dead. A negro sentenced to deatli was secreted in another city.

LABOR TO ENTER POLITICS. NEW YORK, February 0. Tlie American Federation of labour has decided to enter politics owing to the failure of non-political Government to secure Labour demands. DROWNED HEROES. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Feb. 9. The second officer and five men of the crew of the British steamer Oxonian were drowned in attempting to save the crew of a vessel on the Newfoundland coast. WOMEN TN SUPPORT. (Received This Dav at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. » Twenty thousand women crowdecj Albert Hall at a meeting to support the League of Nations. There were two great overflow meetings. Lord Robert Cecil and Ladies Astor and Islington, Misses Royden and Mary Macarthur were among the speakers.

ECONOMY MOVE. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) * LONDON, Feb. 7. In order to give a lead td economy, the King and Queen have announced that Peeresses won’t wear plumes or tulle veils at the opening of Parliament. Mil ASQUITH’S VIEWS. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. Mr Asquith at Paisley, said two thou- j sand million is about the outside that can be got from Germany. I am pro-: pared to write off our share as a had debt. I MESSAGE TO ASQUITH. j (Received this dav at- 9.20 a.m.) | LONDON, Feb. 8. Three of Gladstone’s sons, Henry, Stephen and Herbert, have sent Mr Asquith a joint telegram stating—“ The country wants a clear, definite guidance, which you are giving. May the ! remembrance of the Midlothian camaign in 1880 unite all Liberals in Paisley and give you a tremendous majority.” ) A CURIOUS CHARGE. I (Received This Day. at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. A curious prosecution is proceeding ' of six Newcastle food officials charged ' with wasting 1325 carcases of Australian meat, received in July 1919, which was unreasonably tretaiined until September, when it was unfit for food. The accused include a local livestock commissioner, the area meat agent and members of the meat distribution com--1 mittee under the Food Controller. The cose was adjourned.

FOOD COMMISSION. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m PARIS, Feb. 8. It is announced that the Food Commission will still continue to buy for the Allies. FIUME SITUATION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) ROME, Feb. 7. General Caviglia has returned to Fiume armstice line, and has been proclaimed, the troops denouncing D’Annunzio’s arrest at Nigra. They demand his immediate release. It is reported Caviglia during bis stay in Rome received full power to deal with the situation. j LADIES SWIMMING. i (Received this day at 10 I•" a ' I SYDNEY, This Day. ! Ladies swimming results: — f 100yds breast stroke championship.— E. Venning 1, M. J. Wylie 2, M. Grant 3. Won by two yards. Time 1. 10.31. 200yds. championship—Fanny Durack 1, L. Beaurepaire 2, E. Vinning 3. Won by 25 yards. Time 3.3 2-5.

SCOTLAND BEATS WALES. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb.- 7. At Rugby football, Scotland beat Wales by nine to five at Inverleith DOCK CONGESTION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 8. The congestion at the docks is unabated. There are 210 vessels at present in the port of London, and fifteen aggregating sixty-two thousand tons are in the river awaiting an opportunity to enter dock.