MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

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BRITISH IMPORTS. LONDON, Feb. 10

The imports during January were worth £198,498,383 and the exports £105,879,909, the increases having been £48,951,952 and £59,536,728 compared with January of 1919. Manufactured articles exported last January were worth £83,086,000 compared with £40,202,000 in January of 1919. The principal increases were in cotton and woollen goods.

Germany re-appears as both an exporter and an importer. She is sending a quantity of wjjie in exchange for manufactured goods and raw materials.

STATISTICAL CONFERENCE.

LONDON, February 10.

The Imperial. Statistical Conference has completed work on the collection and co-ordination of data relating to agriculture, forests, crop forecasts fisheries, land tenure and irrigation. A quinquennial agricultural census scheme has also been completed for the formation of an Imperial Statistics Bureal, and it is thoroughly representative of all parts of the Empire. A Committee on the census of the population of the Empire is sitting under the chairmanship of Mr Knibbs, the Statistician of 'Australia.

A GREEK FEAR, (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) ATHENS, February 9.

The Bulgarian Government ha§ recalled all officers on the retired list, ostensibly to officer the new gendarmerie regiments and fill other quasimilitary offices. Athenian newspapers regard the action as a breacH of the Treaty.

/ A DENIAL. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 9. A contract for nickel' coinage is denied. '

IMPORTS. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) IXDNDON, February 10. Lead imports for January were 5888 tons, of which 2684 were Australian and exports were 4679, MIDNIGHT FLIGHT. (Received This Day at, 11.10 a.m.) CAIRO, February 10. The Silver Queen continues the Right by night and loft for Cape of ’Good Hope at midnight, AMBASSADOR. WASHINGTON, February 11. Mr Wilson has nominated Mr Root, Mr. Underwood, and Air Johnson, a noted literateur, as Ambassador to Italy. OLYMPIC GAMES. TORONTO, February 11. The Canadian Olympic games committee have received Government grant of 15,000' dollars towards the expenses of rowing track and field coaches, who have been engaged. 1 CARDINALS FEEL PINCH. (Received this day at 12.25 n.nt) LONDON, Feb. 10. Rome telegrams state that owing to the cost of living a curia of Cardinals asked the Pope to increase the annual allowances. RACE TO DEATH. - LONDON, Feb. 10. Count Nitti, speakng in the Italian Senate on the general European situation said his impression was that every nation was engaged in a race to death. Italy must pursue rigid retrenchment and drastic restrictions of consumptionFIUME MOVE. (Received this dnv at 12.25 n.nt) LONDON, Feb. 10. Fiume telegrams state resistance is being prepared against either a compromise or execution of the Pact of London. All foreigners will he expelled if necessary. AGREEMENT REACHED. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 11. [ Modified treaty reservations were I presented in the Senate. Mr 'Lodge pointed out an agreement with the Democrats had DA'n jreaclied. Only foiir clauses of the pre-amble were changed in order that affirmation of the acceptance by other powers would not be necessary .