MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright )

TROUBLE IN SPAIN. LONDON, Feb. 12

Suggestive messages are arriving from Spain, alluding to important. affairs. Apparently grave disorders have again occurerd, but the news is of the scantiest. Probably a censorship is operating.

THE KAISER’S FATE. LONDON, Feb. 12

It is understood the Allies are notifying Holland it is inadivisable to jeopardise Europe’s* peace by allowing the Kaiser to remain in Holland. It is believed the way is left open to send the Kaser to a Dutch dependency.

THE AERIAL FLIGHT. LONDON, Feb. 12

The Air Ministry reports that Parer arrived on the 10th at Grotalgie, ten miles north of Toronto.

A CANADIAN OBJECTION. OTTAWA, Feb. 13

The Canadian Government lias notified Britain it will object to any alteration in the League of Nations depriving the Dominion of full voting powers. This decision is in opposition to Mr Lodge’s proposed compromise on the voting question published on Saturday.

ANTI-GERMAN. (Received This Day at 3 a.m.l COPENHAGEN, Feb. 13

The International Commission officially announces that the North Sleswig plebiscite resulted as follows: In favour of union with Denmark, 75,151. , In favour of retaining union with Germany 237231. The Danish authorities have entered North Schleswig to prepare for the assumption of the Danish administration. The voting in tlip middle zone will probably take place on 14th March.

THE PRESIDENT SCORES. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Feb. 13. The railwaynien have accepted President Wilson’s wages compromise.

THE NEW COINAGE-. (Received This Day at Bam.) LONDON, February 13. Rt Hon. A. Chamberlain’s Silver Coinage Bill provides for coins of onehalf silver and one-linlf alloy, compared wifh present thirtyseven-fortietlis of silver and three fortieths of alloy.

government victory. (Received This Day at 8 q.m.) LONDON, February 13. The Ashton-U mlcr-Lyne bye-election, necessitated by-the elevation of Lord Stanley, resulted: Sir Walter D'efreco, Coalition unionist, 88(i4. Mr Robinson, Labour, 8327. Sir Arthur Marshall, JJo.ll-

A QUESTION OF GOOD E-UTH-(Received. this day at S a.m.) LONDON, February 13. A meeting of representatives of fifteen Anglo-Australian banks and financial and pastoral companies, sent Premier Theodore a protest against the Land Act Amendment Bill which they opine tends to destroy the confidence of the British investors in the good faith of the Queensland Government.

big welsh deal. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.)

LONDON, February 14

It is reported a powerful combination, including Nettle-folds and Seymour bevy, negotiating to purchase the Marquis qf Butq’-s interests in the Cardiff docks, amounting to three and a hqlf millions.

GETTING A' MOY'K ON. (Received This Day qt 8 a.m.) i BERLIN, February 14. A Prussian Government Bill proposes to transfer to Ruhr coal districts 150,000 workers with their families totalling 000,000 in order to materially in crease the output (if coal. ACQUITTED, (Received This Day at 8 a.pi.) PARES, February 14, Y 7 ictor Dowsett whp alleged lie was bom ill Melbourne., was acquitted at Seine Assizes Court on a charge of procuring for the German spy service, a technical manual printed for the French General Staff. Dowsett said Ms accusers were actuated by revenge.

MR WILSON'S HEALTH. | NEYY r YORK, February 14. A report states that despite loss of power in the left arm and leg, President Wilson, expects to preside at Cabinet meetings shortly. The tone of his letter to Air. Lansing is taken ail indicating he retains full possession of liis former strength of intellect and capacity for initiative. BUS FATALITY. (Received this day at 8 a.'ffi.) PARIS, Feb. 14. A charabanc fell into the river, near Tiggia owing to a landslide. Sixteen passengers are dead. * REOPENING GERMAN EMBASSY (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 14. The German Embassy hag yc-nppne,d, The German flag will be flown for (be first time in England since the war, op Monday, after St. Haiiper presents his credentials,

BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA (Received tliis dav at 8 a.in.) CO RUN lIAG UN, Feb. 14. Mr O’Grady and LitvinofF have read ed an agreement regarding exchange o| prisoners. It is expected all the Bri. tisli prisoners will be out of Russia with in a month after ratification.

THE HOUSING SCHEME

(■Received This Day at 8 a.rn.) LONDON, Feh. 15. The official report of the local authoiticß to t?ie Premier and Mr C|tam- ’ pertain for the pfomotiori of the housing schemes ,shows they asked the Go. vernment to raise a thousand millions for that purpose. Mr Chamberlain pointed out the supreme importance of a cessation of burowlng. The Government could not undertake the respon--1 sibility even if amounts could be raised. I

A BOLL OF HOUOUR. • (Received This Day at 3 a.m.) 1 LONDON, Feb. 14- ( The national roll to end 1919, shows 9,500 firms of employers are entitled to use the King's seal of honour for employing disabled soldiers. They employ 1,482,120 of whom 8,600 are disabled men. f

! RELEASING SECURITIES. I (Received this day at 8.40 a.in.) | VIENNA, February 12. I According to Paris reports the Allies have decided to release all Austrian foreign 'securities, aggregating 250 million francs.

ZIONIST CONFERENCE. LONDON, February 12

The first conference of the executive Council of the Zionist organisation since the war has opened. Nearly every country in the world is represented.

Doctor Weitzmanu said the question of the establishment of a Jewish National Home will be discussed shortly by the Peace Conference. He had been assured that- the settlement would satisfy the Zionist claims, namely to allocate Palestine to .remain under a mandate to be maintained and developed into a Jewish National Home. Palestine at present was economically stagnant owing to the delay in disposing of the Turkish peace treaty.

CHUIRCH MATTERS, fßeceived This T)nv at 10.35. a.m.) LONDON, February 13. 'The Canterbury Convocation has accepted an important revision of the prayer Book, including a modification of the qtiicinque Vult, and the substitution for the third collect for Good Friday of the words “Have Mercy upon Thine ancient people, Israel, and all who deny Thee or know Thee not,” foi the words “Jews, Turks, infidels, and hertics”. The Convocation also decided against exchanges between Nonconformist and Anglican pulpits.

MEAT TRADING. LONDON, February 14

While the Board of Trade refuses details of the Patagonian meat purchase, the importers engaged in the Dominions trade assert it means 1,250,000 carcases of mutton will bo added to the already congested stocks.

The Globe sa.v.s that traders believe the Government’s fresh purchase is intended to yield a profit sufficient to Ijalenee the kisses incurred on earlier meat, contracts. Though the market is glutted, prices continue absurdly high. The trade intends to again urge Mr Lloyd George to sanction de-control.

INTERNAL RUSSIA

MOSCOW, Feb. 13.

'Phe Soviet spent twelve million roubles in the second half of 1919 in the alleviation of distress.

The Bolsheviks have captured Plesetsknya, in the direction of Archangel.

ITALY'S NAVAL POLICY. ('Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) ROME, Feb. 14

M. Seclti, Minister of Marine, when interviewed said that large vessels were no longer necessary in modern fleets. Italy was foregoing the construction of super-dreadnoughts, because they were so ill protected against submarines, also owing to their huge cost. Since the armistice, Italy lias disposed of fortythree vessels ,and the sale of ninety others was in progress.

MUTINY AT FJUME. PARIS, Feb. 14. A serious mutiny is reported at Fiurne.

A POPE LAIV APPOINTMENT.

(Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 15. The newspapers predict Y.ord Reading will resign the Chief Justiceship of England and accept the British Ambassadorship to YVashington.

SOME BUS. (Received This Day at d a.m.) LONDON ,Feh. 13. King George at the Palace inspected Mqtor-bus 8.13, which served on the Continent throughout the war and is now plying again in London streets. A brass, plate is affixed which shows that the bus served a( A ,l twerp, Ypres, Somme, Agere aqd Amiens, the last named in 191(). A number of other motor buses with distinguished war records, are similarly plated and have resumed street traffic. The King on entering 8.43 remarked that it was the first time lie was inside an omnibus.

! TO CHECK THE BOLSHEVIKS. (Received this day at 10.90 ■'.«>. LONDON, February 14. .Boacoirsk writing from Warsaw, states, after consulting the Polish Foreign Office, and studying popular opinion, he believes if the Bolsheviks attempt a forcible westward penetration th'ev will encounter an nnpreghallle Wall. Thp I’ole-S! are cherishing a national motto: “.Equals, with Freedom”-. They, regard Bolshevism as essentially despotism, which must be fought for the sake of Poland’s (low liberties and the safety of Europe. , WARSAW, February Id. Oeneral Pilsudski when interviewed confirmed the recent reports that H<>l' shevists attacked the Polos. Nevertheless the'Voles although inferior m numbers do not fear the results as the ' Beds are poor fighters, and the mtei--1 inal conditions of Russia are now crlti--1 cal for the Soviet supporters. The people are hungry and utterly tired of

war aiul cnbittorcd through repression

GERMAN EXCHANGE. (Kfwived this day at 10.1.", a - ' LONDON, February 10. The “Sunday Express” Berlin correspondent reports that the German Government in the hope of checking the disastrous decline in the exchange, “as decided on a wholesale prohibition f importations from foreign countries, except raw materials and certain “censed goods. Tt is intended rigidly Ui y>clude luxuries.,

the TURKISH TREATY. PARIS, February 14. The Allied conference decided on a rigorous naval and military control of the Dardanelles. They w.U permit the Sultan to remain at Constantinople.