MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

»fjy Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ITALIAN LABOR TROUBLES. ROME, Feb. 19. There is a serious industrial turmoil in the Liguria district, owipg to a lockppt of the workers front the lactories over a wages dispute. The men stormed and recaptured the factories at Ansaldo and repulsed the troops with revolvers, stones and other missiles. The men retain possession of the works. Troops have successfully dislodged rioters from factories in other towns. Too re were many casualties.

THE IMPERIAL NAVY, (Received This Day af. 8 q.m.) LONDON, February 18. Sir Walter Long in the Commons, stated the Admiralty would wait until it knew exactly what the Dominions proposed to do, before settling on an Imperial naval policy. SUBSTANTIAL damages. LONDON, February 18. r Jjhol Recorder at (Dublin awarded £15,000 damages to the owners of the Irish Indcpepdept for damage in the raid pablfd on December 22qd.

MORE NEWS WANTED. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 19. The English newspapers make a collee-tive-protest against the Supreme Conn, til on the scantiness of the official information regarding the proceedings. The Council considered the protest today. Tt is expected that the correspondence between Air Wilson and the. Council regarding the Adriatic issue will shortly he published in full. ‘ LONDON, February 20. .'Projected sailings—Paparoa, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, from Bristol, Manchester and Liverpool on 20'th March. b

A VALUABLE OFFER. I (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) j LONDON, Feb. 21. i The Air ‘Ministry on behalf of the Ini penal Government offered Australia sis dirigible airships with sheds, complete hydrogen plant, and other equipment. The sheds include an enormous steel hangar, 250 i feet square, and seventy feet high which weighs three thousand tons. Tlie airships have seen war ser- , vice in the North Sea patrol work. They were engaged hunting submarines It is understood if the offer is accepted they will not he flown to Australia, as they alreaedy are deflated prepara, tory to shipment. The Ministry- also offered to replac-e----out-of date aeroplanes, given during the war to the Australian Flying Corps by private firms and others, by twentyfive Bristol fighters with Siddelev-Puma engines. These are quite apart from the one hundred already given. Six months mobilisation equipment also will be given with them. The latter is valued at £600,000 will place five Australian air squadrons on a war basis. BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, February 19. The repatriation of the British war prisoners and civilians from Russia will begin ill a few days. R MASON A BLE TAXATION. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 20. The “Daily Express” states the Board of Inland Revenue has drawn up a. scheme for the taxing of war fortunes which is estimated to total 5,250 millions sterling. A sliding scale of taxation is proposed which would yield j a thousand million. The scheme includes drastic penalties for evasion, including imprisonment.

A BY-ELECTION: .'Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 2L Wreck in bye-election resulted: Prflmor (Independent) 9267, Duncan’(Labour) 8727. Bayley (Coalitionist Liberal), 4750

GUARDING THE KAISER, (Received this day at 9.80 a.m.) HAGUE, Feb. 20. An unusually close serveillnnce lias been introduced at Amerongen. The ex-Kaiser’s guards now number twenty. Nobody is admitted to the Castle grounds without a pass signed by the ex-Kaiser'a nd Count Bentiek,

AN OPPOSITION CABINET. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) BELGRADE, Feb. 21. At. Protitich has formed a Cabinet rom the Opposition groups.

THE WILY TURK, (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.), CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 18. In order to cloak the misdeeds of the Nationalist bands in Marash Districts, where the Christians are being slaughtered *n large numbers, regardless of age and sex, the Turks have started an outcry accusing the French and Armenians of similar atrocities. The Nationalists secured reinforcements in East Cilica, (Asia Minor), owing to the clear out of the French garrisons, and win over the Arabs with a pan Island propaganda.

A TIMELY WARNING. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.in.) NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Tn a speech delivered tq .the students of Columbia University, Mr Henry Morentail, the former Ambassador to Turk, ey, warns America she will he involved in another European war within ten years, unless she accepts a share in the responsibility for putting Europe and Asia on their feet again.

MORE RECRUITS,. (Received This" Dav at 9.25 a.mA OTTAWA, Fob IS

Canada has bepn notified that Persia, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina have joined the League of Nations. COTTON GROWING, (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Fel), 20. Sir Auckland Geddes announces the Government has approved in principle of all the recommendations of the Empire Cotton Growing Committee. The Government would give £IO,OOO annually, for five years, to assist the development.

THE CAILLAUX TRIAL. i (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) , PARIS, Feb. 21. The Senate was crowded to hear Caillaux’s speech in his own defence. In order that all the Senators would be able to hear, Caillaux spoke from the corner Frout Bench closest to the Tribune seat which lie occupied when premier. Caillaux was in good oratorical form. He traced his whole career, in« dignantly denying ho lie was ever in collusion with the enemy, though he admitted the German papers said he desired to end an appalling war. Caillaux urged he was the victim of a hostile political campaign. OBITUARY. (Received this'day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 2(1. Obituary. t —Barpu Russell, journalist, LONDON DOCKS. (Received this day at 9.80 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 20. The High Commissioners and AgentsGeneral visited the Port of London stores and docks, and inspected the methods of working.

OUR COMMISSIONER. LONDON, Feb. % Sir Thomas MacKqnzie relinquis|ips the High Comi|iissioncrship of New Zealand on .TRfc July, and expects to return to New Zealand in August, RHOTOS TO GO. (Received this dnv at- 11.25 a.m.) BERLIN, February 22. The Prussian Home Minister has or- . dered the removal of all pictures of 1 the Hohen/.ollcrens and insignia of the monarchy from the Government buildings open to the public and suggests the municipalities do likewise. REPATRIATION OF AUSTRALIANS. 1 (Received This Dav at 11.20. a.m.) | LONDON, February 20. It is expected the whole of the Australian soldiers and: dependents, totailing 4,549 will he able to leave England by the middle of Marcty.

A GREAT STATUE. LONDON, Feb. 21. Sir D. AlaolCeninal’sequestrian statue of King Edward in Waterloo Place is finished. The King will unveil-it during the spring. BRITISH ITEMS. (Received this day at 10 20 i i.' » ' LONDON, Feb. 21. The Prince of Wales hunted with the Pytchley hounds yesterday in a heavy snowstorm near Weedon, After a remarkably mild winter, ablizzard commenced in Scotland and is coming south. It is rumoured in the Lobby that Sir Auckland Geddes will be the Ambassador to Washington.

REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION (Received this day at. 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, February 20. A grandson of the famous Huxley, Julian Huxiey and another biologist, both of Oxford University, have made an interesting experiment, and discoveries concerning the thyroid glands —a preparation from which caused tadpoles to develope into a frog in three weeks, instead of three months. "When the experimenters imparted the thyroid to the exolotla., the American tadpole, which is only twice or thrice known in history, it developed into a sort of frog or salamander. Huxley’s treatment brought a rapid complete development, with the addition of certain points unknown before. The American, Danish, and Czech biologists reached similar results, actually restoring the rudimentary flatworm to youth. Huxley’s latest discovery is controlling the frog’s sex, by thyroid obtaining ninety per cent malte at will. A TO STOP PROFITEERING. LONDON, February 20. The Labour Party rs starting a country wide whirlwind campaign to compei the Government to legislate to stop the manufacturers and wholesale firms from profiteering. It is the dominant topic. Many newspapers support ■ the tobacco committed's suggestion that Government, should compel all big businesses to publish exact details of their costs and profits.

THE SECRET FLIGHT. (Received This Dav at 10.35. a.m.) CATRO, Feb. 21. The Vickers Vimy machine has reached Rejaf, thirty two miles south of Mongaliali.

A MEAT FAMINE. (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) , PERTH, This Day. The city is suffering severely from a. meat famine caused by the butchers’ striking for increased wages. All the butcher shops are closed since' Thursday.