MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

I risy Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE IMPOSSIBLE. LONDON, February 23. Mr Seely expressed the opinion it was impossible for one Minister to supervise the Army and the Air Councils. NAVAL MIGHT. LONDON, February 23. ThV'i British fijt'st battle squadron, including the dreadnoughts Revenge, Resolution, Royal Oak, Ramilies, Royal Sovereign, and four destroyers are anchored in the Bosphorus. It is the greatest display of naval strength ever seen at the Golden Horn.

AN EXPLANATION. (Received this day at, 10.15 r.m.i LONDON, February 23. I Sir Auckland Geddes in the Commons said that Coats’s profits were chiefly from subsidiary companies trading in Canada and America. It is undesirable to curtail companies making profits overseas which are a factor in maintaining the flow of food and raw material towards Britain,

(A NARROW ESCAPE. LONDON, February 23. The Russian steamer Lonodooff, with two British and four Belgian officers in charge, arrived at Vardo, Norway, from Murmansk. They state a revolution broke out jn Murmansk on Saturday and the revolutionaries seized the town and shipping, except the Lonodooff, which escaped under fire." The steamer was riddled by machinegun fire, and the captain was badly wounded,

LABOR POLITICS. THE AMERICAN PARTY. WASHINGTON, February 23. Mr Sam Gompers (President) ha s announced that the American Federation of Labour is opposed to the formation of a political labour party. He said that the effect of a separate political labour party can only be disastrous to the wage-earners of the country and to the interests of all people. There was no hope of the success of Labour ‘Party candidates. Then labourites would defeat friends and elect enemies.

A VOLUNTEER CAPTURE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDnv pvb .23. The War Office announces the volun-s Per army on the 20th February recapaired Rostov, taking prisoner 1500 men ind 20 guns, with a quantity of raw material.

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) * LONDON. Feb. 23. The Supreme Council will arrange for an early discussion with exports on ihc problems of high prices and the F.uiopean rates of exchange, A ROYAL CHRISTENING. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m., LONDON,( Feb, 23. Princess Patricia’s son was christened at the Compel Royal. The King and Queen, Queen .Alexandra and many royalties were, present. TJie Prince of Wales was Godfather and gave a two handled silver goblet. Water personally drawn from thp the river Jordan by the Duke of Connaught when the British crossed the river in the 1917 advance was used for the baptism.

AN ANTICIPATED RUSH. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m LONDON, Feb. 23

In view of the anticipated rush of visitors to the battlefields and cemeteries of France and Belgium during the coming spring and summer, it is probable the Graves Commission in order to protect the visitors from excessive charges, will ghe their approval to various conducted tours hv tourists and other organisations. Australia and New Zealand authorities decline to undertake general tours of the battlefields, hut will facilitate bereaved relatives visiting places. The proposal to acquire hostels lias been abandoned.

Australia House has now completed arrangements with the Y.M.C.A. to reserve twelve beds at their chateaux at Ypres and possibly at Poperinghe, and elsewhere, as necessary. Australian visitors will he accommodated for a

maximum of two nights for 7 j francs for bed and breakfast. Parties will leav; London thrice weekly. Transport presents the chief difficulty, but it is hoped arrangements will he made to secure Red Cross vehicles. The scheme will ho available on the Ist March. New Zealand has appointed Chaplain Molynenux to receive the New Zealanders at Boulogne- and direct them as regards the best means of reiehu.-g graves, fiut does not undertake to copduct vistiors. ' COMMONS ITEMS, (Received this day at 1“ U- '' ” ' LONDON, Feb. 23. Mr Bonar Law in the Commons said it was not yet possible to give the date of the next Imperial Conference. A Naval and Military Commission had gone to Heliogoland to supervise the demolition of the fortress.