MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) THE MOSLEM VIEW. LONDON, Feb. 24. The deputation of Moslems from India has reached Venice, and is journeying to London to lay the Moslem views on the Caliphate before the Supreme Council. The delegates claim to represent seventy million Indian Mussulmen and will strongly urge that the Turks retain Constantinople, forecasting grave troublo in India otherwise.

A DENIAL. LONDON, Feb. 24. Amery denies that Shult or Guest are the succeeding Governor-Generals of New Zealand.

MEAT GLUT IN LONDON. LONDON* February 24. The Smithfiekl meat dealers estimate that the prozen meat delivered in London weekly is now more than double the average consumption. Tile surplus has become mountainous, and some meat will remain stored for years. Sir T. MacKenzie ridicules the fixed official priccq. He also believes the long storage of New Zealand mutton will prejudice the people against it.

THE EGYPTIAN UNREST. CAIR'O, February 21. iA powerful bomb was thrown at Chiffitz Pasha, the Minister of Agriculture under the British. No one was hurt. Two students were arrested and admitted that they threw the bomb. .

PREFERENTIAL DUTIES. fr.oNnoN times sf.rvice— corYuionxl (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) SIMLA, Feb. 22. A Government committee has been appointed to devise a scheme for preferential duties on Empire grown products.

AN UNUSUAL SNOWSTORM. (Reuter’s Telegram.) (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) JERUSALEM, Feb. 23. The heaviest snowstorm since 1860 occurred on February loth, and caused damage of a quarter of a million sterling. It brought down the famous tree “ Uliutimi,” where culprits were hanged.

According to local tradition, the fall of tha tree syncroniscs with the fall of the Turkish Empire. The populace are most impressed by the omen.

■BRITISH TRADE. ■AUCKLAND GEDDES’ OPINION. (Received this dev at 10.10 a.in.) LONDON, Feb. 24. Hon. Auckland Geddes’ speech on British industries which yesterday were visited by the King and Queen. He urged a fair, for since its inauguration in "1010, tilings had entirely (banged in character. It was no longer an opportunity for a buyer to fill up his gaps, but it presented an opportunity to buyers from all parts of the world to secure goods of any class they desired. Government was contemplating a further development, namely, showrooms on tile Continent and elsewhere.

The Guilds stressed the point that the only way to win back was to prepaie for commercial prosperity by developing the export trade. At the profs chit the 'Horn© market, was 'almost too attractive as profits were more ea-

sily made. Buyers were clamouring for goods, but it was the Overseas market whereon the British trade must rely for continuing that prosperity. He suggests the advisability of business men setting aside a considerable part of their goods for sale in overseas trades. He concluded by announcing that Government was contributing £IOO,OOO to guarantee the future of a British Empire exhibition wliioh will lx? held in London from May to October, 1020.