MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

'By Electric Telegraph—Copyright ) BATTLESHIP BUILDING. ."Received This Day at 8 a.m.) March 3. In the Commons, Mr Long stated that one battle cruiser, nine light cruisers, two flotilla leaders, eight torpedoes and thirteen submarines were being built in Britain. GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March 3. In the House of Lords, Mr Peel re- . plving to Lord Jersey, stated Governjffint did not intend to nationalise land -or other industries, except mineral rights already announced. The recent election manifested that public opinion did not favour nationalisation. LIBERTY LEAGUE. (Received 'This Das at 8 a.m.) LODON, March 3.

Sir Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, General Hanburv Williams, Colonel Maitland, Edwards and other wellknown men have written a letter to the ‘‘Times” announcing the foundation of the Liberty League,- designed to combat the advance of Bolshevism throughout the Empire. IRISH BETTER, ißeceived This Day at 8 a.m.) r LONDON, March 3. The restrictions op the exportations; of Irish bptter are being withdrawn on 31st March. WELSH STEEL STRIKE. ' LONDON, March 3. The South Wales steel workers are op strike. The strike is spreading. Sixty thousand are now affected BIG STRIKES IN INDIA, BOMBAY, March 5. There is great industrial unrest in India and it is spreading. Thirty thousand workers have struck at Jamshepur. The mill workers’ strike at Sholapur still continues.

SOVIET OFFER TO JAPAN. (Received this day at 11.25 u.ro.) TOKIO, March 7. It is reported that the Soviet peace offer to Japan’s special interest in the Far "East and the cessation of Bolshevik propaganda in Japan. A MILLION IN GOLD. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) NEW YORK, March 7. T}ie sub-Treasury has received a million "dollars of gold coin from Canada, SHIPPING LOSSES. (Ite.ceiyed This Day at. 11.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 7. Boston shipping suffered severely in a seventy mile gale during the week-end. The Shipping Board’s Reamer Gullford was abandoned on Nantucket shoals. The steamer Lake Elhthorpe lost her propellor and >vas driven on o Sable Island. naval development. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) WASHINGTON, March 8. ' ..Mr Daniels told the Naval Affairs’ Committee that an extensive develop- ► ment of naval facilities on the Pacific Coast must be started immediately. -«* OPENED NEGOTIATIONS. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) iLONDON March 4. Transport disputants lvavo opened negotiations with the Ministry of Labour. CABINET RESIGNS. (Received this day. at 1.5 p.m.) HELSINGFORS, March 4. Following a violent quarrel in Parliament, between the Premier and Mmistcr 0 f Social Affairs, the entire Cabinet resigned. Replanor, President of the Chamber »H 1 probably to™ • 1™ C,.binet.

TRIAL OF CAILLAUX. ( (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) PARIS, March 4. The first witness at the Caillaux trial was William Martin, French Minister at Lisbon, who stated that when returning to France in 1911, lie was summoned to Madrid by King Alphonso, who said he had received an emissary from I Caillaux, who threatened Alphonso with J

death. Alphonso told him he had writ- I ten down the emissary’s threat textually in order that if anything happened M Poincaire would know who was respon-. sible. Alphonso told Martin that he put the document in a sealed envelope into a safe, with instructions to open same if his death occurred. Martin added that he acquainted M. Poincaire with the whole incident.

Pneleologue, ex-Minister, formerly 'Ambassador at Petrogrnd, gave evidence accusing Caillaux of undermining the Franco-Russiarf Alliance. The Russian Government was constantly at a loss to understand the French policy during the Caillaux regime. Addressing Caillaux lie explained— You are the Sturmer of France. Caillaux rushed forward, attempting to reach Pneleologue.

EX-SOLDIER. SETTLEMENT.

MR TURNER’S VIEWS. (Received This Dav at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, March 4. Christopher Turner is drafting a report of his visit to the Dominions. He considers Australia offers the greatest opportunities of all for the settlement of ex-soldiers. He favours a group of settlers on twenty acre holdings in irrigation areas and one hundred acres holdings in rain belt areas. The scheme of supervision should be greatly strength ened and organisation improved, particularly the marketing arrangements. Ho considers the scheme of settling exsoldiers on grazing lands impracticable. He recognises that, finance is the root difficulty of the whole problem, but efforts are afoot to impress the Imperial Government of the urgency of the matter. The expenditure will eventually prove economical, for every Englishman settling outside of the Empire represents a loss in production of £SOO yearly. More generous treatment by the oversea Governments and closer co-op-eration by the Imperial Government is essential in commerce.

REPORTED CAP TURE. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, March 4. It is reported that the third Kuban Corps have joined the Bolsheviks and have seized Ekntertndor, prisonering the British General Holman, head of the Military Mission with Deniken. IN 'THE LORDS, (Received this day at 12.25 o.u» LONDON, March 4. It was announced in the House of Lords, that Govcrnmen intended to reduce the foreign external debt, and contract no further debts abroad. They depreciated the gloomy prophecies ot the situation, which was improving ana could not be described as unsatisfactory. The Lords accepted Lord Buckmaster’s motion that the expenditure.should he brought within the year’s revenue. The “Daily Express” understands that Greece will have control of Smyrna and Thrace. It is proposed to place sacred places at Adrianople under Tuikish care. AMF.II ICA ’ 8 NECESSITY. (Received This Dav at 1 o. p.m ) WASHINGTON, March 8. Mr Daniels, emphasising the necessity for an adequate naval policy, said unless a. naval reserve were built up, United States would enter the next war equally unprepared as for the last. The country escaped disaster because it hlad time tb prepare to meet Germany. President Wilson is regularly motoring. Photographing of him is prohibited. COMPROMISE DOUBTFUL. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 8. President Wilson’s letter to Mr Hitchcock is regarded as opening the door to a continuation of the compromise and efforts on the Democrats part to seek re-approachment with the Republicans. It is not believed, however, in view of Senator Lodge’s attitude, that a compromise is possible.