MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

;YSy Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

A KIDNAPPING GANG. MEXICO CITY.. March 8

The discover v of an American kidnapping gang is reported to the Fo. reign Office. The gang seeks to entrap wealthy Americans over the border, with the object of creating trouble between the two countrieis.

PORTUGUESE POLITICS, MADRID March 6

It is reported the Portguese Government was defeated on a vote of noconfidenco respecting strikes. The President instructed Senor Silva, the democratic leader, to form a government.

RED CROSS DELEGATES. LONDON March 4

Tripp and Bickford, New Zealand delegates to the Red Cross convention havo departed for Geneva, in time to participate in the proceedings.

WJREL/lOSS TELEPHONY. LONDON March 4

Mr Godfrey Isaacs hopes to be able, in a year or iso, to establish a regular wireless telephone between 'England and Australia.

BERLIN, March 4

According to newspaper reports, wireless telephone trials between Berlin and Moscow proved successful.

MAXIM GORKY’S REGRET. HELSINGFORS, March 4. Maxim Gorky has published an article in the newspaper “Democrat.” expressing disappointment that the Bolshevik rule revolution was not followed by intellectual regeneration, as tlie new rul-

rs are as brutal as their predecessors.

BOUND OVERSEAS. LONDON March 4

The first big party under the Over-.. Stas settlement scheme, proceeds to New South Wales by tlie Demosthenes.

SUVA NEWS. SUVA, March 8

A storm in February caused the loss of four cutters in Levuka. The' American schooner Carrier Dove, loaded with 5.86 tons of copra went ashore on Levuka reef, but may be refloated. Tlie Islands of Waitaba and Wakaya suffered heavy loss on coc-oanut estates, otherwise the damage in tlie group was slight. The Indian strike is over indentured work. Some rioters were sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment and others were committed for trial on more serious charges.

DANISH BUTTER PURCHASE LONDON, March 4.

The British Government has purchased 120 thousand casks of Danish butter. The price is not divulged but it is believed to be about 3s 4d per pound landed.

ITALIAN LABOUR TROUBLE. ROME, March 4

Malatesta, who recently returned from a long exile in London is leading the general strike trouble in factories and mills. An anarchist mob, a thousand strong attacked the Labour beadquarters, with a view to protesting against the Labour leaders orders to return to work.

A NEW EPIDEMIC.

RAVAGING AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 4

A terrible new epidemic, called brain influenza, declared to be similar to lethargic encephalitis, is ravaging the city. There are three thousand cases in Vienna alone. The disease is spreading alarmingly over the countryside. The symptoms begin with headaches, and sleeplessness, followed by stomachic convulsion, similar to appendicitis, and is followed by violent delirium.

BRITISH ADVANCES. LONDON, March 4

Hoii A. Chamberlain announced in the Commons, that Britain’s cash advances to the Allies, since the armistice amounted to 1691 millions sterling. The greater part was for war commitments.

The Committee to inquire into the utilisation of Admiralty dockyards for building mercantile vessels, recommends that the Admiralty take up the work on the basis of the prices charged by private yards.

ADMISSION OF WOMEN. LONDON, March 4.

The Edinburgh Royal College oi Surgeons has decide to admit women to fellowship on the same terms a s men.

FIJI ENQUIRIES. LONDON, March 3

In the House of Commons Mr Bennett inquired with reference to the recent riots in Fiji, wherein New Zealand troops are stated to have fired on the rioters-. The Hon. Mr Amery, in reply said the only case of firing was when a crowd was engaged: in wrecking a bridge. He said they threatened to overwhelm a small body of Fiji police. Some revolver shots were fired. One striker was killed. Mr Amery added: “On the whole the Indian strike was conducted in an orderly manner.” He saw no reason for any interference. The strike, however had now terminated. A Government commission, including Indians, w!ap inquiring into the alleged grievances.

CLASH OF ARMS. VANCOUVER, March 8. Twenty thousand Allied troops have landed at Constantinople. The Turks have resisted them, and fighting has followed.