MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| t*3y Electric Telegraph—Copyright.; { SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS. CAPETOWN, March 11. The Ministers De Wet, Burton, Watt and the Labour leader, Oresswell were elected. Minister Orr was defeated by a labourite. Hertzog the Nationalist lea. der was returned for iSmithfield wita a (somewhat reduced majority. It is now evident that no parr/ is strong enough to form'a stable Government unless by a coalition. The position of the parties is. Unionist 19. Labour 21. South (African Party 18. Nationalist 20. I Their gains, are five from the South African party. Independents 3.

BRITISH MEAT SUPPLIES.

COMMITTEE’S REPORT. LONDON, March 8

In the House of Commons Bridge stated that the inter-departmental committee on meat supplies had reported against the suggestion that the Dominion Meat Companies .should be siidsidised. The Government has given no financial assitance to any Argentine meat company, but since August 1915, the Board of Trade has leased works belonging to a British Company in the Argentine, thereby reaping profits which otherwise would have gone into private hands.

MILITARY MEMORIAL CHAPEL

PROPOSED CREATION

IN MEMORY OF NEW ZEALANDERS

LONDON, March 11

The ‘‘Times in a leader” supports the letter of the Rev. C. F. Askew, secretary of the fund, appealing to the British people to subscribe for the erection of a military memorial chapel as an adjunct to the Wellington Memorial Cathedral, as a tribute of affection of the Mother Country to New Zealanders, who came thirteen thousand miles to her holp.

DOLLAR EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, March 11. There has been a sharp recovery in Sterling Exchange rate, which is now 382]- cents,

A KOREAN ORDER . (Received this day at 8.40 a.in.) TOKIO, March 11

Acording to dispatches from Korea, the Governor-General ordered two American Methodist Mission Schools to be closed, because they did not prevent the students from celebrating Korean Independence Day, SALE OF MEAT. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. The Food Controller informed Sir T. Mackenzie that permission will be given to supply the trade in any quantity with mutton and lamb, inste-d of requiring butchers to take two of mutton for each lamb. Mackenzie considers this will greatly help in the disposal of the present accumulations, as the public al] along have been willing tp pay higher prices for lamb. A. BTG ESTATE. /Received This Dnv at 9.95 a.m.l LONDON, March 10. Howard Morlev, of I. and R. Morley, hosiers of Wood Street, left nil estate allied at over three million. THEATRICAL THREAT. 'Received this dnv at 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, March 11. The General Confederation of Labour is objecting to the anti-Soeialist tone of a play rehearsing in Amlugu Theatre, and threatened a strike of all theatrical workers, and secured Ivitlidrawal of the play, MURDER OUTRAGE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 10

Sergt Neasser was shot dead, and Constable Doyle wounded wliile protecting a boycotted farmer at Rntkoale, in Countv Limerick