MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

*sy Electric Telegraph—Copyright

CAPE ELECTION RESULTS

(Reuter Service). CAPETOWN, March 15. The final returns of the Union elections show tho strength of the parties as follows: — Unionists ... ... ... 25 South African Party ... 40 Nationalists 43 Labour 21 Independents S These figures are exclusive of Bloemfontein South, and Netbauk, where new elections are being held. SLESVIG PLEBISCITE COPEHAGEN, March 1-5. The voting in the Plebiscite of the second Slesvig zone will result in favour of Germany. The final results in the districts of Fleusborgare as follows: For Denmark, thero voted 8986; for Germany, 26,689. Of .134 country districts, with eleven outstanding, there voted:—For Denmark, 3134; for Germany, 15,911.

THE MARASH MASSACRES. TURKISH ATROCITIES. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 15. An eye witness of the Marash massacres describes them as one of the most horrible incidents. Hundreds of Armenians were bescigcd in a cellar for five days. The Turks invited them to surrender, promising them promotion. The men were shot ns they came out. Tlio Turks then entered tho cellar armor with axes and knives and slaughtered the women and children. Only two escaped. The Turks similarly attacked girls in a rescue home and killed all and set fire to the building.

A SPORTING OFFER. LONDON, March 15

A well-known English sportsman lias sent to the “Daily Mail’ £3OO for ■i special cup for the winner of the Felton-Barry race. OFF TO PARIS. .'Received This Day at 8 a.m.) VANCOUVER, March 15. Admiral Beatty and Hon W. Churchill have gone to Paris. ' NAVY ESTIMATES. IN explanation. LONDON, March 10. An explanatory memorandum to the Navy Estimates issued hy Hon Walter Long, shows that after the deduction of nineteen millions for non-recurrent war liabilities, and forty millions for recurrent expenditure due to war conditions, such as increases in prices wages and pensions there remains a pre-war rate pensions there remains a normal expenditure on the basis of pre-war rates, and prices totalling 371 millions compared with thirty-five millions in 19151916. The memorandum says, in view of the efforts made during the war, it is possible temporarily to suspend production and reduce the fleet to minimum rc-

f|uiroments, both in personnel and material. The memorandum contends that far from the capital ship being doomed, either on account of submarines or aircraft ,the Avar had shown that tho battle squadron must still remain the chief unit of the fleet, though advances in science would inevitably necessitate eventual changes in the type. Thus it was even possible that the present battleship may change to a semi-sub-marine type", or even a flying type, hut the immediate abandonment of the capita lshpi in favour of a visionary scheme tal ship in favour of a visionary schemo the British nation destitute of sea power, and without the means of progressive training.

OIL-DRIVEN SHIPS. LONDON, Jan. 29. .Mr J. 11. Williams, speaking at a meeting of the Institute of Marine Engineers last night, dealt with the subject of oil-driven sAiips. He said that Americans were a long way ahead of this conntry in the use of oil fuel at sea. There was hardly an American ship coming over to this country now that was not burning oil. For shipping there was not the slightest doubt that it was now a cheaper fuel than coal. All the World over this had been his experience. There were many ports where oil was half the price of coal. In South America it was displacing coal very rapidly. All the Southern Pacific locomotives were oilfired. Oil could be obtained in tho East in practically every big port, and _cOj)l was at a high price except in certain cases, and wherever coal was dear oil would displace it. Oil was rapidly coming into its oivn, and it had a tremendous future before it. They were baihnrians if they used coal to-day. As scientific men they should use oilPRICE OF JAM. LONDON, March 12. The Food Ministry announces that the prices of jams will bo increased by lid per lb from the loth. SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY. LONDON, March 12, The. Home Grown Sugar Company, Limited, with a capital of £1,009,000 in £L shares, has been formed under an arrangement with the Board of Agriculture to establish the sugar beet industry a s an all-British enterprise.

The Government will take up 250,000 slum's and will also gurnntee 5 per cent interest until 1930, on llie public subscriptions up to £250,000. The Company takes over the British Sugar 'Beet Growers’ Society.