MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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COMMUTED FOR TRIAL. LONDON, March 16

Tho charge against Corporal King, cabled on loth February was reduced to one of grievious bodily harm. He reserved bis defence and was committed for trial, being released on bail.

EMPIRE DAY PARADES. LONDON, March 19. The Empire Day parades .suspended sirjee 1914, frill be resumed on 24th May when Prince Albert takes the salute on the guards’ parae ground at Hyde Park. Sixy four flags of the Empire, will be carried in the procession by cadets. IN SIBERIA v WASHINGTON, Mqrch 19. The State Department learns from Harbin that General Horvath has relinquished his control of the Chinese eastern railway zone as a result of the railway workers (strike.

APPOINTMENTS. LONDON, March 19

Luttens, the designer of the Cenotaph, and Hughes Stanton, a landscape painter, have been elected members'of the Royal Academician Society.

BLENHEIM HOTEL FIRE. BLENHEIM, This Day

Early on Sunday- morning, the- Commercial Hotel, a wooden building on Grove Road, was totally destroyed by fire. The outbreak was first noticed in the storeroom when it had. too great a hold for the inmates to check it. When the Brigade arrived there was no hope of saving the hotel, which was a roaring mass of flames. The origin is attributed to match eating. Very little persona] effects of the boarders were saved. The building was owned by Marlborough -Brewers Cov., and was occupied by P. Creedon. Insurances are not available.

LABOUR COMMENT. (Received this day at 9,2 ft a.m.) LONDON,' March R)

Inter-viewed re Hon. Lloyd George’s speech, Ml'. Adamson said t.W Prime Minister was preaching n doctrine of class war. ns in his old Limehousing davs.

Mr Clynes said when Hon Lloyd George had done his work, th*i privileged pi a sos will be more sorry- than Labour.

Mr. Henderson said the speech slaved upon the unreasonable fears of propertied interests. Labour accepts the challenge. A fund in anticipation of an early general election is our answer to Hon Lloyd George’s attack, DUCHESS'S SUIT. ’Received this dnv at 9.2 ft a.m.) LONDON Mnrcii "20. The Duchess of Marlboroughs restitution suit will be heard on Monday. REPLY TO MINERS. (Received this day at '9.2Q a.m.) ' ' London’ March 20.

Ffon. Lloyd George, replying to a deputation from the miners federation regarding the wages demand cabled on tho 12th said it amounted to syndicalism in its worst and least intelligent form. The claim is that the whole of the abnormal profit made out of the foreigner which now goes to the State, should be "Wen to the miners. If there was a fall in prices, wages would have to come frpui the unfortunate consumer. Thy deputation finally decided to discuss the matter with the Coal Controller..

LOSS OF HAMPSHIRE(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. March 20

Admiral Scheer, in his recollections of the war, says the mine which sank the Hampshire was laid under the protection of the very weather, which it was thought would give Lord Kitchener a measure of safety. LORD ASTOR’S ESTATE. (Received this dnv at 9.20 a.m.' LONDON, March 19, Lord Astor’s estate has been sworn at £421,963. ; BRITISH CABINET. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.' LONDON, March 19,. Official.— Hqq MncNamnt.a becomes. Minister of Labour; Mr Horne, goes to I the Board of Works, and Mr McCurdy I to Food Ministry. ] A FRENCH PROPOSAL I (Received (bis day at 11.25 a.m.) PARIS, March 20. ! Deputy Maurice Roth?cliild asks the ' Government to tax racecourses and de--1 vote the proceed? to the Improvement of stock breeding^^^^^