MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

j (By Electric Telegraph—Cop,>. ight.J ; FEMALE SUFFRAGE. LONDON, March 24. The Standing Committee on Electoral matters of the House of Commons considered Mr. Grundy's Suffrage Bill Mr. Addison announced the' Government accepted the principle of giving the same franchise to women as to men. MONEY MARKET. LONDON, March 24 ’The Stock Exchange is depressed. Consols are down. The fall is largely due to the weakness of Continental exchange. Bank quotes are: Australasia £l3O, Union £l2 5s 8d; Nationar Bank of New Zealand ££l2 9s; Bank of New Zealand, 29 and 16J; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 67_J and 106!-. Tin is now weak,, on further rcaiisa- j tions, owing to heavy industrial ilota- i tions. j " DISTURBANCE AT LISBON. LONDON, March 21

There has been a fierce encounter between troops and the people at Lisbon. A bomb was thrown at some troops, and the latter then charged and drove the crowds in the main streets until order was restored. DENIKEN’S IDEA. WASHINGTON, March 25 It is-learned here that Deniken is endeavouring to transport forces to Crimea, pending a change in the situation within Soviet Russia. It is believed he will be able to bold territory a I joining the Sea of Azov.

BRITISH HOLD ON EGYPT. LONDON, March 24

It is understood that the Milner Commission will recommend a milder term than “protectorate” to describe British authority’in Egypt, but Egypt will not bo allowed to send any diplomatic rep o' sentatives abroad. She will be only allov ed to receive foreign diplomats. The legislature will be bicameral, the upper house being partly nominated and partly elected. The Egyptian Parliament wi 1 Unol;"control the Ministers. The Sultan will appoint them. The Commission recommends that many of t,.e junior officials shoeuld be Egyptians.

CANADA’S DECISION. OTTAWA. March 25.

Canada lias decided to accept the British offer of one light cruiser and two destroyers, pending a decision in regard to a permanent naval policy, following /the next Imperial Conference.

OIL COMPANY’S CLAIM. LONDON, March 23,

Roumania Consolidated Oilfields Ltd. is claiming one and a quarter millions from the Crown in connection with the destruction of the company’s property in December 1916, in order to prevent its capture bv Germany. Sir E. Carson pointed out thfit the British mission under Norton Griffiths urged the company to destroy the wells and stocks in order that this British company should set a good example In other petroleum concerns. Carson added that money was not the object of destruction which took five days. The case was adjourned.

AN ELECTION. LONDON, March 33. Sutherland was re-elected for Avgvleshiro. BIG SLIDE IN CANAL. NEW YORK, March 25. Renewed landslides in Ranama equal have held up twenty steamers. An Island is visible in mid-channel at Culebrn and it will probably delav the Renown. LONG RANGE GUN. LONDON, March 25. Viscount Curzon drew attention to the French Government purchase of patents of a gun with a range of one hundred, to 150 miles. Hon. Llnjd George replied that the Var Office was in c lose touch with the French authorities in connection with the experiments which are proceeding. M ONERS CRISIS. ' LONDON, March L) The Miners executive had a five tours conference with the Coal Control.* l . Later Mr Hodges described the ■itw 1 - tion as most critical. Several offers were made, but the desired increase of three shillings per shift was not grassed. ’Hie result will be reported to a conference of delegates to-morro v. which is hound to gravely consider the whole position.

WI RE LESS TEI .FPU ON Y. LONDON, March 24

I The “Daily News” gives an account of a message despatched from Chelten- ; ham to the Borne newspaper “Mossngoro”. by its Loudon representative, by ' means of a wireless telephone. The conversation was one suit'd, as the insLru--1 incut at Rome was not strong enough to transmit to England, though it was 1 able to receive. An ordinary wireless ; message confirmed the accurate receipt 1 of the telephone message. | “FRENZIED FINANCE.” i (Received this day at 8 a.in.) | VANCOUVER, March 24. i Oiiiiis W. II a was, the author pf the book “Frenzied Finance,” has been arrested in Boston for alleged complicity in a huge silver stock selling swindle. MINERS RESOLVE . (Received this day at 9.80 a.in.) j LONDON, March 24. i Government have offered the miners 20 per cent increase in lieu of the men’s demand for 3/- increase.

! Tho Federation rejected the offer objecting to the percentage system as differentiating between the higher and lower grade men. The federation is prepared to reopen negotiations, and meanwhile is arranging to take a sti ike ballot. POLISH FIGHTING. (Received this day at 0.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 24. The Polish, general staff annoimees a great victory in a. counter attack against Bolsheviks in Volsknia (listin'. The enemy were thrown back along the entire, a conisderable distance in „:°ut di (-'order. Thousands were prisoncred Including the staff of to 57th Bolsheviks division, while on entire regime it surrendered. The Poles also endured an armoured train, thirteen river steamers and much material.