MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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GUATEMALA ARMISTICE. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 14. Government forces and the revolutionary army in Guatemala have agreed to an armistice. Peace has been agreed upon ,provided President Carbera quits the country. * , i WHEAT ELEVATOR BURNT. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) CAPETOWN, April 14. A fire destroyed the South African, Milling Coy’s, grain elevator at Port Elizabeth, one of the biggest in the country, containing over four thousand tons of wheat. The mishap has con- , riderably accentuated the wheat shortage, and quotations are already advaneing. Tlie damage is estimated t £IOO,OOO. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, April 14. Board of Trade returns imports for Marph show 167 millions, an increase of sixty-one millions, and exports 104 millions,'an increase of fifty-one millions with the previous March. ’Die principal increases were imports, raw cotton twenty-eight millions; gran ail Hour eleven millions; and of exports Cotton manufactures, fifteen millions, CHIEF OF POLICE. LONDON, April 13. Lord Byng has been offered the post of Chief Commissioner of London police. RAILWAY VSTRIKIEI EXTENDING. _ (Received this divV at 1.30 p.m. - ) ' -n WASHINGTON, April 14. -Jklr Wilson presided over a Cabine meeting which summoned a spcciall; appointed Board to endeavour to sett! the railway, now involving one hun dred thousand men.