MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(AUSTRALIAN & N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION A BYE-ELECTION. (LONDON, April 14. Arrival at iSan Francisco—Waiinarino. Hon MacNamara was re-elected for ;north-west (Camberwell, with 6680 f votes. j Susan Lawrence (Labour) polled 4733, and Carroll (Liberal) 3396. J BANK RATE. LONDON, April 15. The bank rate is seven per cent. A PRESSMAN HONORED. LONDON, April 15. Lord Atholstan, Chairman of the Imperial Press Conference in Canada, was tendered a luncheon at the Savoy in connection with the British newspaper proprietor conference by Lord Burnham (President), and the guests included the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Milner, Pearley, Sir T. MacKenzie, Fisher, High Commissioners, editors of magazines, and a hundred British Dominions newspapers. Lord Burnham in toasting Lord Atholstan, said he hoped the conference at Ottawa would continue the splendid work of the first conference for the general good of the

Empire. Lord Atholstan replying, said Britain was best able to state how the Press Conference would benefit the Empire. Ho was of opinion it would be even more profitable for the conference to result in increasing emigration than the lowering of press rates. Lord Milner, proposing the toast of Canada,'said the war had witnessed the rise of a new great power, destined with increasing influence in the councils of Empire. The World Press Con-, ference was most valuable in establishing a community of ideas, to which was attributable the marvellous way the whole Empire pulled together in th© hour of trial. In the absence of a common Council of Empire the moral unity of Empire would depend largely on the success of the Empire press, in evolving common stock ideas regarding future great problems.

MINERS ACCEPT OFFER. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 15. The miners have accepted the Government offer of a majority of sixty-five thousand. KAISERIN DYING. LONDON, April 15. The latest news from Amerongen is that the ex-Kaiserin is dying of heart trouble.

SERBIAN ACTION. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) ROME, April 15. The “Messagero” states that Serbians have occupied Tarabosch, opposite Scutari and at the same time protested to President Wilson against tho Italian occupation of Scutari. A STEAMER WRECK. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, April 15: It is feared that the Commonwealth liner Oarawa will he a total loss at Jfe!ia,!apagos. The crew will) probably land at Guayaquil. MINERS ACCEPT TERMS. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, April 15. Miners by a majority of twenty thousand have accepted the Government's offer. Yorkshire is largely in, favour of peace. MINERS BALLOT FIGURES. ' LONDON, April 15. Final figures' of the miners ballot give a majority of sixty five thousand in favour of the acceptance of the Go/vemment offer. ■Lancashire and South Wales favour a strike.

HELP OR AUSTRIA. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) ROME, April 15. Italy 4s advancing Austria twenty thousand tons of wheat, to be repaid after the arrival of American and Australian wheat, as Austria is on the point of starvation. Italy helping Austria to secure fifty thousand tons of coal monthly. BYE-ELECION. '(Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 15. Northampton bye-election resulted': MeOnrdy (re-elected) 16650, Margaret Bondield (Labour) 13,279. AMERICAN INDECISION. • (Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 16. There is some indecision among Republican Senators regarding the form of the Peace resolution to be reporter! frm the Foreign Relations Com mi 1 Senate leaders consider the House resolution too elaborate and complicated. Members of the Senate Committee sa irl there were indications when the report would lie available. JAPS TN SIBERIA. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON April 16. An official confirmation has rencl'o the State Department from Hardo that Japanese troops have taken possession of several points along the Chinese Easter Railroad in Manchuria. lapan’s reason for seizing the railroad not known here. The assumption is that it was for the pur nose of prote< 1 ing Japanese forces at Vladivostock atul keeping the road open for repatriation of Czechs.

RAILWAY OF''r.'Tf NEW YORK. April 16. Railroad companies have issued an timatum to the workers to return re work by noon on Sunday. Men returning will he reinstated immediately. However the railroad companies reserve the right to refuse to re-employ those guilty of violence and tor s tious utterances during the strike.