MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

—• "aUSTUALIAN N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION]

FOOD CONTROL. LONDON, 'April 24 - The newspapers give prominence to tli© Colonial meat importers’ allegations that while the British consumer is eatiqg meat which has been in ( old Istornge for two years, the British Government is selling to the United States freshly-killed New’ Zealand lamb at a higher jjrice, namely ten pence per pound wholesale. They state that mutton costs ten pence per pound,, in Britain. Lamb killed two , ago costs thirteen pence per pound, • Jam and marmalade will not be controlled after Monday, on condition that an adequate guarantee is given to protect the public. LONDON, April 25. ’Referring to the lifting of State conitirol of jam and other commodities >* shortly the Food Controller. Mr McCurdy announced that simultaneously with the decontrol of jam, a Fair Prices Council would be created representing employers and workers, which will cooperate with the Ministry of Food for protection of the public. With a ce» r to stabilising prices and discouraging speculation in fruits, rigid control would be introduced, if necessary. It is expected similar councils will be created in connection with other commodities.

FAR EAST INTRIGUES. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 26

The “Daily Mail’s” Aleppo correspondent states the city is honey-comb-ed with a Turkish National conspiracy. Djemal Pasha and the chief Russian leaders are intriguing with Syria, Arabia, Egypt and Russia to oppose Western domination by any mandate in the East. A grandiose scheme aims at the creation of a United States of Asiaincluding India, in order to he able to •talk to Europe.