MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Gy Electric Telegraph—Cc ovright., COMPULSORY LABOUR. SOFIA, April 27. A Compulsory Labour Bill has been introduced into the Bulgarian Parliament. It provides that all men and women must perform a month’s service upon national works, such as roads, bridges, railways, marsh-draining, mines factories and workshops. LONDON’S BUTTER. LONDON, April 2. A witness at the Thames Police Court said that his occupation was that of a butter blender. The Magistrate asked for particulars. ''The witness replied; “Oh we mix nine different kinds of butter—American, Australian, Dutch and others,”

The Magistrate asked; Wl'iat? Is the blond called “Fresh Irish.” Witness: “No, Fresh English.” CANADA AND THE STATES. WASHINGTON, April 28. The Canadian Government wishes to establish direct diplomatic relations with the United States, and there is a strong probability that the British Government and the dominion Government "ill agree upon a plan which will be acceptable to tho United States. Negotiations which are now proceeding between London and Ottawa, if successful, will result in Canada being represented m tho United States by » diplomatic representative with the rank of a Munster.

JAPANESE DEMAND.. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK,, April 2v. The New York “Times” Vladivostok correspondent states the Japanese command at Vladivostok has made i new demand upon the provisional Government that Russian armed forces must evacuate a thirty kilometres zone, wherever Japanese troops are stationed. These demands virtually mean the Lquidation of Russian armed forces in tor Eastern Siberia. AIR SERVICE LOOSENESS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 28. The .Ministry of Shipping accounts reveal a deficiency of one hundred millions in the air service; it confesses having overpaid one branch eight millions. RUB LIGATION FORBID DUN. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. April 28 The Supreme Council has for an unexplained reason, forbidden : üb! ration of the League of Nations menmran duni concerning the Armenian manditc. r Wie “Times” proceeds to publish it.

AN ARAB BRUSH. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) (LONDON, April s'*. A British cavalry outpost repulsed an Arab raid near G-nhlee. Afterwards, while destroying the rebels ammunition, the squadron was almost surrounded and driven towards the base. Meanwhile a neighbouring garrison cx;/rienced a hostile concentration at Haimm. Arabs and only prevailed after a charge of Indian Lancers.

VATICAN FEARS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) ROME, April 28. The Vatican is apprehensive of Jewish predominance in Palestine and desires Zionists to bo confined within ’list limits. attempted murder. WELLINGTON .This Day James Newberry was charged with -t----tempted murder of Mrs Cooper and her sister Miss Skjoth and was committed for trial. The evidence was that he was engaged to Mrs Cooper at one time but it-was broken off. During the night of April Bth Newberry got into lier horse and assaulted both women with an iron bar. The medical evidence was that Mrs Cooper was seriously injured. ’Hie use of such a weapon was just as likely to kill as injure. Newberry had been severely wounded at the front and had been in hospital practically all the time since he returned.