MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright; , LONDON, May 15. The Executive Committee of the Federation of British industries has resolved to oppose a levy on war wealth, by all possible means. NEW YORK, May 16. Mr Charles M. Schwab, in a speech, said that the United States contemplates the construction of the largest warship in the world. It will be a thousand feet long, 104 ft. wide, and 00,000 tons displacement. It will carry twelve sixteen inch guns and will cost about fifty million dollars. LONDON, May 15. The police raided the offices of the “Workers’ Dreadnought” in Fleet St. They arrested Mr Burgess, the Manager, on a charge of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Army. Other arrests are expected. Signor Nitti has declined an invitation to reconstruct the Cabinet. The Admiralty Court has awarded 25000 to the Dover tugs assisting the liner Barathon after her collision with i Japanese steamer off Dungeness on September 10th., 1919. The House of Commons, by 61 votes ,io 8 road a. second time the Bill prohibiting the importation of plumage ot birds, except ostriches, eider ducks, birds imported alive, or birds to ho used for food.

BEATEN TO DEATH. BUCHAREST, May 11 HraboS-sky, the Roumanian delegates mi the Tliter-Allied Commission at Be-' : eschaba, Hungary, recently disappeared. It has now been learned that 'he was imprisoned and beaten to death •by Hungarians, apparently owing to his attempts to secure the union of Old Slovakia and Roumania.

TURKISH NEWS

CONSANTINOPLE. May 14. A policeman fired at the Grand Vizier, but missed him and wounded an attendant. The assailant, who was arrested is believed to be an agent of the Nationalists. A courtmartial sentenced to death M'listapha Ivemal Pasha, by default: LONDON, May 14. Advices from Jerusalem state that Arabs are pillaging the Christian villages in the French zone of Galilee. They have murdered women and children and the survivors are taking refuge in the British zone. " ' CAIRO, May 14. Reports from Jerusalem state mai auding Arab bands.are attacking Christians in villages in the French Gallilco zone. Christians are fleeing to British territory for protection. LONDON, May 13. The Zionist organisation is .despatching Mr Israel Cohen to Australia, New ZSiland, India and the Far East to explain to the Jewish communities there the significance of the Peace Conference decision concerning Palestine, and to raise.funds for the furtherance of the Zionist projects in Palestine.

EMIGRANTS FOR NEW ZEALAND. ■] 1 LONDON, May 15. •Hie Mali an a. takes 1000 girls to New Zealand, most of whom became engaged to New Zealand .soldiers during their stay in. Britain. The New Zealand Office is receiving a great number .of applications for passages. ■ . Passages for emigrants are fully booked to September. HUNGARY’S UPSET. (Received this day at 9.30 n.m.) BUDAPEST, May 16. One hundred thousand demonstrators protested against the peace terms and sent an appeal to United States asking for the moral support of George M asl ington’s people. Hie denjoißrtratars marched to the park, and laid wreaths, on Washington’s monument. It is expected tlie Hungarian Government will resign to-morrow, and a coalition will probably be formed. FOOD SUPPLY. LONDON, May IL The Food Minister (Mr McCurdy) m a statement said that as regards the glut of meat imported from Australia this was due to the rapid diminution o requirements, of the Allied forces on yo termination of the war. The 11 people temporarily were eating hall a million tout more of fresh meat annua .y than normally. They were only eating three pounds now, compared with lon> before the war. The only, apparent explanation was that war-time habits hat. not yet been forgotten.. 1 The Government had decided to reduce tlie wholesale price of mutton from an all-round figure of 9d per «u., to prices ranging from 6Jd to 9d, ai d ? the retail control tf prices will he r> moved.

The Minister expressed the opin on that a drastic reduction would tend W steady and even lower the prices? of other commodities. He . declared th.M, only one-half of one per centum of Ml the meat handled had been condemned.