MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1920, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

;By Electric Telegraph—Copy.-ignt; ATHLETICS. LONDON,' May 25. Prince Henry, won a cup for tentpeeging at an Oxford-Cambridge tournament at Olympia, he being the omy competitor to make all three pegs. He also rode in a winning Cambridge team in a riding and jumping competition. . PERSIAN REVOLUTION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) DELHI, May 24. Although no confirmation has been received of the revolution in Persia, it is known that after the fall of Baku, all nationalist end democratic elements in Tabriz and Teheran became bolder. The Prime Minister who is at pvesefit the real ruler of Persia, is too ill to attend his duties and the result is that antiBritish propaganda goes unchecked. The, military situation is dangerous. A Cossack division at Teheran openly assert, , that in the event of a Bolshevik advance, they will join the enemy. British forces in Persia are very slender and too far apart to be of any use. It is. rumoured at Teheran that the Shah has no intention of returning and is expected to remain in Mesopotamia, which the progressives want.;

ANGLO-JAP ALLIANCE. (Reuter’s Telegram.) - (Receive'! this day at 8.40 a.m.) PEKIN, May -24. Tlie question of the renewal of the Anglo-Japauese Alliance is exercising 'the minds of Chinese and ' foreigners alike. Unquestionably British opinion throughout China is practically unanimous against a renewal, at all events in the present form, while regarding a modified. alliance as a question to be asked, can Japan be depended on to carry out the spirit of its provisions. It is argued that the Alliance has not i protected the integrity of China while in Japanees spheres in China, equal opportunity is nob given to other nationals; also that far from the Alliance strengthening the liberal movement in Japan, it lias been one if the main sources of power of the militarists, whose activities ’ in Shantung, Manchuria and Siberia lias undoubtedly raised the approbrium : of other nationals. In this connection it is held that the renewal would increase Britain’s responsibilities. A further reason given is that the abrogation would place Britain very high indeed in the good opinion of the Chinese, who fervently hope the Alliance will not bo renewed. The abrogation would also remove the cankering suspicions of many Americans that the Alliance is partly aimed at United States and that- it shows British fears of American’ development. “

A LABOR DEMAND. (Received this dav at 8.40 a.m.) CAPETOWN, May 24. A general meeting of the federation of trades at Johannesburg passed a resolution demanding the nationalisation of gold and coal mines and threatening drastic action to enforce it unless Government agrees within a time to be fixed. • ;. .