MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

{AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. OAni.E ABSOOIimONj PARIS, May 30. “Lo Temps” urges that the acceptance of such gold would amount to the condonation of robbery and fraud. A MOVING MOUNTAIN. LONDON, May 31. A moving mountain is threatening the destruction, of forty houses at Maerdy, a coal mining village in Glamorganshire, Wales, on the branch of the Taff Vale railway. The pressure Is bulging the walls and lifting the floors of the houses'. CONTROL OF GOAL. LONDON, May 30. Tiro ‘Daily Chronicle” states that the Government intends to discontinue the rationing of coal for homo consumption, hut will continue to fix prices at the pit-head and control export, -.bus preventing a shortage in Britain.

STARVING HINDOOS. CAPETOWN, May 31. An interim report from an Asiatic Inquiry Commission states that owing to a.shortage of rice and other names not stated, large numbers oP the Indians in South Africa are now prepared to return to India. The Commission urgently recommends the provision of shipping to transport them out of the country to India. WOOL SALES. LONDON, May 28. At tho Bradford wool sales there was a moderate attendance. Average Bradford combings are irregular arid slightly above Liverpool rates. Faulty Merinos and Crossbreds were mostly withdrawn. DEATH OF DR. .MORRISON. [ MtNDON TIMES. BBHVICB—OOPfEIGHTj (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, ‘May 30. Dr Morrison has died at Sidmoutli, after a lingering illness. He was occupied to the last in carrying out work for the Chinese Government from the sick room. [Dr. Morrison was appointed Political Adviser to the Chinese Government in July, 1912; and was the Peking correspondent of the Loudon “Times,” and was one of the ablest journalists of the day. He sent the first authoritive account of General Stoessel ’s surrcndei of Port Arthur to the Japanese. He had a very intimate knowledge ot China and its affairs. He tramped across Australia and large portions of China and Siberia. 1-le is an Australian by hirtn, and aged 59 years.] '•

MESOPOTAMIA TRO ÜBLES

(Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) DELHI, May 30. Fighting against tribesmen in Mesopotamia. continues. Indications are that hot weather will see a recrudescence of activity. Things are quiet on the Euphrates, where tlie Arabs were severely handled by our troops, helped by aeroplanes. There is a general feeling of insecurity.

Latest reports front Bagdad state a train was derailed by Arabs between Sharza and Baiji apparently at the instigation of the Sluarifiah Government, Syria. Several lives were lost.

Attacks on convoys are occurring m the same district. Hostilities between two opposing tribes are reported. The Shah of Persia is suffering from heatstroke and lias cancelled portion of liis tour.

T-L C. Norman who relieves Sir Percy Scott at Teheran has readied Basra , BELGIUM’S WANTS.

Reuter’s Telegrams (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) BRUSSELS May HI. Lenkin, Minister for the Interior, sn a speech,’ states Belgium should have a well-organised army, capable of prevent- i ing a disaster worse than that of 1914 Alliances and military arrangements | between Britain and Prance ought to furnish Belgium with the means of defence, but their materialisation was uncertain. LOWER, prices. (United Service Telegrams). (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, May ?1. Following American examples Selfridges advertise they are reducing clothing’ and hoot prices ten per cent and groceries five; pointing out owing to tlie .high prices, America has censed buvin<* British goods and Australasian orders’ are much smaller. Other firms are expected to imitate.