MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright )

ITALIAN POLITICAL CRISIS. ROME, June 11

Signor Giolitti (ex-premier) has been asked to'form a Ministry. According to the “ Stanipa ” he is bidding for Socialist support, by proposals to confiscate war fortunes and increased taxation on property; but the Socialists have refused to enter the Coalition.

Signor-Giolitti states that his foreign policy will be the same as Nitti’s. Gioiitti’s orgap “ Stampa,” reports that the new Cabinet intends confiscating the colossal fortunes accumulated during the. war and an increase in taxation qn all property. The, new foreign policy will probably cause great surprise. The newspaper “ Popolo Romano” denies that Giolitti is endeavouring to detach Italy from the Allies.

ROME, June }2. Signor Giolitti is attempting to form a Coalition Ministry, including all parties. Y HEMP MARKET, (Received This Day. at 8 a.m.) T.pNDON, June 12. New Zealand hemp market' is inactive. March and May shipments £54. EGYPTIAN BOMBER. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) CAIRO, June 12. A bomb was tbroiyui at the Premier’s motor car injuring tbo chauffeur and two pedestrians and a child, The assailant fled, firing shot-s at his pursuers until he was arrccted. The * Premier was unhitrt, J I . .L„:„ . PERSIAN SOVIET, (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) TEHERAN, June 12. Kutchik Chan has proclaimed himself Prime Minister and War Minister of the Persian Soviet Government, quar_ tered at Resht.

A CHINESE REPORT. (Reuter’s Telegram.) (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) SHANGHAI, June 21. A wireless message received states Trotsky has been murdered and Lenin is a fugitive as ai result of a <fountor-re_ volution, a new Government having boon established under General Brussiloff. SPANISH ’ NAVY. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) MADRID, .Tune 13. Government is drafting a Bill r or the construction of a second squadron eomprising vessels of nil descriptions.

LABOR’S PROTEST. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) OTTAWA, June 13. Amiid tremendous applause, the American (Federation of ’Labour annual convention at Montreal adopted a report condemning the Republican Convention nt Chicago for turning its back upon Labour. Mr Gompers < n reading, the report, criticised the various sections of the Republican plants. He asserted that the Labour declaration of the Republican platform proposes industrial enslavement and- abrogation of the rights. The Executive Council directed that the platform be submitted ip id optical form to the Democratic Convention at San Francisco.

/ POPE AND POLITICS. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) ROME, June 13

The Papal Encyclical permitting Catholic sovereigns to visit Rome, as the outcome of the Vatican’s new policy of participating in Italian politics, will enable Italy to enter into closer relations with other Catholic countries. The Vatican’s pro-Italian policy has angered Jugo-Slavs. It is believed the King of Spain will shortly visit Rome. IMPERIAL RESEARCH.

• (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. The fina| meetings of the Imperial Etomologieal Conference, Lord Harc-ourt presiding, passed a resolution in favour of hohling siniilar conferences ip London every five years- It established an Imperial Bureau of Ktnnmiogy on a permanent basis, recommending that contributing Governments should guarantee contribution sand provisions of the total income of three thousand sterling.

A TRIESTE RIOT. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) ROME, June 13. Two hundred Arditi objecting to embark for Albania, caused, a serious riot at Trieste, in which a number of soldiers anil civilians were killed or py. jiired. The Arditi ultimately capitulated and embarked.

Troops have occupied Milan station owing to the Railwayman’s strike. ALBANIAN ATTACK. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) ROME, J imp 13. It is officially announce!' that assaults by .Albanian rebels on Valona were repelled. Ten Italians were killed and twenty wounded. One, General was captured. The Albanians fled leaving six hundred dead and hundred, of wounded. The Italians have bpen reinforced. The latest unofficial report is Juii Albanians entered Valona and occupii: Palermo further south. The defenc; of Valona is now entrusted to cruiser?