MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright )

■BOMB EXPLODES .IN THEATRE. HAVANA, (Cuba), June 14. At the National Theatre, the audience panic stricken this afternoon when a bomb exploded during a farewell performance given by Signor Caruso. Six persons in the audience were injured, hut Signor Caruso aiid the members of the company were unhurt. MESOPOTAMIA OPERATIONS (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. Advices 1 from Baghdad state the Arabs suffered heavy losses in attacking a convoy between Sergat 'and Mosul. Me had practically no losses. Cavalry encountered three hundred raiders at Taiy. iarh, killing thirty-five. Armoured cars killed others. A column reached Telafar and is carrying out punitive operations. lAN HAMILTON HONOURED. i Received-This Dav at, 8.45 a.m.) 1 LONDON, June 14. The King at Buckingham Palace, .invested General lan Hamilton with the Grand Cross of St Michael.

AUSTRALIA’S GOVERNOR GENERAL. (Received this day at 9.30 n.m.) LONDON, June 14. Lord Forster, formerly Member of the House of Commons for Sevenoaks lias been apponted Governor-General of Australia. LONDON, June 14. . Lord Forster is a sound- <;institutionalist. He played ‘pricket against Australians during their visit to E.ngland. SYDNEY June 15. (Received this day at 12.525 p.rul The weather is agaip fine apd epld. Hon. W. M. Hughes has received confirmatory advices respecting LorcJ Forster’s appointmentNEW BISHOPS, IXvOXDOK TIMES SERVICE —cophught] i Uoceived this day at 12.25 p.m) LONDON, June 14. Tfie appointment of the following nfew bishops is announced: —Hensen, Durham; H. H. Williams, Carlisle; Doctor J. Strong, Ripon; and Liton Smith, Hereford. AMERICANS AND IRIS'H. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, June 14. The “Times” correspondent in Dublin writes: —The American Republican Convention’s refusal has depressed the Sinn Fein leaders and eased the Irish situation. It is likely to pave the way to reopening negotiations for a settlement. The Nationalists are expecting early Government overtures.

MATTERS IN TURKEY. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, June 14. from Brusa say the Tur■Rii nationalists are now masters of the whole of Anatolia, except lamia >and they are terrorising the population in districts which supported the Government troops. General Sulieman, Chevfik Pasha, commanding the anti-Nationalist forces has been recalled to Constantinople on the grounds that he failed in his duty, and to account for a sum missing from the, secret fund entrusted to him. COOKTOWN, Ju/ne 15. The steamer Sofala, from Calcutta to New Zealand passed on. 13th,