MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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AIINEIIS STRIKE SETTLED

LONDON, June 14

The strike of fifty thousand miners at Rnymnoy Valley in Wales has been settled, and the threatened general stoppage thus avoided.

BOLSHEVISM IN ENGLAND. • LONDON, Jurib 14

The “Star” understands that Government has been confidentially warned that a widespread Bolshevik inspired rising has been planned for the autumn.

SOUTH AFRICAN INDUSTRIES, CAPETOWN, June 14.

Speaking at the annual Congress, of the Federated Chamber of Industries, the Minister of Alines called attention to the remarkable growth of South African industries in the last live years. The output of manufactured goods was now worth £61,000,000. They were consuming £34,000,000’ worth of raw materials of which 53 per cent, was of South African origin. Key industries were being ,developed rapidly. On the question of State assistance, he did not think the State should undertake to run industries. Assistance should only be given to industries for national purposes, and not to those conducted in private interests. He' announced the appointment of an industrial Adviser to the Government in the person of Dr Van Derlmry, a South African, with considerable State experience.

anglo-jap alliance

AUSTRALIAN SENTIMENT. SYDNEY', Juno 15,

The Premier of Queensland, Hon Air Theodore, has an article iu-the Review of Reviews” entitled “The ease against the Aiiglo-Japanese Alliance.”

Air, Theodore says: “The story of Japan’s faithfulness to the Allies has been praised from every platform; but who has put the other side? Or who has told the quid pro quo which she (Japan) demanded? Or, worse still who has made known her actual ultimatum to Australia while the war was in progress?” Air Theodore adds: “The people of Australia are not prepared for a. renewal nf this Treaty, except in a con siderably modified form. Japan is reaping all the benefits of the present alliance. Australians, rightly or wrongly, feel that the Japanese penetration going on in the Pacific Islands is a potential danger, which danger is not being minimised bv the Japanese mandate over certain of the Equatorial islands. Australia’s democratic sentiment .... is outraged by the injustice of the Japanese treatment of China. Can Britain righteously renew a Treaty that admits of this spoliation of the_ Chinese?

LORD JELLICOE ENTERTAINED LONDON, June 14.

Sir Thomas McKenzie tendered a reception to Lord and Lady Jellicoe at the Hotel Victoria. No speeches were" made. Three hundred were present ,u----eluding Lord Desborough, Clifford, Islington and Southwark, the Earl and Countess of Hardwick, the Agents General, High Commissioners, Bishop of Auckland and the Dean of of Dunedin.

CHINESE DISSENSIONS

(Reuters Telegram.)

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) PEKITsG, June 14

Following on local fighting between northern and southern troops in Hunan, general lawlessness reigns. The Northerners killed an American missionary. There are indications that the chaotic situation may result in the resumption of war between north and south. The Government at Peking is torn asunder by opposing cliques and hesitates to adopt a definite policy. COMMERCIAL. (Received this day at 8 n.m.) LONDON, June 14. Copper is £BB* to £901; electrolytic, £lO3 to £108; lead £33to £371; spelter, £41. 1 to* £43}; tin £2492; silver 42Vd.