MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

»• (By Electric Telcgraph—Copyrigut ) TALLOW SALES V (Received* this day at 10.20 a.m.) ' LONDON, June 16. 5 Thp tallow sales were not held owing t to the poor demand. AUSTRALIAN ARTIST. B (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.i * ' LONDON, June 16. , Bessie Davidson, a South Australian, ha ß been elected' .the first Australian woman associate of the Salon of Beaux 'Pijrw. Her election was unafiiinous. •

MR WATTS’ ATTITUDE, (Rpioiyed This Day at 12.‘25 p.m.) LQNDON, Jupe 16.

Mr Wants' informs the Australian Press Associatjpn flint Hon, \), M. Hughes’ statement is a gross misrepresentation of the position- Tie will take HU early opportunity to/lay the facts before the Australian public."

ALBANIAN ATROCITIES

(Unßsd Service Telegrams). . (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) ROME, June 16

Italian? escaping from Albania h?iyo arrived at Valpnp, in an almost naked pondit‘Ottr The rebels are subjecting prisoners to frightful atrocities. POSITION, IN INDIA. ‘lputer’d Telegrams (Received This' Dav at 8-45 a.m.) LONDON, June 15. The India office declares Bolshevists are doing their utmost to stir up trouble:"in India. Their agents are ' active throughout the east and central. A feeling of unsettlement affords a congenial atmosphere for propaganda. It is well-known there exists in Moscow a special Department for the direction of Bolshevist activities in the East. Whenever possible tbe native populations arecited against the western Governments. Britain is held up as the particular ernirny. The Indian Government is Fully aware of these effects arid is active. Jn'y engaged in! counter-measures. ‘ It •/ cWnbt be ’satfl theis is'no mepace to Ipdja. The fact js/however, tlmt jt is liy no means as great as it was. the ' Lidjaii Government is satisfied jjjjiat if Bolshevism in India has not beeif killed it has been scotched. The position calls, not for alarmist measures, but for a continuance‘of firm, wise and sympathetic rule.