MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(By Electrm Telegraph—Copyrigvt ) , ' © CONSTANTS(JI’IiE, June 20 ' Several encounters occurred between Turkish Nationalists and British Loops in the district oi : Ismid. .Foreigners arc being evacuated. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE [LONDON TIMES SEItVICE—COPVIUOUTj LONDON, June 20. Hon AjeNamara in a speech in London, stated 167,00 P ex-sorvice men were still workers. Government intends,immediately to legislate for providing un_ employment insurance for an additional eight millions of workers. THE HUNGARIAN BOYCOTT. Vienna, June 20. The boycott of Hungary has com. pletely suspended communications'. • Hun, garians making reprisals, stopped transit to Austria of large quantities of food and other supplies from .Jugoslavia, Bulgaria and lloumania, SHOOTING OP PRISONERS. ROME, Juno 20. Turin messages state the rebels in Tirana on hearing of the assassination ol Eased Pasha killed 330 Italian prisoners. BRITAIN AND JAPAN. LONDON, .Tune 10. The “Daily Express’! Tokio correspondent interviewed Baron Kato regarding -the renewal of the A ngloJapalnees Alliance. Kato said: the Australians seemed to imagine that the Alliance would open the flood gates of immigration. The Alliance had existed for twenty years. He said Australia had had absolutely no trouble on. that score. » The correspondent said that, in view of her war services, Australia’s voi.:» must be heard. Baron Kato answered: “How could the' Australian Armies have fougn.t without the Japanese Navy? Aus-ci-lia 1 was consulted at the last renewal of the Alliance and her leaders f illy approved of it.” He admitted the A<liance now served no specific object. There was• % widespread desire for it, which was based on a. fear of isolation,, rather than of a specific danger. Its renewal was an act of mutual prudence. If the Alliance /was not renewed, To tain and Japan would drift into 1 cooler relations. An early decision was not attainable, but the negotiations wi re proceeding in the friendliest manner. He said he, thoroughly realised there was a necessity for consulting tlie-.Bri-tish Imperial Conference and the Lea giro of Nations.

BRITISH LEAVE BATOUM.' LONDON, June 20. The British forces at Batoum have evacuated the city.

BRITISH SHELL THE TURKS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Juno 20. A British,warship in the Gulf of Ismid (using 15-inch guns) shelled and dispersed a Turkish column on the march. A RACIAL RIOT. fj.ONnO.NT TJMK9 BBKVICB —COPYRIGHT] deceived This Dn\ at. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. . As a result of a serious conflict between white and black sailors at Hull, the contents of five houses were completely wrecked, and sixteen men sent to hospital. The trouble was due to the increasing number of blacks seen in company with white women. Two blacks have been arrested. TRADE FIGURES. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, June 20. • The “Matin” states that during the past five months trade returns have been recognised, export has increased 'by 3,85 J.) millions. France’s imports increased by 1,927 million, largely raw materials.

GENERAL DYER. < LONDON, June 21. The Secretary of the Army Council states no decision lias been readied in General Dyer’s ease.