MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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POLISH ADVANCE. (Jtcceived this day at 10.35 a.m.) ;i ■ LONDON, June 21. 'V Advices from Warsaw state having |i re-established the situation in the north, p where we hold the whole line of the Bersina,' the main efforts of the Poles P^^SJiave'been transferred to the Ukrainian , front. Poles engaged the Bolsheviks at yfp' the confluence of the Pripet, destroyV,“! ing two Soviet. regiments. This freed the,territory between Dneiper and Bersina, giving the Poles complete freedom of action south of Pripet, where they are threatening the Bolshevik rear. It pW is anticipated that Budenny’s Red j,, Army bo forced back on the Dnieper, li . Everything points to a victorious coun-ter-offensive on Pidhadkis armies, which ' are, being quickly regrouped in Ukraine. ■ HUNGARY BOYCOTT. « (Received This Day af I*s. p.m.) ,/ VIENNA, June 21. As a result of boycott of Hungary all* communications are severed except Gotp< vernment diplomatic messages. I; . ATTEMPT ON KAISER. p r r,. (United Service Telegrams). - ' ideceived this dav at 12.25 p.m) LONDON, June 21. According to the Paris “Tribune” it is reported that Germans crossed the . T;/ frontier, climbed a wall and fired sever- , ~- hi shots at the Kaiser. Another story is to the effect-that a Belgian labourer on protext of repairing the waterpipes cbn- ' coaled* himself in a corridor, battering ' ' the Kaiser with a Ciuh until guards rescued him. The Kaiseris secretary de- ' dines to admit the truth of the stories. COMMUNIST INTENTIONS. - - (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) PARIS, June 21. The “Express” states the Geneva police discovered a plot by Hungarian Communists to assassinate all chiefs of House of Hapsburg. members SALARIES. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) CAPETOWN ‘June 21. bt , The Assembly by 72 to 24, adopted the Select Committees’ recommendav. fiion inorleasiiijg members allowances %■ from £4OO to £6OO. : BOY SCOUTS. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) , • LONDON, Jpne 21. , Government is giving Rill approval and assistance to a scheme,for a worldwide gathering of boy scouts organisa--V f‘ ons ro London in August. All Do- > minions are sending contingents, also •v American and many .foreign countries. IrJ-, '

... . 7 NAVAL force FOlt turkey. , Received tuis (lav ai. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 21 Advices from. Malta, state the second battalion of Essex regiment is embarking >,immediately for Constantinople. '<■_ All available destroyers are also sailing eastwards with the cruiser Blenheim. All ships of the Fourth and 'First Battle Squadrons are already in the Eastern Mediterranean. Apparently the entire Mediterranean Fleet is concentrated near the Middle East. ISMID FRONT QUIET. ißeoeived this dav at 1.30 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, June 21. .. * Ismid front is quiet. It is reported the Nationalists have withdrawn eastifc' ward. A report from Azerbayan states the V Russian Reds defeated the Tartars, f three* thousand being killed. EX-AMEER’S STATEMENT. TEHERAN, June 21.. ; • , -ppe “Times” correspondent states a Rabid Journal has published a prnf nouncemcnt by the ex-Ameer who declared only Britain was opposed to at 1 Islamic Khnliphate, but I don’t thinx they will 'decide* for a policy which iV prejudice the friendly relations, ‘ rfhedesires to maintain with Afghanistan. Proud Afghans would not tolerate a Kaliphate 'under foreign S prAfection. If the British statesmen won’t maintain friendship we are re-riv n to face any danger.