NEWS IN BRIEF

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1920, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF

1 AUSTIiACfAN A, N’.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION J DELRI, Jau© '2O. The Government notify the removal of restrictions on gold bullion and foreign coin from June 30. They will undertake legislation altering the legal tender value of the overseign from fifteen to ten rupees, pending the illiteration cf the Government issue ordinance demonetising the sovereign but it will continue to be received at fifteen rupees for a period of twenty ,one days. BRUSSELS, June 18. The Belgian Chamber has decided to admit women members to the Chamber and to the Senate. LONDON, June 20. Broadly speaking, Mr Watt charges Mr Hughes with submitting counterproposals in regard to wool payments and other matters direct to the Imperial Government, thereby making Mr Watt’s position as negotiator impossible. , There have been astonishing forest fires in Scotland, including the Glontanar Forest, which threatened the destruction of Aboyne, a famous Deeskle resort. Troops were called out and 1000 b/eatens engaged. Finally Lord Ilentanar ordered that the Aboyne D w Forest should be fired and this saved Aboyne, by holding up the oncoming Glentanar fire. Ten thousand animals were roasted to death, i . NEW YORK, June 21. Two persons were killed and several were wounded in race riots over the negroes in Chicago City. The trouble started when two hundred negroes paraded the streets of '.lie city and then built a huge bonfire in which the American flag was burned by them. WASHINGTON, June 20i The U.S. Department of Agriculture lias announced that the 1918 American wheat crop was produced at an average cost of 2 dols 15 cents per bushel. GENEVA Juno 20. Jules Block', a Swiss millionaire, has been fined sixteen million .francs for declaring only a portion of his profits for taxation.