MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

illy Klcctric Telegraph—Copyngnt.i SIC AM EN’S'CON FEE ENOE. ROME, July 6. At Ilk' Intl ioii:il Seamen's Conference at Genoa, Captain Devine, the Indian Government delegate, proposed an amendment to the Draft Convention in regard to the hours of labour, replacing the word Lascars, by Indian seamen, in view of the uncertainty of the legal meaning of Lascar, which covered only deck hands, not firemen a ltd stewards. Riiifke, the Australian delegate, opposed. Me declared it aimed at making exceptions for all coloured; races. The hours for Lascars should be jthe same as for whites. !'■ Mr Devine said the Indian Government could not ratify the ‘Convention, which was not intended to protest Indian seamen. The amendment was carried by 17 to

LONDON, WOOL SALES. LpNDON, July 7. At the wool sales yesterday 10,038 bales wore catalogued, mostly faulty sorts, merinos and medium and low crossbreds. Two-tliirds had to be withdrawn. Prices were from par to a A per cent decline on last London closing rates. No super merinos or fine crossbreds were offered. JAPANESE NEWS. TOKIO, July <>: Following on the increase of the bud. get, a sitting of the Japanese Lower House of the Diet broke tin in an uproar. The opposition lender accused the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture of speculating in stock before the recent Japanese depression. The Premier, Mr Hard, in defending liis colleagues,, declared the charge unfounded. The Government state a wireless message has been received asking for naval assistance in connection with the Kamchatkan fisheries. Tt is reported that .the fisheries along 150 miles of the coast have been destroyed by Russians. The damage is stated to lie 8,000,000 yon. Those responsible for the damage are believed to he those who fled iron Xikoiaiovsk.