MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigei 1 ‘ CHINESE POLITICS. (Received This pay ap 10.35. a.m.) PEKING, July (i. General Clm Cheng, Resident Commissioner of -Mongolja, and Commander on the North-west Front, has been retired, owing tp the activities of the Reform Party. This js the sgeoiul reverse suffered by the, Militarist Party since the selection of Chow Sliqmo as Premier on June 30tli. BIG FIRE DAMAGE. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) TOKIO. July (5. It is estimated •—•at- four million dollars loss resuited by a the in the lisliing district on the western shore of the .Sea of Okhotsk. OVERTAXED BRITAIN. (Received this day at .9.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. The Federation of British industries, in a report of Government expenditure, say the country is hopelessly over taxied'. Government should, ascertain the real taxable capacity of the nation and frame expenditure in > accordance therewith. Thy..growth of civil service expenditure is appalling. Flic Trqahifey is unable to exercise the necessary financial control. OBITUARY. (Received this day af 9.30 a.m.)’ LONDON, July 6. Obituary—Sir William Bail ley Hamilton.

DU RAZZO EVACUATE |>, (Received this day,' at 9.3,0 a.m.) ROME, ■.inly ?: Durazzq lias been evacuated. DANISH FESTIVTJT ES. (Rpoeivgd t**i§ day at 9.3 U a.m.) COPENHAGEN, July 7. The celebration of Sle.V.vig's reunion j with Denmark will begin on tin; 9th «f July when the King riding a while horse crosses the border., This will be the signal for opening the festivities, MINERS’ FEDERATION. (Received this day at 9.30 sum.) LONDON, July G. There are two hundred delegates at the Miners' Federation. The miners refused‘the new'Alines Bill, as ‘here would probably be a serious crisis on the new wages' demand. The Executive recommended the conference demand a reduction ip tl'ip price of domestic f-cial by 14s ‘id per toil, the amount qf the rpcept increase, which was not justified; they also demand two shillings Pet! day Apt rate advance in wages for all workers over sixteen, and one shilling under sixteen. This would involve an additional £30,000,OIK).

Mr Smiilie threatened further wages demand, absorbing the whole available surplus unless the price of coal was reduced. The Ministry of Mines Bill would be better described as the enshivo rnent of miners. The Conference postponed tile decision. THE GREEK ADVANCE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.)

ATHENS, July G,

In consequence of the Allied landing on various parts qf the Coast, "Kemalists after evacuating Bru{jlu| are retirjng towards the mountains of Olympus. The Greeks coptitiim to advance along the whole north side of Lake Artyniq, with a- view to functioning with the Bi itish who landed at Mudapia,

CANADIAN POLITICS, * OTTAWA, July "• Mr Moiglie.n has been asked to form a Government.