MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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DIVORCE CASES. LONDON, July 15

Robert Bruce Sievier, son of “Bob” Siever, is co-respondent in an undefend, ed divorce suit, in which the husband, Coysh ,a naval lieutenant, aged twenty, obtained a decree nisi against his wife, who ran away with Siever two weeks after her marriage. Marie Lloyd, a comedienne., was granted a separation order from Bernard Dillon, a jockey, oh grounds of persistent cruelty.

ANGLO JAPANESE TREATY

LONDON, July 15

Replying to Mr Wedgwood, Hon Amerv declined to lay correspondence from the Australian Government, in con nection with the Anglo-Japanese Treaty on the table, stating the reasons were sufficiently obvious.

MINERS’ DEMAND. (Received this day at, 8 a.m.) LONDON. July ig. The Miners Federation presented the

Leamington Conference? demands to the Coal Controller, who indicated that the demands would he referred to Cabinet, The miners are dissatisfied with-the reply-

WOOL SALES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) •LONDON, July 15. At Antwerp wool sales ten thousand bales of Australian wool were offered and 3,300 sold. There was little choice and moderate competition. Prices were the same as June 24th. France was the principal buyer.

FIRE IN CIRCUS; (Received This Day at 8 a.m,) LONDON, July 15.

A fire caused a panic at Singer’s Cir,cus in Taunton. Fifteen hundred peo-

ple stampeded for exits and two boys and two girls killed during the wild rush, before the tent collapsed. Many others were sent to the hospital, seven being in a critical condition. The fire was caused by a lighted cigarette dropped, setting fire to the tpU-

PERSIA AND BOLSHEVIKS. Simla, July io.

Tlie Persian Government has requested the Persian Minister at Rome to proceed to Moscow as a special Emissary to endeavour to settle the differences with Tho Bolsheviks.

BRITISH IN PERSIA, LONDON, July 15. In the House of Commons Mr Church ill stated that military operations for the relief of a company of Indian infantry and other detachments isolated

in Roumaila were hampered by a shortage of railway stock, as six trains had been captured or derailed. 'lbe relief detachments were at Etho, 15 miles from Roumalia, where they had suffered severe casualties. The railway communication was still interrupted and a largo district was in a state of great disorder and tlie present military force was unable to cope with the disorder. ’ considerable force was advancing from Baghdad, and liq had- asked tho Indian Government to warn a further force to be ready in case of emergency. There was no reason to suppose that, if a suffi. cient effort was made order could not be thoroughly re-established.

BOLSHEVIKS ADVANCE

VIENNA, July 15

It is learned that Bolsheviks have crossed the old Austrian border, advancing in Galieiiwand approaching Tar. nopol.

THE NAURU DEAL LONDON, July 15 The Pacific Phosphate Co’s shareholders have approved of the Nauru, and Ocean' Islands bargain. Questions were, asked why £3,500,000 was accepted, complaining that, the Company ga\c the Government many millions. I’hi Chairman replied that it was a fanprice, obtained by peaceful negotiations and arbitration would probably have realised worse. The directors’ were guided by most competent advice and consulted nine-tenths of -the share-hold-ers before the bargaining, which r< ■ presented a sixteen yeavs’ purchase, based on the average profits- of'the Vs test years before the war. The Company had paid £150,000 compensation to the directors, THE BJSLEY CONTESTS. lONDO.N July 15. Tn the second stage if Bislcy of the King’s Prize (shots at 200. 500.. and 600 yards) Captain Hoev (silver medallist)'made 144. The New Zealanders, Loveday and West each made 131. ant Croxtoii 130. They are included in the final hundred for the third stage (ten shots at 300, 500. and 600 yards).