MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

WHEAT PRICES. NEW YORK, July 17. Chicago wheat .futures broke badly. December selling off 10Ji cents and March ten cents below Thursday's prices.

JAPS IN AMERICA. (Received this day at«B a.m.) NEW YORK, July 17. The House of Representatives coni mittee continues to take evidence regarding the Japanese situation, and have visited many towns and districts which are under Japanese control, in San Jo-aquen Valley, an important wheat area, Japanese testifying, claimed that Japanese could develop iho lands which tlio white man was inwilling to touch. Other witnesses stated that Japanese enter only--communi-ties that are already settled.

A MARATHON RACE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 18. •Eix-Lieut. A. K. Mills D.M.G. won the Maratlion, Windsor to Stamford Bridge, 26 miles .385 yards. He lei throughout though untrained, but eased down in the Inst ten miles, and finished fresh, in two hours thirty-seven minutes forty seconds: Fifteen competitors finished the course. GENERAL DYER FUND. LONDON, July 16. The “Morning Post’s” General Dyer fund has reached £IO,OOO, and will close on Tuesday—sufficient having been collected. FRENCH IN DAMASCUS. LONDON, July 17. . Eighty French battalions, under General Gourand, are now marching on Damascus in consequence of ■ Chief Feusil’s rejection of a French ultimatum. Feusils’ troops number 100,TOO. ’ pAIRO, July 16. A message from Damascus, dated 12th July, states that French troops were then concentrating at Zahlee, and had occupied the. Maslakah-Riak railway stations. Syrian forces gathered at Majdelangar and prepared to resist the Bedouin chiefs assembled at Damascus, where there is a state of ferment. The situation is alarming. PRESS CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (Received this day, at 0.30 a.m.) VANCOUVER, July 17. Arriving late in the evening, the journalists welcomed by Vancouver Institute of Journalists informally. The? proceed in the morning by two special trains on the Canadian Pacific railways to Sydney to Nova Scotia, to meet rhr British contingent and tour the court try westward of Ottawa. ■ ’flic conference programme is partially arrangea. August sth. to 10th. address by meeting on general topics of day, Empire press cables, wireless telegraphy; press censorsliij, newsprint supply. The dU mission will be opened by Lord Burnham and continue throughout the afternoon of August sfh. The discussion on Empire Press Union on August 6, Empire partnership. Only general topics u the morning session-. August 7th morning session empire trade, afternoon, press and post war problems.

MEXICAN ARRESTS. | (Received this day at 0.30 n.m.) * MEXICO ARRESTS, July 10. 1 Following on an unsuccessful rebel attack on Monterey, Generals Pablo, Gonzales, Carlos and Garcia have been arrested, by order to the President. A TEST ACTION. (Received this day at 10.35 n.m.) LONDON, July 18. | A test action is threatened in the event of a, strike ballot, such as cabled on the 13th on the ground of the i’degal expenditure of Trade Union funds. j COMMUNICATIONS CUT. | this dnv at- 0.20 a.m.l NEW YORK, July 17. The New York “Times” Washington correspondent says the State Department has been advised that owing to military troubles between the contending factions in China railway, telephonic, and telegraphic communications have been interrupted between Pekin and Tientsin.