NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1920, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

SIR A GEDDES AND THE CURL PICKETS. “ PRETTY 1R IS 11-AMERICANS.” NEW YORK, May 20. Half an hour before Sir Auckland Gcddes, the British Ambassador to Washington, arrived at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, yesterday to receive the institution’s medal, which is awarded by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, tiie inventor of the steam turbine, •six young women, who arrived in a motor-car decorated witli the Irish Republic flag, began to picket the entrance to the building. They canned placards reading: “ Gcddes, American women demand that England withdraws her Army of Occupation from Ireland.” When the Ambassador, accompanied by Secretary Lager-berg, of the Swedish Legation, arrived the women formed in line and went through the motions of “ presenting -arms ” with their placards. Sir Auckland smiled and returned the women’s “ snhite,” raising his hat. In his speech the Ambassador said:— “ It is no exaggeration to say that never has it been so necessary to dispel the cloud of misrepresentation which tends to separate the people of your country aiid that which I have the honour to represent. There are no misunderstandings that I know of, no lack of complete cordiality between the countries, yet many of your newspapers are filled with strange verbal pictures of What the British are, or arc not, doing, which make me rub my eyes with wonder as to when and where such surprising stuff can lie written. There are newspapers in England—only a few—filled with equally weird descriptions of the United States, its motives and plans.” Later Sir Auckland Geddes laughingly remarked that he had no objection to being picketed by pretty Irish-Anierican girls, adding: “In fact, I rather like it.”

SILVER FROM. GERMANY

C 100,000 WORTH IN A WEEK

LONDON, May 20.

A considerable quantity of silver and silver plate, the property of private owners, is being sent to England iiom Germany for sale here. A ship which arrived in London this week had on board 2,000,000 marks’ (£100,000) worth." The silver is melted down before it leaves Germany. For some months a great deal of melt-ed-down silver lias come from Germany, remarked a member of a city firm yesterday. CHEAPER MUTTON. PUBLIC STILL EATING TOO LITTLE. LONDON, May 14. Mr McCurdy, the Food Controller, stated yesterday afternoon that from Monday next the wholesale price of imported mutton will range from 9d to 6)d per lb for carcases. . . : In the retaiftrade all restrictions and control will he removed. The Government will he the only seller. The advantages to the taxpayer as consumer, he said, will outweigh the loss due to reduced prices. The public still eat only 31b of meat for every 411) eaten before the war. The present jvholsale price is 9d. all

round. The new prices will be — New -Zealand. Australian per lb per lb. 7d .... . 6Jd XJncut, ewes 8d .... . 7|d ] Cut, wethers & pegs 8d .... ' Uncut ditto 9d .... .. 9d