MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyngnt.

GERMAN PRESS TRIBUTES. LONDON, July 11

Tributes to the late Lord Fisher are pouring in from all over the world, including messages from the King and Queen, and from Queen Alexandra. Mr Lloyd George says: “Ho was a great man, and his death is a great loss to tho country.” The “Daily Mail” publishes Lord Fisher’s final letter addressed to the editor on Juno 30th., and stating: “If I live I hope to convince all parties that America and England in unison, can compel tiie world’s peace, but first they must ‘bind all kings in chains.’

(Psalms 148-149.)” Eight admirals, including Lord Jellieoe, acted as pall-bearers at the memorial service, to Lord Fisher in Westminster Abbey. The German Press publishes eulogies of the late Lord Fisher’s genius. The “Berliner arid the “Vossisclie Zeitung” declared that lie foresaw the war with Germany, and worked untiringly to prepare the British Fleet for it.

THE CIIIN'ESE SITUATION. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) TIENTSIN, July 24. While fighting- about Pekin has ceased, the Sengt-ien troops are continuing tlieir advance on Pekin.

CONFUSION CONFOUNDED. * (Received this day at 11.2.0 a.m.) TIENTSIN, July 21. Indescribable confusion exists on the railroad at Yangsto Songticn, owing to the military authorities intimidating the railroad men. Everything is becoming disorganised. 'Hie sanitary precautions are neglected and an outbreak of cholera is feared unless drastic measures are imodintely taken.

A JAPANESE VIEW. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) TOKIO, July 24. The Foreign Minister Uchida declared, to-day that a conference might be necessary at Tokio in order to discuss the conditions in China. Uchida said he did not fear at present civil war ip China' would spread throughout the country, but he added Japan was fully prepared to act-,* no matter what happened. A WIRELESS TELEPHONE. (Received this (lay af 11.30 a.m.) NT. JOHN’S July 24. Signor Marconi from itflgnal Hill station, telephoned conversationally to the journalists aboard the steamer Victorian one hundred miles out. Premier Squires will send a wireless telephone message of welcome,

ENGLISH BOWLING. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. At the Brighton Bowls Tournament, which had 158 entries, Orchard, of New Zealand, lost in the final, being beaten by fourteen to twelve in twenty-one heads.