MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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WORLD’S LABOUR CONGRESS. GENEVA, August 6,

The closing scones at the International Labour Congress were marked by demonstrations of sympathy and friendship between the German workers and the workers of tho countries that were formerly German enemies, particularly the Belgian workers, who said that now tire question of the war responsibilities had been settled, they would let bygones be bygones.

BAVAIUA STILL GERMAN

PARIS, August 6

“cLe- Matin’s” Munich correspondent states the Bavarian Government has decided only to correspond with Prance, through Berlin and not through the French representative at Munich.

IN THE COMMONS. . LONDON, August 7. In the House of Commons there was a striking scene during the discussion on court martinis' instead of courts in Ireland in the Committee stage of the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill. Mr Joseph Devlin denounced at longth tho whole proceeding of forcing tho Bill through as a “humbug and a sham.” The Chairman called Mr Devlin to order for irrelevance.

Mr Devlin declined to be seated, and continued speaking. The Iliiose wafe in committee, but the Speaker was summoned, and a motion for tbe suspension of Mr Devlin moved. It was carried by 229 votes to *l3. The Speaker then asked Mr Devlin to leave tho House. Mr Devlin then acquiesced and went out. Mr Devlin was followed out by the remaining Nationalists and also a great majority of the Labour Party, ail’d also of the Independent As they left jeers were made from flic Ministerialists.

The occupants of the Opposition ben ches remained seated.

. SIX HOURS’ DAY FOR MINERS. GENEVA, August (i. The World’s Miners’ Congress lias adopted tlio principle of a six hours’ working day. UNREST IN ARGENTINE. BUENOS AIRES, August - Business interests are manifesting concern over tbe rumours that a general strike as .imminent throughout the country as the result of agitations by the extremists element among the labour population. Many strikes are now going on, including ' ; thc vent strike and the river, coastwise and marine workers’ strike, which is six months old. AM UNDSKN’S EXPEDITION. NOME ( Alaska), Aug (i. Amundsen leaves to-day to renew his North Pole attempt, lie sails in the Aland to V rangel Islands, and drifts thence to the Icepack. He expects to lie absent five years.

LABOR DENOUNCES BOLSHEVISM. BERNE, Aug 7. At the Geneva Congress only two British delegates dissenting International Labour Conference denounced Bolshevism. Herr Solmeidmnnn (Germany) said that Germany after fighting the Junkers, did not intend to enthrone tyrants like Lenin.

CONSCRIPTION IN RUSSIA. HELSINGFORS, Aug 6. A Soviet newspaper states that five hundred officials and doctors in the Army Medical Department have been arrested for accepting bribes totalling fifty million roubles to grant exemption certificates for military service. Forty-four, including eight doctors, have been condemned to death.