MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Oopyrigut) COMMUNION SERVICE. LONDON, August 7. On the occasion of the conclusion of the Lambeth Conference 240 bishops attend communion service a't St. Paul’s on Monday. LABOR CONGRESS. GENEVA, Aug 7. The final sitting of the Labour Congress was - marked by a scries of speeches from leaders of British, Belgian, Dutch and German delegations, denouncing Bolshevism and reaffirming the principles of a social democracy, which meant peaceable transiormation of society, whilst Bolshevism advocates terrorism and violence. The Congress appointed Arthur Henderson as President of the new international executive, and Hnystems as Secretary. The international miners’ Congress, Mr Smillie presiding, concluded by passing a resolution that miners endeavour to organise a universal general strike in the event of a threat of a future war; and also unanimously resolutioned, dwelling on the esscntialness of nationalisation of the miners, as a step towards economic re-organisa-tion of tile world. The executive were instructed fo report within a month even if necessary to declare a general international miners’ strike. * TRAIN SERVICE. PARIS, Aug 8. A direct pre-war train service between Paris and Berlin via Cologne, reopens to-morrow.

NEW YORK, August 7. In ail interview, Vice-President Mar. shall said the Democratic two-thirds majority in the Senate would lie unattained if the Democrats wore victorious in every vacancy. Therefore it was impossible to secure the adoption of the Peace Treaty.

AMERICAN SHI PPING. LONDON, August 8. Tire United Netherlands Navigation Company has started a Holland to A us. tralui lino which will provide a regular two monthly service from Rotterdam and Amsterdam for Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, calling at Antwerp, Lisbon, Genoa and other Moo iterranean ports if there is sufficient inducements.

CRICKET. LONDON, August 7. Hearne made 178 not out in live hours against Surrey. Strudwiek finely caught three.

BANK KATE. LONDON, August 7. It is reported that Norman, Governor of the Bank of England favours increasing the bank rate to eight per cent, for the purpose of cheeking speculation, and also attracting foreign balances, particularly American, and therefore reducing the rate of exchange.

RAILWAY FARES. LONDON, August 7. Newspapers are watching the weekend railway traffic since the fares were increased and agree there has been considrable reduction of passengers, especially the first-class carriages, being almost empty.

JAPANESE NEWS. NEW YORK, August 8. According, to a despatch from Kobe, Japanese shipowners are ready to accept a proposal to raise freight rates to the American level, fixed by the Jones Act.

GOLF. NEW YORK, August 8. ■ A message from Toledo, Ohio, states English, French, Scottish and Canadian champion golfers will participate in the national open golf tournament there next week. Vardon, and Ray who have been making a clean sweep of American golfers, are expected to make an excellent showing.

JAPANESE SMUGGLING. NEW YORK, August 8. Albert Johnson, Chairman of the House of Reps Committee, investigating the Japanese situation in California, declared at Tacoma that lie had evidence proving an extensive systematic scheme for illegally smuggling Japanese to United States, and would shortly submit it to the State Department of Labour. He concluded that the Japanese Government was probably ignorant of the routes and means used for smug. gliag-

AMERICAS NAVY. NEW YORK, August 8. The greatest concentration of seapower in the history of United States Navy will occur by conjunction of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets next •Lmiiary probably in the vicinity of the Gnlt of Panama for winter manoeuvres.

\ PROPOSAL. NEW YORK, August S. Seattle advices state Frank Terrace, a well-known farmer, testifying before tile committee which is making investigations into the Japanese situation in California, advocated the immigration of a million Japanese to reclaim the lands of north-west United States, ot which the timber has been cut, the Japanese to return to Japan after completion of the project. A JAP NOTE. TOKIO, August 7. Cabinet has decided upon an answei to the American note regarding Snghal. ian occupation. The diplomatic advisory council approved of the reply.

CHINA’S UI'SET. NE WYORK, August 8

The New York “Sun’s” Tokio correspondent interviewed Sun Yat Sen, a former Provisional President of China, who said the conditions now obtaining in China following the anti-Anlu revolt, ar e worse than ever before in recent history of the country, and the proJapanese reactionaries have complete control of the northern part of the Hepublic. A former Inspector-General, Chautolsoliu, with an army of three hundred thousand, masters the situation and are holding Pekin, where from ail anti-Japenese Liberals are excluded. Peace between North and South factious seems to be postponed indefinitely.

AN APPOINTMENT. - LONDON, August 7. Official— The King has appointed Viscount Buxton to be Chancellor of the Order of yt. Michael and iSt. George in succession to Lord Landsdowne, who lias resigned owing to ill-liealth. A GERMAN REQUEST. BERLIN, August 8. Under the clause providing for the settlement of disputes between members and non-members. Germany is appealing to the League of Nations to arbitrate on France’s demands arising out of a flag incident on 18th. July. MOUSE-BUILDING. LONDON, August 8. Ministers and representatives of the Master and Operative Builders’ discussed the Government’s plan to accelerate house-building. The Govern- , ment proposes to mobile ail army of workmen ,which would be available to proceed whenever required, a dilution of labour and piecework, the Government guaranteeing five years work, provision for bad weather, standard piecework rates, and a generous maintenance allowance for mobilised men. The next move is a conference between the masters and the men. Meanwhile the men’s representatives say that they won’t have piecework or a dilution ol labour at any price.

AG A INST ARBITRATION

LONDON, August 8. The National Conference of the Shipbuilding and Engineering Trades and tihie Amalgamated Engineering Unions decided to recommend to the unions to withdraw from the agreement of submitting a periodical wage application to the Arbitration of Industrial Court, and negotiate directly with the employers in tlie future.