MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copy right, i

44-JIOUR .WEEK J.N CANADA. OXY-AWA, August 24. Beginning September Ist, the main Canadian railway'companies have grant ed tlieir four thousand shop employees a 44-hour week, and recognised'the unions.

QUEENSLAND’S REPLY

XONDON, August 26

Mr Hunter referring to the British Australasian Society’s letter, authorised the following statement. When Mr Theodore met the pastoral representatives ho offered to repeal the act .in the current session and asked that the opposition shown to the Government’s loan proposals should be withdrawn, and the previous harmonious relations with the investing public and Queensland might be restored. The deputation while cheerfully accepting Mr Theodore’s offer desired a further pledge not to introduce a pastoral lease tax. Mr Theodore regarded this as an attempt to subordinate the legislative functions of a sovereign state to the directorship of outside, irresponsible parties. Mr Theodore held, this was more than even the Imperial Governments itself would ask, or a sovereign state submit to.

ENGINERING ADDRESS. " LONDON, August 27

Professor C. F. Jenkins in an address on engineering before the British Association said the time had come to thoroughly overhaul and revise the fun-' damental data whereon the strength and suitability of materials was based. During the war aeroplane construction , revealed remarkably how inadequately the problems of stress and strain had been solved, especially in regard to junisotropic materials and in a lesser degree with isotropic materials. There was practically no theory in a form available for’ engineer whereby the strength of timber could satisfactorily he calculated. The outcome of researches during the war yielded some reasonably accurate data. Jenkins’ urged the necessity of undertaking the fullest research work on the subject.

FRENCH BOXERS SAIL. ' PARIS, August 26

The Eudilence sailed for Australia with a party of boxers including Arthur Wyns, who fights ' Kilbane at Sydney stadium. Others of the party are Criqui, Francis Charles, Welterweight champion of France; Zolo Durre, Featherweight champion, who recently was operated on for appendicitis, but made a fine recovery.

MESOPOTAMIA REPORT. LONDON, Aug. 28.

A War Office Mesopotamia communique states trouble lias spread to the Muntcfix area. The situation at Sliatterliai is critical. The political officer at' Shathreh was withdrawn hv aeroplane to Nosivie. British troops encountered a strong hostile force south-east of HilInh and drove them across the Euphrates.. Forty tribal banners were counted. Opposition north-east of Bagdad it still strong. The besieged garrison at Qunraciian, 30 miles south of Kifri, were relieved. The communique confirms that the Bolsheviks in notliwest Persia forced Cossanks to abandon Rcsht, the latter losing li e avilv.

BULG A RIA’ S 'LEGATION

(Reuter’s Telegram.)

(Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON; August Bulgaria has -re-opened its Legation iu London. Her representative, Marjaroff, a son of a former Bulgarian Minister to Britain states Bulgaria, is seeking British credit in exchange for cereals, wherewith her barns are bursting ' Bulgaria urgently needed manufactured articles, which will he ordered in Britrain out of credit granted. A SEOUL INCIDENT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) TOIyIO, Aug. 28. According to a despatch from Seoul a disturbance ocurred when an American Congressman addressed a group of Koreans. The speaker who is one of the party of touring parliamentarians was scheduled to make an address which at thg last moment the Japanese authorities cancelled. The Congressman not knowing of the cancellation addressed the audience. The police attempted t arest the hearers.

JAPAN AND AMERICA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ' TOKIO, Aug. 27

It is understood Japan intends to send an unofficial Commissioner to United States with the object of facilitating a mutual understanding and improving the relations between Japan and United States.