MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.j CROWDS AT SPORTS. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 29. For the first time for many years Lords gates were closed and hoards were displayed outside notifying the crowd that the grounds were full. The football boom is expected tchexceed last season. The opening of Soccer matches yesterday were largely attended throughout the country. Sixty thousand watched Newcastle match.

the coai. threat. (Received this day. at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28. It is generally believed that the coal strike will not come off, but that mediation will result in a resumption of negotiation's between Government and miners leaders. A compromise may be on a basis of increased wages for an increased output of coal. Though the mines are employing one hundred thousand more workers than pre-war, the annual output is fifty-eight million tons less. High wages combined with the reduced output are making coal dear. It is reported that Blyth miners leaders are considering a proposal to call off the projected strike and restrict a week’s work to four days until the accumulated stocks in the country are exhausted.

OLYMPIC GAMES. ANTWERP August 29. The final two hundred metres breast stroke was won by Malmoth (Sweden), Time 3.4 2-5. Stedman was upplaced. The hundred metres reswim resulted —Kahanomoku 61 2-5, Ivealoh 63 3-5,*2,. Harris 63 3. Herald unplaced 64. ANTWERP, August 29. The final result of the modern Pentathlon shows Sweden first with four first places, America sixth, Britain eleventh. In the first round of the football competition, Norway beat England by 3 to 1. The Norwegian victory was thoroughly deserved, although it came as a. great surprise, England being a warm favourite. England had four men injured. In the final of the ladies diving, JJ|ryland (Denmark) beat, Armstrong (England) by one point. In the semi final of the Olympic sculling Kelly (America) heat Hndfield (New Zealand) by a length and a half. Time 7.48 1-5.

JAPANESE POSITION

(Received This Day at 12.20 p.m.) TOKIO, August 28. Professor Anaski, the famous internationalist, interviewed, said Japan was now isolated from the rest of the world and the anti-Japanese agitation in United States, Chna, Siberia and Korea was making the Japanese position difficult. Japanese militarists are responsible for this ill-feeling, which also is in evidence in Britain and .Fr’ance. Japan will be unable to improve her international status so long as the militarists remain in authority.