MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.— -COPYRIGHT, j SENDING OUT SKILLED MEN. LONDON, Sept. 9. Lysagiits are sending out three hundred: skilled men from Newport to Rolling mills in Newcastle, mostly single men. Forty families are going, and they will relieve the housing problem meantime, but the opening of\six more mills will shortly render tlie position more acute.

RECORD PRICE FOR COLT. LONDON, Sept. 9. At Doncaster yearling sales, Lord Glanely paid the record price of 14,500 guineas for a 'letiarch-Bluetir colt. The bidding was most exciting and started at five thousand. Thirteen lots realised 54,650 guineas.

INDIAN CONGRESS RESOLVE

'Reuter’s Telegram.)

DELHI, Sept. 9

The Indian National .Congress at Calcutta under the Presidency of Lajdatr, adopted by 1826 to 804, Ghandi’s programme of non-co-operation, as a protest against the harsh terms of the Turkish peace. This includes the Indian surrendering of honorary titles and offices, and withdrawal of children from Government schools, the withdrawal of lawyers from practice, the boycott of the Legislative Council and of British goods.

GERMANY PAYS. PARIS, Sept. 9,

Tire German Government banded to the French Embassy in Berlin, one hundred thousand francs, the indemnity demanded for tlie violation of the French Consulate in Breslau. * SOVIET MOVE. LONDON, September 9. The well-known Labour -paper, the Lorndon “Daily Herald” announces tnat Mr Frances Meynell, its Director received £75,000 from the Bolsheviks curing his vist to Russia in 1919, but he is still holding this money. The “Daily Herald” now asks its readers if the newspaper should accept the money It points out that if the money were refused it would be necessary to double the price of the newspaper. Tfie Trade Union shareholders in the paper have been consulted as to whrtlier the £75,000 should: he accepted. SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Sept. 9. ) Latest advices from Lorenzo Marques ( states tlie report of a settlement of the ’ strike is unfounded. The GovernorGeneral has appealed to the population to sacrifice personal interests in the hour 1 of greatest public social danger. Trains to the border are run by naval engineers. The commercial community of the English, colony is supporting the Government.

GERMAN FLOATING DOCK. LONDON, Sept. 9

Twelve tugs towed to Slieerness one of Germany’s huge floating docks, which was surrendered in accordance with the Peace Treaty. It is capable of lifting a 40,000 tons ship.

GERMAN POLICE., BERLIN, Sept. 9. The scheme for the reorganisation ypd demilitarisation of German police on the numerical basis of 1 dO,OOO in accordance with the Entente's demands, provides that men shall serve fourteen years. Each will be armed with revolvers and band grenades, with a carbine to every three pren, an automatic ('s<> to every tyypnty, a nil a\\ imam,red car to every thousand. The Entente has been requested to allow the force to ho equipped with machine guns, also a carbine to every man.

SHIPPING PROPOSAL, (Received '{’his Day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 10. Mr Dickenson, a Newcastle shipowner, submitted a proposal to the Tyne Improvement Committee for the establishment of a steamship line from Tyne to India, China, Japan and Australia, BRIDES FOR N.Z. LONDON, Sept. 9. The Taimii’n immigrants include 170 Now Zealand soldiers’ 'fiancees. Sir Janus Allen, interviewed by the Australian Press Association, quoted that a large number of British ex-service men and women were not able to be despatched owing to the shortage of shipping. Meanwhile New Zealand is selecting thq cream of the immigrants.

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, Sept. 9

Stedmnn won the amateur swimming oliampionship of England in 58 seconds at WCHton.Super-Marc, defeating Vanschells, a leading Britisher.

CHANNEL SWIM FAILS. LONDON, Sept. 9. Sullivan failed in Ills second attempt to swim the Channel, covering thirtyfour miles and reaching within. 2.) miles of France, after eighteen hours in the water. He suffered abdominal pains for twelve hours. JAP WIRELESS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, Sept. 9. The sending plant of Japan’s new high power wireless installation is expected to open in October, ASIATIC TRADE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PEKIN, Sept. 9. The commercial commissioner Kurin, representing the Vorkhneudinsk district Government in Siberia, has arrived for the purpose of establishing trade relations between Siberia, and China. Kurin conferred with the Chinese Foreign office though ho was not officially received. It is reported the French Minister advised the Chinese authorities aganst formal relations.