MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
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TARIFF QUESTION. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) OTTAWA, Sept. 14. The Canadian Manufacturers association meeting at Winnipeg urged Government to revise the tariff in the directon of securing a stable fiscal policy of protection with some assurance of permanence. It pointed out that the Dominion had made remarkablo progress under protective preferential tariffs. POSTAL PRECAUTIONS. (Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON Sept. 16. i In order to prevent letters containing information about murders in Ireland being intercepted the postal authorities placarded post offices in Dublin telling the public to address such letters to “official, London” and enclose them in an envelope addressed to some person in England
DUNLOP’S FIRE. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 16. Dunlop’s state the report of the fire in their Paris factory was greatly exaggerated. The damage is estimated at only two million francs. LONDON, September 14. ,Sir .James Allen represents New Zealand at the League of Nations.
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
(Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) CAPETOWN, September 15. Nationalises refused to take the oath of allegiance at the opening of the Provincial Council in Pretoria,- hut subsequently expressed their willingness to affirm allegiance. Dr Reitz explained that they were prepared, to affirm, because they were compelled by law, but would only do so under protest, «s they were Republicans. They then formally affirmed.
ITALIAN UNREST. (Received t-his day at 12.25 p.m) ROME, September 15. Details in connection wifih t'fie commandeerinhg of factories, show the workers are up against the award problem. Raw material, foodstuffs and money are petering out. Tire workers attempts to barter manufactured goods for peasants produce are almost barren. Meanwhile the troops are being drafted to Turin. Tanks, guns and armoured cars are in readiness as the authori-
ties fear that hunger may drive the workers to nyike, a descent upon the city.
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