MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] ELECTRICIAN STRIKE JDNDS. LONDON, September 15. The threatened electricians strike, cabled on the 13th has been averted, the men having agreed to withdraw the demand that foremen must be members of the Union, in response to the Employers Federation of the withdrawal of lockout notices

FOOD PRICES. LONDON Sept. 16. Tho British Ministry of Food has arranged to buy some of the Danish butter surplus. It will pay 300 s per cwt. G.I.G. It has been arranged, however,., that Belgium and Germany shall have a fair share of the Danish output at the same price. The British Food Controller is now increasing the wholesale prices of flour. It goes up to 22s 6d per 280 pounds. The rise starts from the 20th September,

LIBERALS OPPOSE LABOUR. LONDON, September 17. The Executive of the Nationl Liberal Federation at a meeting carried motion stating it considered the introduction of any political differences into industrial disputes to be contrary *o national interests, and asserting ’.no rights of trade union combination and collective bargaining had been established as a special protection for the workers, and should be exercised only to settle industrial relations between employer and employedThe Federation says it strongly deprecates the formation of the Labour Council of Action, claiming all political questions should be determined by Par-

liament alone, adding that such procedure as >the Council of Action would bo a grave menace to the self-Government of the people.

SIR JOSEPH WARD

(United Service Telegrams)

LONDON, September 16. Sir Joseph Ward says he has po intention of entering the Commons.

AMUNDSEN’S JOURNEY. ROME, September 16

The Norwegian vice-Consul lias received reports that Captain Amundsen started for Wrnngel Island on 28th. July, over the icc, in jan attempt to drift to the North Pole. Two members of the expedition started homeward from Krasnojaak. The Russian Government reported they had perished. Amundsen believed they were victims of a crime.

NAURU MANDATE, LONDON, September IQ

The Imperial' Government has an proved W. E. Dickenson ex-managing director of Nauru Phosphates Companv to be President member of the Nauru Commission, on which Ellis is the New Zealand representative. The latter has arrived in Lbndon. The Commission is arranging preliminaries for taking over control of operations.

A BELATED COURTMARTIAL. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) BUDAPEST, Sept. 15. After two years sfnee the assassination of ex-Premier Tisza, a court-mar-tial found, four men guilty. Two were sentenced to death, one to fifteen years hard labour, and one to three months’ imprisonment.

A RESIGNATION.. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17. M. Millerand has submitted M. Deschanel’s resignation of President to the' French Cabinet, FOOD SHORTAGE. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17. Reports from Ivovno state the food situation in Soviet Russia is becoming critical. Owing to drought in the grain producing re.gious round Vplga the harvest is exceedingly bqd aud h«.y crops a failure.

JAP SILK INDUSTRY. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, Sept. 16. Government in order to relieve the silk industry will lend the silk syndic cate fifty million yen, with an additional fifteen million through the Bank of Japan, with the object of maintaining the price of raw silk and controlling exports.

SPLENDID REMEDY FOR CHILDREN’S COUGHS.

Mothers all over New Zealand are making in their own homes as good a remedy as money 'can buy for coughs colds, whooping cough, croup, influenza. Bronchitis and Sore Throats. All they db is to buy from their chemist or store a 2s 6d bottle of- HEENZO (Hcan’s Essence), and add to it water and_ sweetening matter enough to make up to one pint. Such a quantity of readymade cough mixtures would cost at -lejast 'l2s. The boauty of Heenzo (Hean’s Essence) mixture is that it contains no paregoric, laudanum, or other opium drugs, which are apt to do untold harm to young children. From all chemists and stores, or direct from Hean’s Pharmacy, Wanganui, on receipt of price, 2s 6d. Wherever you buy be sure you get the genuine and original Heenzo (Hean’s Essence) No other will do. H-E-E-N-Z-O.