MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRKIHT.)

RIOTS AT TURIN. ROME 1 - September 22

There was grave riots at Turin during the funeral of two rioters. The workers threw hand grenades among the troops who replied with rifle fire. The riots continued for two hours when tanks broke up the workers positions and troops were posted with machine guns ‘in the chief streets. Peace was temporarily restored but further disorders are feared.

PROFITEERING CHARGE. ‘ - AUCLAND, Sept. 24

At the Police Court, John Court 1 Ltd. were charged that they offered for sale a lady’s Kaiapoi costume at twelve guineas, a price unreasonable. Counsel for the proseehtion said the costume was one of three obtained from the Kaiapoi Coy. in March at a- net cost of £7/1/6. It was offered for sale on June Bth. at twelve guineas, representing a gross profit of 78 per cent. The Board of Trade had as result of inquiry, ordered' a. prosecution, holding that the price was reasonably high. Defendant had explained that costumes were fashionable goods and high prices had to be charged at the beginning of a season to provide for the loss at the end of season. Evidence would be given that other large firms worked the same class of goods on an average of fifty per-cent.. The defendant’s In!""" sheet for the year ended August 1919, showed a gross profit on the turnover, of 14 per cent. Evidence was given. The case is proceeding.

PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON. LONDON, September 23. , Pussyfoot Johnson lias landed at Plymouth to assist in the prohibition campaign in Scotland.

• PUSSYFOOT ON PROHIBITION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept 24. “Pussyfoot” Johnson interviewed, said if the British want prohibition, they should .have it. ”1 am going to pump prohibition into the Scots as hard as I'know how. There is much less illicit trafficking in drink in America than was expected. Only ten million gallons of whisky were drunk last year end labour is more contented, I am confident that England will go dr3 r . One-third of Europe is nearer national prohibition than America was a decade ago.”

JAPANESE THREAT.

TOKIO, September 23

Several leading Japanese newspapers state that in the event of California anti-Japanese legislation being passed, the Japanese Government will bring a law suit against California, on the ground that the law would be unconstitutional, and would violate the Treaty rights of Japan.

THE EX-PRESIDENT. PARIS, Sept. 23. M. Deschanel, retiring President of France, to-day took his departure from the Presidential residence at Rnmboillet. His leaving was marked by pathetic scenes. Children wept when he entered a motor ear. The ex-Prosident appeared sadly wasted, and he obviously was in a state of great weakness. He passed between lines of weeping domestics, oU the arm of his wife and his father-in-law, and lie cast a long farewell look at the scene as his motor raT dfove off towards Paris, where lie is now living at a hotel.

NEW FRENCH PREMIER. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, Sept. 24

Georges Wgues, a former Minister of Marine, becomes Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs. All M. Millerand’s colleagues are retained.

THE JAP QUESTION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, Sept. 24

It is understood the Japanese Cabinet has decided to obtain Washington’s acceptance of a scheme to create an American-Japanese board to consider the Californian question, and recommend to Washington and Tokio, remedial legislation just to both races.

PETLOURA’S SUCCESS. VIENNA, Sept. 23

General Petloura has broken the resistance of the Bolsheviks and thrown them back to the east side of the river Sbrusz. The Ukranian advance guards are now approaching Knmenet/. and Podolski.