MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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POSITION IN CANTON. PEKIN, September 28

The newspapers report tliat Cantonese troops, commanded by the civil governor of Kukin, captured Canton. The news is not confirmed. It was recently reported that Kwangsi miltarists were ruling Canton.

REDUCING THE OUTPUT.

LONDON, September 30,

A significant development in the tea trade is announced. There is now a big oversupply of tea in London. In consequence of this, the Indist Tea Association is now recommending the planters to reduce their output. They ask that for 1920 there he a reduction to 90 per cent. This is pointed to an the average for the past five years. The association is urging only an. 80 per cent output in .1921.

It is estimated that the British tea stocks amount to 100,000 tons, as compared with 40,000 tons at other times.

Mincing Lane traders assert that much tea is selling at below the cost of production.

IN MESOPOTAMIA. Reuter's Telegrams (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 29. A War Office Communique states on the lower Euphrates Sema.ua is quiet. A hostile concentration was bombed during the morning of the 27th. The reconstruction of the railway westward is making good progress. British artillery bombarded an Arab encampment near Musse.yib on the middle Euphrates. The blockhouse system on Bagdad-Feilujah railway is completed

Northeast of Bagdad, further operations around Deltawa were hindered by heavy' rain rendering the roads temporarily impassable. Prior to our occupation of the town insurgents flood ed the low country by breaking Tahila canal'. Accurate gunfiire drove them from their positions on the canal, but owing to tlie inundations the movement of troops is now confined to the causeway. The telegraph line between Ba-kii'lia and Deltawa, which was repaired has been cut again. A number .of Sheiks made formal submission to Government. A large quantity of Government arms and stores were recovered.

LEAGUE COMMISSION. TO SETTLE POLISH DISPUTE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.^ * LONDON, September 29. A Commission under the auspices of the League, of Nations is going to Sjnvalki in an effort to settle the PolishLitliuanian conflict. Colonel Chardignay of France is appointed President; Major Keenan represents Britain, Capt Yamanaki, Japan. Italian and Spanish reps have not yet.been appointed. The first duty of the Commission will bo to take the necessary stops for tlio prevention of further hostilities. They will bo empowered to recommend any miltary dispositions by the two Governments for tho avoidance of collision as soon as the Lithuanians obtained guarantees from Bolsheviks and all Red troops evacuated from Lithuanian territory. It will be the Commission’s duty to enforce neutrality in the disput ed area. This is the first occasion the League of Nations has actively intervened in a dispute between two nations.

PRINCE’S RETURN TO LONDON. LONDON, Sept. 29. Sir James Allen (New Zealand), Messrs Mcßride (Westralia), Connolly, Hunter, and Ashbolt, propose an Australasian function to welcome the Prince of Wales back in London. Mr Andrew Fisher and Sir T. Couphlan disapprove. The matter remains undecided. Their Majesties will welcome the Prince at Victoria Station. Later the Prince will lunch at the Guild Hall.