MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

toubTKALIAN (S' N.Z. OABI.B ASSOCIATION, 1 ITALIAN GENT’RAT STRIKE. ROME, Oct. 15. There was n two hours’ general strike. It was generally peaceful, but there were several fatal encounters with troops. (Extremists at Bologna invaded the jail. It was to express sympathy with Russia and protest against reaction in Italy. A Socialist and a policeman were killed. Thirteen were wounded in Milan by a bomb, which was flung in the midst of a body of troops, who fired on some demonstrators killing one. A mob attacked the Carabineers at Foggia.. A fight ensued, in which 11 were killed and 60 were wounded including five carabineers, two fatally. BOOKIES HIT HARD. LONDON, Oct. 14. . It is understood that the betting ring lost heavily by Bracket’s win in the Claesarewitch. Several wealthy men backed the horse, including James White, the Manchester financier,, and millionaire mill owner.' It is reported he won a hundred thousand, and Solly Joel and Abe Bailey also won largely. A “NEW LIBERAL” PARTY. LONDON. Oct. 14. A group of Manchester Liberals have formulated a so-called New Liberal Payty, the main features of which are: 1— Fairly-adjusted co-operation, or partnership of all the factories industry, including Organising ability, labour, capital, consumers and the community. 2 Limitation of profits. 3 Each industry to maintain its own unemployed, 4 Profit sharing accompanied by a share in the control,of the business. 5 The community to share in exceptional prosperity of industries, tins method replacing the excess profits They also propose the nationalisation of the lines and railways. They propose a levy on capital, as the only alternative to the existing high taxation. . They demand that all the unearned increment of land values shall go to t e community. IN OORINTHIA. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) VIENNA, October 15. In consequence of the adverse plebiscite cabled on the 10th. two Jugo-Slav battalions entered South Corinthia. The inter-Allied plebiscite Commission resolved to participate in the administration of the zone. HELP FOR CUBA. L (Received this day. at 9.30 a.m.) 1 NEW YORK, Oct. 15. ) Local bankers have shipped ten m-'i-r lions dollars to Cuba 'in the last three r j days to ease the troubled situation tli'-e- - in" In response to an appeal from Cu- , ! ban President for financial help n con- . ferenec will be- held at Washington to- - day. It is rumoured a synd’eate o. i- 1 hanks and sugar interests is to form a r pool to secure raw sugar at seven cents !, ‘ per pound. } f WHEAT PRICE. LONDON, October 15. Commencing Monday the selling pnc. . of Australian wheat will be 122 spe q 1 quarter of 4891 b. being a rise of 25s is Other sorts are raised on an averag of 16s per quarter.