MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1920, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

• AUSTRALIAN A N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION) THE CHATHAM. LONDON, Oct. 22. ; The cruiser Chatham has sailed for < New Zealand. ITALIAN ACTION. ROME, Oct 22. The Congress of Socialist Associations at Florence has rejected a proposal for a general strike in Italy to continue until Malatesta, the socialist, is released from prison. It has issued a manifesto however, urging the wprkers and peasants to be ready in the ’event of the establishment of a military dictatorship. , Tlie police have arrested all the delegates attending the Labour syndicalist Congress at Bolgna, which was arranging for reprisals for the arrest of the Socialist Majatesta.

EMIGRANTS DELAYED. LONDON, Oct. 23. A thousand emigrants for West Australia are booked per the Zealandic, but the ship’s departure lias been postponed indefinitely. This is in consequence of a shipwright's strike, which is delaying reconstruction work.

BLOODSTOCK DESTROYED. LONDON, Oct. 21. , A fir© occurred on the train eonveyiing the Prince of Wales’ bloodstock from Stirlingshire to Cornwall,* de- | straying the bull Collynie Master Lav- * ender, which cost the Prince three thou sand guineas on Saturday. Tlie cow Boyuhan Violet, which cost 1500 guineas was roasted to death in a blazing horse-box, The keepers had the narrow est escape, crawling along the footboard and hanging on until the train slowed down.