MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

["eeotkb’b” telegbam.] DEATH OF GREEK KING. PRINCE PAUL TO SUCCEED. ATHENS, October 26. 1 The King of Greece is dead. Made- - moiselle Minos, who has been living ,in Paris, came back to Athens and s nursed King Alexander throughout his * illness. The Premier M. Venezelos, says that a vice-royalty will be set up later on. After the elections, Prinoe Paul will return and take possession of the Throne.

GENEVA CONFERENCE. LONDON, October 25*. Lord Robert Cecil has accepted an invitation to represent South' Africa at the League of Nations Conference at Geneva. MUTINEERS SINK CRUISER. PARIS, October 25. It is reported that the crew of the Russian cruiser Gromoboi mutinied and sank the ship at Kronstadt. FRENCH BANKS. I PARIS, Oct. 26. ! French troops in Upper Silesia have been reinforced. They have two hun- | dred tank o ; o the event of disorder. :

JAN UNDESIRABLE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 26. A youth believed to be a Bolshevik spy was charged with failure to register as an alien. The police stated 'he was a most dangerous undesirable, manifestly acting between the revolutionists in England and Russia. Among his. papers was found a letter from Sylvia Panckhurst to Lenin, wherein she said the situation in England was not yet ready for revolution but was moving swiftly thither. Ex-soldiers were armed and drilled, but don’t exaggerate these things as they are not formid-

able yet. She makes several references to a campaign for seizing factories and recounts how members of her party broke up Lansbury’s meeting, because he advised peaceful methods. She informed Lenin of her arrest and that she expected six months imprisonment. She feared' the hunger strike weapon was useless, 'as the Government allowed Irish hunger strikers to die. Nothing would come of propaganda work unless the Third International furnish the promises the Chairman announced. The accused was seen in company with Miss Gilbertson, the British Communist, leaving the home of Colonel Lestrange Malone, a Commoner. He gave no name and was remanded.

GERMAN FINANCE. BERLIN, Oct. 26. An official denial as published of the story cabled on 21st of German coal being transported to England. Thirteen hundred delegates attended the German Bankers’ Conference, the first since 1912. Dr Simons, Foreign Minister, said German bankers at Versailles did their best to avert disaster. Germany’s first consideration now was to fulfil the promises, but as she could not do so, she had summoned bankers in order to seek a elution of the financial difficulties confronting Europe, and make other countries understand that Germany was unable to fulfil the financial obligations he had entered into at Versailles. FRENCH APPRECIATION. PARIS, Oct. 26. Newspapers gre appreciating England’s burial of an unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey and suggest the burial of a poilu (French private) at the Pantheon on .the fiftieth anniversary of the Republic. GREEK REGENT. ATHENS, Oct. 25. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) v It is reported that Admiral Condouriotis, a strong Venezalist, will be appointed Regent. ITALIAN ANARCHISTS. ROME, Oct. 25. The anarchists arrested at Bologna last week were released. The foreigners were deported. INDIAN ARMY.

(Received tbits day at 9.30 a.m.) DELHI, October 25. In consonance with the recommendation of the Esher Committee, the Indian Army will be organised from Ist. November into four commands; Northern, Eastern, Southern and Westerr armies under general officers and a com, mand.e:r-In-chief. Burma remains at Independent district. Bolshevik envoys who recently estab lished themselves at Bokhara occupied the Emir’s palace. While the Bolshe. viks were removing the Emir’s suppliei of ammunition from the palace, an ex plosion caused many casualties. In View of recent inflammatory speeches, the Government of Punijal prohibited police meetings in district of Lahore and Amritsar.

STARVED TO DEATH. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) VIENNA, October 25. A leading scientist, Cargoes, the meterologist, lias succumbed to slow starvation. His monthly pension of 430 kroner was insufficient to provide the needful maintenance and his pride and unconquerable spirit of independence prevented him from accepting assistance from friends. Many similar cases, have occurred among the intellectual class in Austria. The depreciated value of the kroner is producing the starvation of individuals.

QUEENSLAND FINANCE. (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, October 20. A brief cabled summary of Mr Theodore’s speech at Maekay created som 3 apprehension among holders and especially small holders of Government stock Mr Hunter inquired of Mr Theodore regarding the accuracy of the report. Mr Theodore replied it was garbled, , and said investors in Queensland seI ciurities could rest assured that Go- ; vernment would honourably meet its ‘ obligations. Mr Hunter in issuing the statement, says it is unthinkable it ' could be otherwise, since one of the ' firtft -charges on> State reVenue was interest on its securities. He adds that Mr Theodore is confident a two million works loan will be fully subscribed.