MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

* auSI’KALIaN lie N.Z. UAHLK ASSOCIATION) CABLE ITEMS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 21. ; Wootton has received a. license to ride under National Hunt Rules. j McCormack the tenor, has postponed his English engagements. He sings at two concerts in Paris. j The “Sunday Express” says it is rumoured that underwriters will take . seventy-five per cent of the New South Wales Loan. i Lord Derby has arrived in London j Lord Harding has taken over the Embassy. j Michael Collins, commander-in-Chief ( of the Irish Republic army has disappeared. It is rumoured he is tho victim of reprisals. j BERLIN, November 21. | Herr Kapp stated the Soviets representative informed Simmons that Rus- j sia was cancelling orders placed on , Germany. PARIS, November 21. ; It is reported that Kars and '-Erivnn have fallen and the Kemalists are threatening to massacre Armenians unless they surrender .control 'of ,th(e Railways to the Georgian frontier. Georgia would thus be caught between the Bolshevists and Kemalists. ; LONDON, Nov. 20. ’ The fund for Mr Hughes’ testimonial closed with a total of £12,000. I A Constantinople message states • the arrival from Crimea, of Ninety thousand starving Russians and refugees has created a complicated position. The French Government is considering the question of feeding the refugees and distributing them throughout Bulgaria, Siberia, and Greece. The ‘iEvening News” correspondent i reports that Wrangel, interviewed stat- j ed he was forming the nucleus of a ! new army with tho remains of his : shattered forces. His infantry had pro- ! visionally gone to Gallipoli and Cos- ' sacks to Lemnos. He attributed his de ; feated to the overwhelming forces of . the Reds. Wrangel claims he has sav- I ed all his rifles and machine guns, ) but was forced to destroy armoured 1 cars and- tanks. j A report' lias reached Geneva that ' Turkish Nationalists have recaptured. Erivan the capital of Armenia. | BOUND OVER. j LONDON, Nov 20. Col Malone was bound over for good , behaviour for a year in his own recognisance of £2,000 and two securities of £IOOO each, LLOYD GEORGE AND GERMANY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, Nov. 20. Hon. Lloyd Geeorge interviewed by the London correspondent of “Petit Parisian” with the purpose of removing the unfavourable impression in Frapce regarding Britain’s attitude towards Germany, declared Britain will stand shoulder to shoulder with France in exacting reparations from Germany. The Premier stated—“ The French must not think I have become an enemy because I pursue a business course. It snry to investigate and ascertain how much Germany can pay before fixing the amount.” CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS. (Received this day <tt 8 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 20. The newspapers are beginning to give prominence to an important meeting of Empire premiers in June. One paper says the conditions which first created the Imperial War Cabinet have not been essentially altered. BANNED. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) CHRISTIANIA, Nov. 20. Government has 'prohibited the import and export of Bolshevist propagandist literature. ENTERTAINED. LODNON, Nov. 21. j Hon. Lloyd George will be tho guest at the Constitutional Club dinner on December 3rd. i i AN INTERVIEW. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) , 1 LONDON, Nov. 21. M. Leygues is shortly interviewing ► Hon. Lloyd George in London regarding i Greece and other matters. ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. , LONDON, Nov. 21. i The engagement is announced, from : Lucerne, of the Crown Prince of Roumania to Princess Helen of Greece.