MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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THE MANDATES. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, November 30,

In the Commons, Hon. Bonar Law stated the mandates for Tanganyika territory, ex-Germail south-west Africa, ex-German New Guinea and Samoa had been prepared on a basis of drafts B.C. type. . The mandates had been prepared by tlie Inter-Allied Commission under j the Presidency of Lord Mjlner last i year, but certain questions were still uneettliad. The procedure as regards presentation of mandates to the League of Nations was now being considered, j

ENGLISH LABOUR ENQUIRY. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.)

LONDON, November 30

The English Labour Commission of Enquiry into Irish conditions has arrived in Dublin. Mr Henderson interviewed declared the commission would carefully consider the Sinn Fein commoner, Sweetman’s proposal for an immediate conference with the Irish Labour party to reopen the Catholic heirarcv and Irish Peace Conference. Mr Henderson declared the Commission was convinced that once a halt in the murderous strife were called, if would be possible to obtain a permanent settlement on lines of conciliation and consent.

POSTAL CONVENTION. MADRID, Nov 30.

The postal convention was signed on Nov 30th. The Empire delegatee successfully advocated the continuance of a sound Conservatice postal policy, and defeated the proposals to suppress the votes of colonies and dominions, which continue great independent administrations. All the American Republics supported the proposal.

JAPAN’S FINANCE. (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) TOKIO, December 1.

Cabinet has approved of the budget for 1921-22, totalling 1562 million yen of which 838 million is for armaments. The Navy Budget is 498 million, of which 144 millions is for new construction. INDIAN POLLING. (Received this (lay at 12.20 p.m) DELHI, Dee 1. The people of India went to the polls yesterday for the first time in history Non-co-operators made great efforts in every constituency to present voters taking part in the elections. Extremists in Agra employed students to prevent the voting, some voters being roughly handled, while others refrained from going to the polls out of sheer fear. Only twenty per cent, of the voters went to the polls. Non-co-operators claim a victory as a result of*, their campaign. DELHI, Dec 1. At Cawnpore, the Non-co-operators proclaimed by beat of the drum, that voting was sinful and also otherwise played on the religious susceptibilites.

FRANCE AND VATICAN. ■>. .PARIS, Dec. 1. The Chamber adopted a Bill by 397 to 209 re-establishing the Embassy at the Vatican, with which there lias been a diplomatic rupture since 1905. ANILINE AMALGAMATION(Reuter’■ Telegrams.! (Received this day at 1.30 p.na.l LONDON, Dec 1. Important amalgamations in the aniline colour industry are nearing completion. In United States fiVe com., panies have combined with a capital of sixty million sterling, with plant for the extraction of nitrogen from the atmosphere, uniting manufacture of dyo stuffs with heavy chemicals and mineral acids. The scope of the Merger’s activites will be wider than the German trust.

FUR TRADE SLUMP. (Received tnis day at 1.30 p.m.) i LONDON, Dec 1. Owing to a slump in the fur trade, values recently have fallen about seventy per cent. Nesbitt Ltd., one of the biggest fur brokers in the world, have gone voluntarily into liquidation. It is stated that considerably over a million sterling is involved. CAPE LABOUR APPEAL. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, Dec 1Mr Cresswell, leader of the Labour Party, in a manifesto, declares no party danger threatens the Constitution. The sudden dissolution lias been forced on the Government by the Unionists, with

the object of combining against Labour. He adds that the Labour Party is pledged to uphold the present Constitution, but refused to identify the British connection in the act of Union with the domination of Parliament by profiteers and exploiters. He appeals to the electors to send the Labour Part back thirty strong, instead of its present strength of 21.