MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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MEDICAL DISCOVERY

(Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Oct 1

Professor Fischer, the Danish physician, in a newspaper article details his discovery of a new fluid treatment of wounds called incitamen. It consists of organic substances, mainly vegetable. The discovery has resulted from investigations following observations that organic preparations are effective. A thin inorganic fluid is a strong antisep. tic and probably will have a beneficial effect in cancer wounds. The fluid removes all pains. Remarkable effects are claimed for it.

A FIUME INCIDENT. ' ROME, Dec 1

A Fiume message states twenty warships entered the roadstead to carry out a demonstration against D’Annunzio. D’Annunzio’s troops ranged the water'side.as though instructed to resist the landing. The troops then fired several volleys, but nobody was injured. After two hours the warships returned to Pola.

CHARGE AND REPLY

(Reuter’s Telegra**

(Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) TOKIO, Dec. 1

Doctor Martin, medical missionary at Jongjunf, Manchuria, and Dr Mansfield of the Canadian Presbyterian mission at Seoul, have issued statements charging Japanese troops with indiscriminate slaughter of Korean Christians in Chientao district, Manchuria, and destruction of harvested crops. The War Office replies that none were killed because of religion, but the execution of revolutionist bandits was ordered when caught in the act. The missionaries state over two hundred were killed. A 8 a set-off to this, Japanese business men in Chientao are ask ing for further Government protection against revolutionists and bandits.

AMALGAMATION OF LABOUR (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 1.

The National Conference of delegates of nineteen unions affiliated with Transport Workers’ Federation decided to favour the amalgamation into one big union, embraeng all transport workers, docks, waterways and roads, including clerical and • so-called general workers. The amalgamation which must be confirmed by a ballot of unions is of great importance as it especially aims'' at strengthening the Triple Alliance.

LONDON, Dec. 1

General Haig is going to South Africa at the end of January for a conference with ex-servicemen to strengthen the bonds of comradeship throughout the Empire and the settlement of the immediate problems of the Dominion. Delegates will attend.