MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1920, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

ARGENTINE'S ATTITUDE. (Reuter’s TelagraJ" 1 BUENOS AYRES, Dee. 6. Argentine appears confused and irritated by . the events at Geneva. The ••Standard,’’ in an editorial comments that the Argentine .delegation went to Geneva to make history, but made a mess of things. Mie tendency in Argentine is for the functionaries to resign and explain later. We suppose Rueyrredon’s explanations are en route. The newspaper “Carazbn” says the delegates are exercising their rights in retiring from the Assembly, but their course has nothing to do with Argentine, continuing to he a member of the League. . ’ -i-*. .

GREEK POSITION. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 6. Tlie Chicago “Tribune’s” Athens correspondent says the Allies will destroy Greece’s foreign credit, and to suck an extent it lias the effect cf a blockade. Constantine telegraphed to the Royal family and acknowledged receipt of a long message from the Allies who explained the situation and left abdication to Constantine. The situation is of the aeutest. Officials predict a compromise between Venizelists and Constantine.

INSURANCE LAW SUIT. LONDON, Dec. 6,

The Alliance Aeroplane Coy. is suing the Union Insurance C*y. of Canton for five thousand for the loss of a machine as cabled on the ].3th November, 1919. The accident occurred a few minutes before the expiration of policy. Tim defence contends the policy covered only trial flights in England, and not a flight to Australia. COMMERCIAL NEWS. LONDON, Dec. 6. Wailii Junction shares are 8s 3d. Foreign Exchange rates on the £J sterling are:—Paris, 58.15 • francs; Stockholm 17.90 kroner; Christiania 24.75 kroner; Calcutta 171 d to the rupee; Yokohama 34 3-S yen; Montreal 398 cents; New York 346 3-5 cents.

BIG METAL DEALS. LONDON, Deo. 7. Tlie President of the Board of Trade in the House of Commons, said that the British Government holds stocks of concentrated zinc amounting to 503,000 tons in Australia. The British Govornflient have also undertaken the p a t’ chase of Australian -tin for ten years but lie was not prepared to rceoir.mencj any extension of tbo Government’s buying operations. FREEMAN’S JOURNAL. LpNDON, December G. A court martial found tlio managers the “Fregm|ip‘§ Journal” guilty of Spreading q false report that wits ip—tendoif to cause d^saffeotipq. The Managers have been taken to Mount joy Prison, to remain, pending the court-martial passing its sentence on them. ■ • > -