MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

•.United Service Teiegranisj

I A CARDINAL’S APPEAL. 1 (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) , PARIS, Dec 19. •* Cardinal Dubois, Annnetes successor,

vehmently denounces unseemly dances, ’ mostly exotic in origin, and implored ; women and girls to oppose all indecent j fashions. j . ITALIAN POLITICS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) ROME, Dec 19. Socialists in the Chamber accuse Gov--ernment of partiality during the eneouii ter between Socialists and Nationalists. The Under Secretary's reply was deemed unsatisfactory. After an attempt to rush Government benches, Serratti (So-

cialist) endeavoured to strangle another deputy. The latter ’foiled him and the sitting was suspended. Niolitti ultimately restored order. Disabled ex-service men made violent ! demonstrations in the precincts of ParI liament and insisted on the immediate J passing of the Increased Pensions Bill, j Thereupon the Chamber resolved on an all-night sitting, with a view to comply- | in °‘ ; wheat supply. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) \ CAPETOWN, December 19. The wheat position is causing anxiety to farmers owing to the expected heavy surplus. A meeting of farmers resolved to urge Government to provide storage and advance reasonable sums against the security of whpat at a low rte of. interest; to reimpose import duties, and also differential railway rates on imported wheat and our.

I . I DANGER OF INVASION. < Ifßeceived this dnv at 12.25 p.m) CONSTANTINOPLE, December 19. Foreigners, including consuls, have left Talriz in anticipation of a Bolshevik invasion. ,

- j JAPAN’S DENIAL. ■ (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) TOKIQ, Dec. 18. 3 The Navy Department in view of te- - peated charges that Japan is f I'-fcifving 5 mandated Islands and illtreating naI tives, has notified foreign correspond- | ents that the first three applying will _ he allowed to accompany a steamer leaving in the middle of January for a J two months’ cruise through the Isf (Jands touching at Jaluit, Kusai, Pon- , ape, Truk, Reta, Saiten and Tutani. r The authorities deelaro they are living - . up to every mandate requirement and ■ resent American and Australian allegations to the contrary.