GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1920, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

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WELCOME TO CONSTANTINE. ' LONDON, December 20.

Athens is overjoyed at this King’s return. Aeroplanes dropped shows of cards welcoming him.

The crowd, during the service at.the Cathedral pressed on Queen Sophie so closely that she fainted.

The King and her son, with difficulty forced a passage to carry her outside. King Constantine, in a. message, to the Greek people, says : —“I will show my devotion by strict observance of •constitutional Parliamentary Government. I shall devote all my efforts to the strengthening the very good relations with the great powers and to the consolidating of friendly bonds with out gallant ally, Servia.” The King has announced the betrothal of the Crown Prince to Princess Elizabeth of Rouraania, daughter of Helena and Prince Carol of Roumania. AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGE. LONDON, December 20.

In the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain, answering questions, said he was well aware of the present difficulties in connection with the Australian exchange, and he had discussed certain remedial measures with the Commonwealth, but it rested with them what action would he taken. AN ITALIAN DISASTER. LONDON, December 20. • The “Daily Chronicle’s” Milan correspondent states that'a furious gale in the Lower Adriatic caused an immense fall of rpek from a mountain top, which overwhelmed the harbour of Saseno Island, blocking it up and burying many buildings and also scores of the sleeping inmates. The number of victims is yet unknown, but tbey include men of the Italian Navy, of whose dead bodies already 20 have been recovered. AN (ARREST. LONDON, December 20. It is reported that an arrest has been made in connection with Farrow’s suspension. The failure of Farrow’s is due to past errors .of the management, and not due to.circumstances of the present time. A JAPANESE' RIOT. PERTH, December 21. The Japanese have caused a riot at Broom over their claims -for racial equality. With the equality idea in mind, tbey ram amok in the town. They wore armed with sticks and firearms. A general riot followed, in whidmme Japanese was killed, and others were wounded. Two white police were injured. The riot act as read, and all the white inhabitants were sworn in as special constables. Returned soldiers and rifle clubs, men under the A.I.F. Officers, are now patrolling the town and disarming the Japanese. 1

THE WAR COST. (Reuter’s Telegram.) (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 20. In the Commons, in reply to a question, Hon Lloyd George, in reply stated the war cost thirty million casualties, nine million deaths, fifty thousand million sterling directly, and sixty-seven thousand millions indirectly. RUSSIAN HANGINGS, (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 20. An Italian steamer from Sebastopol reports the Bolsheviks have abandoned secret executions and resorted to public hangings on trees and telegraph poles in the principal thoroughfares. Over eight thousand have been put to death. The crew were so affected at the sight of corpses hanging in the boulevards that they compelled the Captain to sail. , NAVAL SUPREMACY.

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(Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec 20.

Lord Northcliffe replying to the American Secretary of Navy, reiterates the impossibility of any naval combination again America. He says Britain would weleomo any action by the League of Nations or . other association of nations Vitli America forming a buttress against evil. He urges the senselessness of competitive naval building, particularly now when the best minds are at variance as regards future sea fighting. Northcliffe'adds that he intends to continue to investigate the question of big ships or small, until he' ascertains the best protection for our commerce, which now and in the future will be the sole object of Britain’s navy. TRIAD TO PAY £SOO. (Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) SYDNEY December 21. Mr Philip Newbury, the tenor singer, was awarded £SOO da'mages ( against the “Triad” for defamation.

SPANISH ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) MADRID, December 21. The elections lesulted in the triumph of the Monarchists and defeat of .the socialists. IN THE COMMONS. LONDON, December 21. The Commons read a third time, the Administration of Justice Bill. Clause nine deals with the enforcement in United Kingdom of judgments obtained in superior counts of other British dominions. Asked whether this involved reciprocity with the Dominions, the Attorney General replied that the function of this part of the bill was to make provision for reciprocal enforcement of a judgement as between tho Kingdom and other Dominions.