GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1920, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

WELSH MINERS STRIKE. (LONDON, Dec 23. Some 45,000 miners have struck on tb<j >Rhondda Coalfields. Their action is a protest against the of 11 colliers at Treorchy. The men were dismissed because their working places were not remunerative to the employers. BRITISH FINANCE. LONDON, Dec 22. In the House of Commons, Mr McLean (Deputy Liberal Leader) condemn ed the passing of estimates, totalling no less than five hundred and fifty-nine millions in one night. He asked for tho appointment of an estimates committee. He asked that at least forty days be allocated to consideration of finance. Ho also demand ed that next session should be devoted almost entirely to finance and to economy. Mr Bonar Law made a sympathetic • reply. He said he agreed that the general control of finance is unsatisfactory. Ho thought Mr McLean’s suggestion might be adopted. FAMINE RELIEF. PEKIN, Dec. 22. - Ministers representing America, Britain and France upon the solidification of the Chinese Government? set up in connection with the question of a loan of four million dollars for relief of the famine. Negotiations are progressing favourably, although one matter is unsettled. The censortium insists the money should be given directly to the foreign relief association, Bince it is feared it may be used for purposes other than famine relief. Government asks that the funds should be handed _ to the Ministry of Finanoo.

SCOTTISH LIQUOR POLL. FINaI RESULTS. LONDON, Dec. 23. The completion ,of tiio local option ■ polling in Scotland, which began in November shows a vote was taken in 572 areas out of the 1214 into which the country is divided. Out of 1,152,978 votes registered, sixty pel- cent, voted for no change, thirty-eight per cent, for no-license; and two per cent, for reduction of. licenses. » The net result fs 447 licenses, of which ninety-nine are in Glasgow, will bo cancelled out of 9571 in the whole country. REPAIRED IN GERMANY. LONDON, Dec 23. Tlie Aberdeen Line state.the sole reason for their action in sending the liner Tliemistocles to Hamburg is to get ’the ship fitted up as expeditiously as possible. This in in order to relieve hardship that is entailed on a 'thousand emigrants who would be seriously affected by a belated departure. WHEAT LUMPERS. SYDNEY, December 24. The wheat lumpers have entered into an . agreement with the Wheat Board whereby they received 3/- per hour for ordinary time, 4/6 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., and 6/- from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. , ' , CLOSING DOWN. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 24. Production of the electro-lytic zinc works Tasmania and Hampon copper mines at Cloncurry is ceasing in. consequence of the depression in the metal world. BANTAM CHAMPION. (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) -*4 NEW YORK, December 22. Joe Lynch of New York won the world’s bantam weight championship obtaining a decision from Pete Hermin in a fifteen round bout. THE ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec 23? Dr Copo has cabled that ho expects to leave Port Stanley, (Falkland Islands) on twentieth, with a full equipment and dogs. 'Ho hopes to land on Graham Land on ’Xmas Day with all tho party. They expect to he heard from in eighteen months.