MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1921, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE JUTLAND BATTLE. TRACK CHARTS TO BE PUBLISHED. LONDON, March 8. gord Sydenham, in the House of Lords, urged the Admiralty to publish Captain Harper’s track charts ot the Battle of Jutland. [,ord Lee replied that the Admiralty bad just finished revising the charts in order that they might lie published under the Admiralty’s authority, and not by any particular officer. Ibe Admualtv. be said, bad given a clear and specific undertaking to Lord Jellicoe that no publications regarding the Jutland battle would be made without their being first submitted to bun lor his observations thereon. The track charts were now being sent to New Zealand. The Admiralty would then be in a position to make them public. P.S AND Y.\P ISLAND. T'OKIO. March 8. Baron I'cliida answering an interpellation in Parliament, admitted that the United States bad last year protested directly to Tokio against the V ;ip mandate. Japan had, in reply, fully explained her standpoint. He said that when the mandates were considered. President Wilson had protested, but when tlie final decision was readied America (who was absent) bad made no reservation, and Japan could only adhere to her policy to the end. Baron Felli<la added that lie considered the Yap mandate question was definitely settled, but. concerning any concession in the matter of the Pacific cable >o the United States, lie was unable t.o speak.

JUG WAGE REDUCTION

ON BRITISH RAILWAYS

LONDON. Marcli 9

Speaking at Cambridge. Sir Eri; Gedcles foreshadowed an automatic re dilution of the railway's wages of -1s weekly. This would correspond with i> reduced cost of living. _ He added that it had been suggested that men would dishonour their bargain. He said that personally lie refused tc believe if. This reduction, ho said, would tab off £7,000,000 annually off th 0 railway bill. BRITISH LABOUR’S MOVE. LONDON. March 9. There has been a full conference of the Triple Alliance summoned to discuss plans to contest the wages ml notions proposed on the railways and elsewhere. GRAND DUKE MICHAEL. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.'i LONDON. March 9 The Grand Duke Michael has joined Semenoff’s counter revolutionaries in Siberia, who have taken the offensive against the Reds, capturing 5000 prisoners and 28 guns. OBITUARY. I LONDON, March 9. (tbituniy.— Lord Moulton. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. LONDON. Minrh 8. Farrow. Crotch and Hart cabled on January 19th were committed. BRITISH FINANCE. LONDON. March 8. Civil Service and Revenue Department Estimates are £460,900,000 showing a reduction of £143,281,000 on the current year. The principal reductions were effected on war emergency services, while permanent departments were reduced by 32} millions. The main increases include education, five million; exports credits three million, road making for those unemployed 3} million ; unemployment relief a million. TURK NATIONALIST MOVE. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 8. It is reported that Kemalists (Turkish Nationalist) forces have occupied Batoum. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, March 8. Waihi shares are 23s 9d to 26s 3d. Bank of Australasia £82); Union, £lO 3-8; National Bank ol N.Z. 107 s 6d New Zealand 42s Gd; N.Z. Loan £sß] and £9ll. BRITISH MANUFACTURES. LONDON, Mmcli 8. The clothing, outfitting and woollen trades’ exhibition at Islington made an 'excellent display by leading British manufacturers. A special fcatutc 0 the woollen worsteds, attracting many Home, foreign and Colonial buyers. U is noticeable that the price of many clothes is materially reduced.