BRITISH & FORFIRN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FORFIRN ITEMS

lUs ITALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. uUiIiSH COAL INDUSTRY LONDON, March 12. -V <onierenee was lieid at the Boaid of lrado between Sir R. Horne, the ,ui owneis and the Executive of the aimers federation. It resulted in a more reassuring situation, Sir R. Horne suggested lines for an honourable compromise, whereby the wages problem might lie settled. The Conference resumes on Thursday.

AN ITALIAN SCHEME. ROME, March 12. The proposal scheme for labour c-on-uol of industry in Italy (cabled on curuary 25th.) is meeting with some strong opposition among old established industrial owners. Senator Gavazzi, one leading industrial in Milan, has threatened to close his lactones reudeiu.g thousands idle, if the legislation is'passed, he declaring it would leave industry to the worst elements of the Labouring glasses. Gavaz’/.i s threat caned a sensation in Rome. U.S. TARIFF. NEW YORK, March 12. The' Congressional leaders with President Harding's tentative approval have decided to take up an Emergency Tariff Bill at the earliest possible date next session. Air Fordney, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee states that this Committee will start framing a Bill next week. It will probably include the main features of the Bill ex-Presideut Wilson lately killed by refusing to sign. DOMINION'S BIG PURCHASE. LONDON, -March 11). In the House of Commons, replying to Mr Hurd. Sir Lloyd Gneme said that in 1920 the exports of the I nited Kingdom 'manufactures to Australia were valued at £62,000,000 ; those to New Zealand at £27,000,000; to South Africa, £-19,000.000; to India. £lßl,000,000. NILE IRRIGATION SCANDAL. CAIRO, March 12. The Supreme Court her t > found Sir William AYillcock guilty of criminal libel and of sedition in connection with his charges against Sir Murdoch MacDonald of falsfying the documents in re card to the Nile Irrigation Commission. The Court held that the charges were unfounded.

SPANISH PREMIER’S MURDERERS. MADRAS, March 10. Some fifty arrests, mostly prominent anarchists, have been made in connection with the assassination of the Spanish Prime Minister, Senor Dato. The murderers have not yet been discovered. The most aristocratic club in the Spanish capital, the Neuvo, has offered a reward of £30.000 for the discovery of the assassins.

There was a solemn silence in the Spanish Chamber when thp ActingPremier denounced the vil<> murder for the third time. He said: “Our Spanish Premier has fallen a victim of the barbarians who are warring against civilisation.”

INDIAN CENSUS. DELHI, March 12

With reference to the forthcoming census of India, Dr Ghandi (Nationalist Lender) write's in his paper. “Young India” as follows:- “It is clear that we must co-operate with the Government in the census.”