MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1921, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. WAGE REDUCTION PROPOSALS A BALLOT DESIRED. LONDON, March 19. The British Miners Federation at the conference over the resumption of private controls has decided to recommend the obtaining of the opinion of the respective mining districts on the question of whether the miners shall temporarily abandon the National Wages Board and the National pool and shall empower their Executive to negotiate for an agreement on a districts basis to meet the present abnormal state of trade, and also to secure prices applicable when trade is more normal. It is understood that if the recommendation is accepted, and the proposal suggested is accepted it will mean a weekly drop in wages. The drop will be 42s per man per week in Cumberland; 31s. in South Wales, 20s 6ci in Scotland 17s. in Lancashire, and (is. 9d on the Durham and Northumberlandfields. NON-U XIONTSTS PROTEST. CAIRO, Halve h 18. A deputation representing the nonunionists in Palestine are seeking an interview with Mr IV. Churchill, regarding Mr Balfour's recent declaration that Britain would make Palestine a Jewish national homo. The deputation requests the establishment of a Government for Palestine in conformity with Article Twen-ty-two of the League of Nations Covenant.

The deputation protests against the Palestine Mandate articles framed for Britain.

The deputation desires the cessation of the Jewish immigration to Palestine.

marriages and birth*. LONDON, March 18. Last year (1920) was a boom year for births and marriages in England and Wales. The births were 907.99!. tin' highest since 1909. Deaths were 400,213 showing the greatest natural increase on record. Marriages (759,310) were also a record. A WICKED CONSPIRACY. LONDON, March 19. Mr Jones, a shipowner (whose proselion was cabled on the 10th October) and Rees, his clerk, have been convicted of a conspiracy to invite Plummer to wreck the steamer Dorothy Talbot. Jones wtis sentenced to two years, and Bees to nine months. A charge regarding the steamer Glemlalougli was withdrau n. BRITISH NAVAL CHANGE. LONDON, March 18. The Admiralty are abolishing the familiar white straw hat, which has been worn bv the navy since Nelson’s day. The men on foreign stations are to lie furnished with sun helmets. CLASS FOR FUTURE WIVES. PARTS. March 18. A University Professor has commenced a. series of conferences for marriageable girls, with the support of the municipal authorities, for the purpose* of teaching future wives and mothers the principles of physiology and hygiene. The Professor says that after securing a husband, the next thing is to keep him at home. The best way is to feed him well, and at the lowest possible rates. Special courses in cooking are included in the Conference. RIVAL FACTIONS IN U.S.A. NEW YORK. March 19. Some extraordinary scenes of enthusiasm were witnessed at a patriotic “rally” here. It was organised by the American Veterans’ Association. It was designed as a reply to a. recent mass meeting held in New A ork by German sympathisers. The meeting of German sympathisers was held ostensibly to protest against the Allied us 0 of black troops in the RLine area, of Germany. In the meetbig some Sinn Feiners joined the Germans in reviling 'Wilson, American institutions, and the Allies. From this gathering some American soldiers were ejected by the police. They were put out for protesting against the speech-

At to-night’s rally 14,000 people packed Maddison Square Garden, and thousands were turned away. The speakers were* continually cheered, when they declared true Americans were bitterly resentful of attempts by the hyphenat'd American to cause friction between the United States and the Allies. General Pershing said America must insist that outlaw nations __ he held to pay full responsibility and pay a penalty for misdeeds. He declared: “Wo object to foreign born persons, whether German or Irish, attempting to decide America’s questions for foreign reasons.” STARVING AUSTRIA. LONDON, March 18. In the House of Commons, Air Chamberlain announced that Britain, France Italy and Japan had informed Austria that they were prepared to postpone the payments due from Austria under the Treaty of St. Germain, and also the payment of capital and interest on the advances made since the armistice. This was in order to avert starvation in Austria. He said the League of Nations will determine what fresh gold advances may bo made to Austria there upon.