BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS.

IUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. INCENDIARY FIRES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. Three armed masked men hound and gagged a watchman in a large store formerly part of an aerodrome at Townmer, Newcastle, and set fire to the building, which was gutted. Several other incendiary lircs oc- ; curred in Northumberland. One destroyed haystacks used for pit ponies. There were also several attempts to wreck the telegraph wires. WOOL REALISATION. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. Newspaper cables from New Zealand report Air Massey is dissatisfied with the Imperial Goevrnment holding eight millions surplus as an offset to the losses on the realisation of the balance of the unsold wool. The Australian Press Association is authoritatively informed that it is impossible to distribute the profits before the ultimate losses are ascertained. New Zealand shared equally with Britain, the surplus of profits. Probably the individual balance will he insufficient to offset the anticipated losses on the unsold wool. Nevertheless, Britain does not propose to ask New Zealand to refund any part of the profits already received. FRENCH MINERS PAY. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, April 9 Mine owners in Northern France refused to increase miners wages, but, agreed to raise allotments to miners’ I families. ( , KARL’S LOCALE. ("Received This Day at 8 a.m.) GENEVA, April 9. The Federal Council decided to allow Karl to stay in Switzerland hut it is reported he is going to Spain. RYE-ERECTION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. Taunton bye-election, cabled on 12th March, resulted:— Rosea wen—12,994. Lunnon —8,290. FIRE RAISERS SPAN TEN OKI). LONDON, April 9 At Liverpool Assizes sentenced O’Malley to ten years servitude, Leyes to . seven. Hehan O’Gorman and Pinkman to five, in connection with Sinn I'(in farm fires. BRIDGE | (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON. April 11 While Republicans were demolishing j a bridge- near Skibbereen. a bomb "x----ploded killing one and seriously injuring four. TPRKO-AECIHAN TREATY. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 9. 1 Newspapers' at Angora publish a Turko-Afglian agroement signed at Moscow on Ist. March., assuring a complete understnndiifg on foreign questions. Turkey agrees to reorganise the Afghan army and supply officers and arms. j CARDINAL BOURNE. (Received This Day at 10.3 > . LONDON, April 10. Cardinal Bourne in an interview, ad- j vocated Dominion Home Rule for Ireland. Suspicions between the two coun- . , tries prevented a settlement. The pro- ! tection of the Empire was as important , for Ireland as us, and as important for ; eivilsataion as tor both. Let us get a j round the table talk with one another, j i A discontented Ireland, was valueless I to the Empire and the Empire, without j justice, was valueless to civilisation. ; .

A BANK CRASH. <Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) - HAVANA, April 9. The Banco National, Cuba, has suspended. The failure which totals 20 million dollars, seriously endangers the country’s financial position. It is understood the sudden fall in sugar prices caused the collapse, which may extend to other institutions, among which the Banco National attempted to take advantage of a moratorium to negotiate loans in New York for many millions ol ready money to tide over difficulties, but failed. PAPER INDUSTRIAL STRIKE. i Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 9. Canadian and American workers in the pulp paper industry are conferring with the owners. They threatened to strike on 11th May tying up the industry in North America, if the owners enforced the thirty per cent reduction wages ami inccased hours of labour, from eight to nine.

EGYPTIAN SPLIT. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) - CAIRO, April 10. A Split ill the y.agloulist Party is imminent. A section fear Zagloul’s extremist views will wreck the chances ol a satisfactory settlement. RIFLE TROPHIES. LONDON, April 8. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) The Governors General of Canada, South Africa, and Australia have offered ,the National Rifle Association challenge trophies in connection with the Imperial Challenge Shield competitions, to he awarded to the school or formation in each Dominion gaining the most successes in the Shield competition, m proportion to their strength. A GREEK REPORT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ATHENS, April 8. A communique states the north ami south sectors arc calm. The next encounter will probably be on the south front. Turkish reports of out losses are absurd. The newspapers report important changes in the high sU'm.Y command are imminent.