BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALIAN GOLD. NEW YORK, 'June 23. The National City Bank has announced 350 thousand dollars of gold is expected to arrive from Australia at the end of next month, American labour attitude DENVER, Ju ne 23 • The American Federal Labour Conference placed on record a declaration favouring the total exclusion of Japan- £ ese and other Orientals from America, ~ and instructed the Executive Council to prevent any modification of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and to work for the repeal of the “Gentlemen’s Agreement” with Japan on the ground that Japan 'had outwitted the law. LABOUR QUESTION, ILONDON, June 24. Mr Balfour, speaking at the Constitutional Club, said that as long as they left employers the right to lock ou , so long must they leave the men the right to strike. Society would break down if these matters were left uncontrolled. He was sure the country notwithstanding the suffering inflict d by the present coal dispute, would not tolerate the use of the strike as a political weapon, wielded by irresponsible politicians to coerce the Government, and Parliament, and the public, for industrial purposes, but for revolutionary ends. PERSIAN PARLIAMENT.

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) DELHI, June 24. The Shah opened the fourth Persian Meiliss in state. The whole diplomatic corps were present. The Shah’s speech covered the whole field of foreign politics and affirmed that tho Anglo-Per-sian relations had Ween much improved, by tho abandonment of the old agreement. WELCOME MONSOONAL RAIN. reuter’s telegrams. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) DELHI, Juno 23. The monsoon has given abundant rain over the greater part of the country, but not yet lias penetrated Rajputan’a Punjab, though the projects thereby are promising. SIX MILE RECORD. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, June 24. Murme, th e winner of the Antwerp games broke Shrubbs’ six mile record by eighteen seconds. A DUKE’S WEDDIN.G (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) PARIS, June 24/ • An American clergyman has agreed „ perform the religious ceremony at the marriage of the Duke of Marlborough. PRINCE’S BIRTHDAY. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 23 The Prince of Wales spent his birthday at Epping Forest with Princess Mary, a thousand poor children having a holiday there at the expense of the fresh air fund. Speaking to the children he said the day was the best birthday present he ever had. HALF MILLION FOR HOSPITALS. LONDON, June 23. Sir Alfred Mond announced that Government were giving the hospitals half a million and were sorry they were tinable to giv, ea million, which a committee recommended on Ist June. _ A TRAIN WRECKED. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. Sinn Feiners derailed a train near Dundalk, conveying troops participating in the King’s visit to Belfast. The , train toppled over an embankment. They exploded a mine, wrecking the rear carriages. It was first reported that forty were killed, but the death roll is now said to he less. Eighty horses were killed. GREECE’S DETERMINATION. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m LONDON, June 24 _ The “Daily Telegraph’s” Athens correspondent says Greece has declined an offer of Allied intervention and pro- . posed suspension of hostilities. It says the Powers are impressed by the Kemalists boasts of their supposed military successes, but Greece is confident she can fight successfully for her rights, and won’t strink from necessary sacrifices. FLOODS IN JAPAN. 300 PERSONS DROWNED. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) TOKIO, June 23. Three hundred were drowned in ’Kyusha floods which are now receding. DEBTS TO AMERICA. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) WASHINGTON, June -4. Mr Harding has transmitted to Congress a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury saying it is impossible for many countries'to pay interest on tlu* debts to America just now. Insistence on payment might be disastrous to thos e countries. He asked for authority to determine the form of terms of settlement, rates of interest, maturity dates and right to extend the term of payment. Mr Mellor summarized that foreign idebts growing out of the war at ten billion, one hundred and forty million dollars whereof nine and a half billion were advanced to foreign Governments, Britain four billion and France three billion, Italy a billion, six hundred million and Belgium three forty seven million. TICKET SWINDLE. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 24. Eight persons were arrested charged ■with manufacturing and distributing spurious tickets for the Dempsey-Car-pentier fight. Material for fifty thornsand tickets have already been sold in various districts outside of New York.