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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

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tItSIHU.IAN ANI) N.Z. CAIII.K ASSOCIATION TiIADK CMOS' l isNCRKSS. , LONDON, Sept. ■> Tiio atmosphcic of the Trade 1 iiion Congress at CardilF is very different from recent years. There are no signs of a repetition of tiie uild attempts to stampede Hritish unionism into a revolutionary policy. Light hundred delegates representing 10,0(10 trade unionists seem to wish to put and seal up a construction programme. There was a lively episode late in tlie afternoon, when a deputation of unemployed addressed the Congress and occasioned considerable uproar. The deputation demanded that Cabinet be invited immediately to settlo the unemployed problem. If work could not be given unemployed, they demanded full-maintenance, which meant the same amount as earned if working, even if forty shillings weekly above the existing allowances. The discussion ended by the Congress deciding to taka up a collection on behalf of the unemployed. The Congress will debate unemployment on Thursday. l.( IXDON’S I'XK.M PLOY LI). LONDON, Sept. 11. The leaders of the Woolwich Uliemploved have recommended the rank and tile to accept the Woolwich Door Law Ouardiaus offer of a maximum of C 3 weekly for a man, wife ami family. YACHT OWNKR’S It ICC KL VI !t‘N,LONDON. Sept, li Much public controversy has heeii iroused over .Mrs Hamilton s attempted liannel swim. Mr Arthur farter, a vnelit owner, who accompanied her trial swim in lill’ll. now reveals,_ for the tiist time, that she was asleep in his motor boati in Dover Harbour at the time that she claimed to have swum within nine miles of the French Coast, and that she actually spent only one hour m the water. Mrs Hamilton, however, says Mr Porter's statement is "a sheer tahriraije.ii.” She is consulting her solicitor about if. She admits that she d’d net keep a chart of this year's swim. She thought it was unnecessary as she is an auntt (‘lll . T LC AT SCC C SI VA, Sept. (1. The epidemic of influenza at Toiigataba is decreasing. There were m: deaths last week. ISMPK.ROR KARL. IUDAPLST. Sept. A. There are grave reports of shooli-e and plundering in the Western 1 !••■ vinees of Hungary by well-etplipiu r Hungarian -it regular bands, w :o cu armed with machine gun>. The Rovali-ts' flag has >cen aga.r 1 jseil at Szomha thely. This place i ■le centre of a plot to restore Luipc' " Karl to the throne. The plotters have a campaign of tor •orism ’in the Western Provot.es. I t \n-triao police are po" 'rh" ami had ■t,,sited utter the H'lnpitiaiis s-i'..' , niimher of Austrian officials. _ It is reported that F.inperor Karl . being urged to make a dramatic entn •Slto 1 srciU'.

MANY BLOBLK BOISONLD. LONDON. Sept. 5. The “London Daily Express” Stockholm correspondent reports that there has been an extraordinary series oh ■unsealing eases there, .due to disinfectants. A \ m.ng married couple died in . hotel bedroom, which bad just been hsinfeeted. Later on. two women ascending ttio stairs, in a disinfected bouse fell »n----.onsidons. Two girls who went to their aid. met with the same fate. 1 he recovery of all four is doubtful.

AVIVfi DEVICE, rsic allowed by workers. LONDON. Sept. :i. A big labour-saving device, known as a burner, which is being used in ,'< Mersey ship-repairing yards, only r-'-oiii'-es two men to work it. hut ■ * Boilermakers' Society hitherto has insisted that it should not he used unless 25 men were employed on the working of it. However, the employers have now received notice abolishing the restrictions. VIIYSSINIAN RAIDERSLONDON, Sept. (5. A reassuring statement lias been received from a trustworthy quarter reaiding an Abyssinian incursion just made into Kenga. It is pointed out that such raids-are not unusual, and danger to the colonists is anticipated. There are hundreds of miles'of desert separating Abyssinia from tho< Kiayan European .settlements, ami this is regarded as au efficient harrier against any attacks. AN ENGAGEMENT. I.DNDON. Sept. ft. It is announced that Godfrey llohisworth, a Dunedinite. is engaged to Andrina. daughter of Lord Inver orth. AUSTRIANS AND HUNGARIANS 'Received This Day at S.3# a.m.) VIENNA, Sept. 6. Serious lighting is occurring hctw.en Austrians and Hungarians m the neigh hoti rhood of Kirkschlag. Hungarians crossed the frontier and occupied the village. The Austrian gendarmerie retirin''. The population took I’ nn,c - There were several hours fighting and many easunlticß. THE WEAK and FEEBLE. (Re-eived This Day at 8.30 a.m.) SMYRNA, Sept, 6. Greek airmen state the road beyond A.mora is crowded with women, chdd„.,rft„d old men, whom the Kemnlists compelled to leave their homes and journey under most deplorable conditions into the interior of Asm Mmol. GERMAN DYES. 'Re"civcd This Day at 0.-IO a.mA LONDON, Sept. 0. In reference to the German dyes raided on the 4th.. the Yorkshire “Observer” states Germans have increased the charges for dyeing by three hundred per cent, mi account of increased rest of labour and fuel. German dyes themselves are considerably cheaper than three months ago, and the general tendency continued downward. COMMERCIAL. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON. Sept, 6. Tin stocks are 19,037, spot 3,405, afloat, deliveries 2.303.