CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1921, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH l FOREIGN ITEMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RUTTER I’HICF.S. | I .TIN DON September 9. Rutticr prices have la.cn reduced. New Zealand first and second grades to ‘2'2\/-: Australian ditto to 2bO/-. A CF.NTF.NARIAN. LONDON’. September 9. A| i-.< Catlicrinc Jcllicoe mint of Admiral, cabled on 2ith. June, has cole brated her hundredth birthday. EIGHT-HOUR DAY. CAI’KTOWX. September 8. Government announced they have decided to discontinue the eight-hour day on railway service. The experience proved the cost of working on tliis basis was prohibitive. Drivers and firemen revert to nine hour day. ticket examiners and guards tew hours, and other grades according to the nature of the work, where sufficiently exacting hours will be fortyeight weekly. Government recognises the change is unpopular hut is satisfied it is unavoidable and hopes the stafF will realise the seriousness of the financial position.

AFRICAN ELECTIONS Capetown. September s. The Labour Party won two live-elec-tions at the exp-'iise ol the South African Party, both Ministerial swats vacant owing to election irregularities. It If ITS IN DUNDEE. ’LONDON. September 9. Serious rioting was at Dundee last night. Shop windows were smashed for a distance of three-quar-ters of a mile. Police baton charges ultimately dispersed the mob whiwli split into small parties and went to hoc and other districts and continued the destruction of windows. All the police force are employed, also specials. Thousands .of iincinnloyed in Sunderland invaded the business centre < flu* town, while- the leaders were interviewing tile Hoard of Guardians. Part of the huge crowd mine into ronllict with the police who were compelled to use batons. Five unemployed were sent to hospital. DEI IT PROPOSAL. GENEVA, Kent. 9. M. G. I.a Fontaine made a remarkable proposal to tlie League ol Nations. It is one which lie himsell lias characterised as audacious. He said the world was suffering from the enormous war debt. A year’s interest at o per cent was til milliards of francs, of which only 11 per cent was interest on pre-war debts. It "‘as not right be argued, tbal tlio><* who lost most in war *-■'),)i,)d lie sufferers, "bile neutrals became richer. Me said lie wanted the whole of the war debt to '“’'Oioe the debt of tin* League of Nations, "itli the creation of an inter ll n 1 ioual market'. HUNGARIAN MILITARY MOVE. VIENNA, Sept. Id. Regular Hungarian troops, supported* by cavalry, attacked the village of Agendorf in force. The Austrians there withdrew. Apparently the attack is die prelude to important operations, as eight Hungarian columns are converging in tlie disputed zone. SFIi.M ARIX'E DEFTSCH LAND. LONDON. Sept. 10

Throe engineers were killed and throe injured through au explosion on tlie German submarine Deutschland, which* crossed the Atlantic during tlie war, and which is now being dismantled at Birkenhead. The men were stripping tlie motor room when the explosion took place. The cause is unknown. The men were flung against the. sides of the vessel. Volunteers plttckilv descended into the smoking interior ami brought out the bodies. The tire was quickly extinguished.

.1A PA NES E MISSION. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) TOKIO. September 10. A mission of Japanese businessmen intends to tour United States and make known Japanese commodities and business polities, especially during the Armament Conference. Newspapers point out flic mission will he the background of Japan’s delegation to the Conference ami will offer an opportunity for demonstrating Japan’s sincere desire tor peaceful progression economically. It is definitely understood Sindehnra will lie a member of the armament delegation. B RITLSH AKSOCIATION (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON. September 10 Addressing the British Association for the advancement of science on “Can we Harness Atom". Professor Richardson declared Sir Ernest Rutherford’s discoveries at Cambridge made the artificial transmutation of chemical elements an established fast II the atomic energy could bo intensified and controlled we would have at our dispusa! an illimitable supply of power transcending anything hitherto known.

MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION. | 'Received This Day at 0.40 a.m.) LONDON", September 10. Reports from the Everest expedition dated Khnrta 7th. September show that much interesting explorations were done in the eastern valleys in seeking an approach to Everest itself. One party climbed the summit of Langmald, eighteen thousand, and also explored a spur opposite Everest 111.100 feet obtaining glorious iKinoramie views of the vast cliffs, gorges and glaciers. The expedition met with ninth flower-decked grassy country on the slopes. Experiences decided the leaders that it is impossible to ascend Everest from the east. They are now exploring the valleys round Mikalati and Khnrta Ring Po valley which arc clothed with most luxuriant vegetation. A feature of the district is the number of lakes whereas the lake area is very rare in the Himalayas SPANTSH-MOORS FIGHT. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) / ' MADRID, Sept. 10. Advices from Melilla state a column of six thousand Spanish troops were surprised by Moors strongly entrenched with two .gnus near Casadona. 'lke ( Moors were mown down hv the Spanish guns, hut there was much fierce band to hand fighting lasting for hours The Moors fled eventually on the tip- I preach of Spanish reinforcements. j