MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

BUTTER MARKET

LONDON, January 14

The London newspapers have published a statement on the butter position, cabled to London by the Australian Co-operative Dairy Societies. The statement adversely criticises the action of the butter trade in purchasing the British Government’s stocks, of ■ Australian butter. The Australian Press Association had an interview with a leading importer, who said that the Government butter had been bought in the interests of the trade generally, including the cooperative shippers. There was always a possibility of a reaction in the market whils t;he Government stock was available for anybody to purchase, but now. taking into consideration the prices paid for tho Government stock by the merchants and distributors, the market is stabilised and good trade is ensured to the Australian and New Zealand- shippers generally, without any possibility of the market slipping back. Some of the co-operative agents realise this, and appreciate the value of the action taken by the trade.

U.S.A. TRADE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-1. The Congress Trade Department figures show a big increase in American trade for 1921. The imports were two billion 508 million dollars, as against five billion 278 millions dollars in the previous year. The exports were four billion 48i million dollars, against eight billion 223 million dollars in 1920. THE ARBUCKLE CASE. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. .13. Eleven jurors in the Arbuckle caso have Jieen tentatively chosen. During Friday, the defence exercised three peremptory challenges. It is necessary to summon an added panel from another Court.

SHEIK-UI j-ISLAM G HOWLS. LONDON, January 13. The “Times” correspondent at Ct>n.stantinoplo states: Mustaplui Fesmy, the Sheik-up-lslam, at Povia, has issued a manifesto, condemning what it terms the licentious behaviour of a minority of Turkish ladies in Constantinople The manifesto says:- '‘These so-call-ed Moslems, instead of aiding Angora, at least with their hearts, in the battle against the invaders, amid'the frost and snow, disregard all the laws of decency and honour, and meet male foreigners unveiled at receptions, and afternoon teas and sit at tables with them ; and —horrible to relate—even dance with them in private houses.” “Such conduct,” the Slieik-ul-Islam declares, “will obviously result in foreign influences, but chastisement awaits them in this world as well as the next.” The manifesto seeks to break some harmless 'society butterflies on the wheel, hut the correspondent says: “It is doubtful if it will have any effect except to annoy many Turkish families in Costantinople, and possibly to deprive Turkey of some of her best propagandists there. The young educated Turkish women are far cleverer than the men as propagandists.”

UNSATIS A CTOR Y TUT A 1 -S. (tfece iv ed This Dav at 8.36 a.m.) PAIVrS, Jan. 14. The commission which inquired into the Leipzig trials of the Germans war criminals is reporting to the Supieme Council that the proceedings were unsatisfactory, the guilty being acquitted or lightly sentenced. The commission considers it useless to submit more cases to Leipzig Court. The Commission recommends that Germany, in accordance with the Treaty, be required to deliver the war criminals to the Allies for trial.