MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AUSTRALiAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

INFLUENZA SCOURGE,

LONDON, January 17.

The influenza outbreak is spreading. Many Scottish miners are among the victims of the epidemic. There are thbusapds of school children in Fifeshire suffering from indued, za, which also, is ravaging East Lancashire where the cotton weavers are suffering. Twenty ’per'ceht..'K'f 1 the tfoot' operatives 'in Northampton are affected. Many of ‘the schools drive been closed in Lancashire, Durham and Northumberland. The Town Councillors aVe 'ordering that no children be admitted to the ■ cinema shows in gome districts. Councils cjrder also that all the picture halls must l>e regularly disinfected. The British submarines of the Atlantic Fleet are unable to go for their annual exercises off the Spanish coast, owing to the serious influenza attack. The influenza, epidemic has spread in Britain to such a degree that many thousands are down with it in various industrial centres, and schools and cinema shows are being closed. THE INDEMNITY. BERLIN, January 17. Wirtli attended a convention of the Country Party,., He appealed to the party to support taxation and legislation and to carry out the measures which the Allies demand. Herr Wirth added that unless the Centre and Moderate Socialists compromise on the problems, the Germans domestic policy would he wrecked, compelling the Government to resign. ANGLO-A USTRALIAN AIR SERVICE LONDON, January 17. The Daily News states that the Australian and Indian Governments are pressing the British Government to establish an Imperial Air Service from England to Australia via Malta, Egypt India and Singapore. It is expected that Britain will hand over, five or six airships, and also erect mooring masts along the route, leaving Australia and India to provide most of the working anpitnl, and Australia also to build the housing sheds for the airships at the terminal. The Daily News predicts the service will be in operation by end of this year.

PRINCE IN TNDIA

plans frustrated. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) DELHI, January 18. The half-hearted efforts of the non-co-operators to boycott the Prince s one day visit to Bengalore was frustrated by the energetic action of authorities whose warnings led to the complete abandonment of their plans. A large crowd of natives besides An-gilo-'Jncliia’n population witnessed! the procession through the decorated streets and subsequent military review. The Prince has departed for Mysore. burnt ship victims. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 18. Captain Jesperson and the stoker, Rleichest, survivors of the steamer Vesta have died in the hospital. SUSPENDED PAYMENT. CHRISTIANIA, January 18. The Skaares Savings Bank at Hangesund, one of the largest institutions in Norway has suspended payment. OBITUARY (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 17 Obituary.—John Donovan, formerly member of the House of Commons for West Wicklow. He paid two visit's to New Zealand as the Irish Party envoy. He married an Auckland lady in' 1915. INFLATION OK LAND. DEFLATION OF ITS PRODUCT'.

WELLINGTON, Jan. 14. There lmd been no official return as to-the average butter-fat production per cow since ,1910-17, stated. Mr J. A. Young (Waikato) in the House of Representatives yesterday. It. seemed that the..valuation of dairying land was now being based, not on the productivity of the land, but on the productivity of the cow, and that the basis taken for the valuation was far higher than that of the average cow. The question was of such great importance, owing to. the inflation of land .values aiid life deflation of the product of the land-, that it was hecessAry, lie urged, to have later information as to the average butter-fat prod del tier cow than 'that Afforded by. the return of 1916-17. the boil W. Nosworthy (Minister of Agriculture) replied that it would take a long time to compile the information desired, hut the department would let the lion, member have it as soon as possible.