MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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ENGLISH FOOTBALL. ' LONDON, Feb. 6.

In the Association Cup re-play, Notts .County beat Bradford City by 1 to 0. W. H*. Udy, who was playing half for Northampton, is returning to New Zealand, where he hopes to play against the French Rugbyites.

ACCIDENT TO MP ASQUITH

LONDON, Feb. 0

.Owing to a slight accident, Mr Asquith will not attend Parliament til Tuesday.

STRIKE REPORTED UNPOPULAR. RERIiIN, February 6. The strike is unpopular even with workers who describe the stoppage as criminal. Hospitals are without water and light.

BRITISH LABOUR

J. H. THOMAS'S VIEW

LONDON February 7

Mr J. H. Thomas M.P. (Railwaymen’s Secretary) speaking in Derby, said that it was generally acknowledged that this would be the last session of the present Parliament. The sooner a general election came, the better. The speeches of Mr Churchill and Lord Birkenhead indicated that a kind of poison gas was being prepared by a scientist in Downing Street. The duty of the members of the Labour Party was to prepare their gas masks. Lord Birkenhead’s and Mr Churchill's speeches were a direct appeal foi a class war. He could conceive nothing more dangerous than when one out of five of the adult population of Britain were denied the right to work. Labour,” he said, “may make mistakes, but God help us if Labour cannot make a better job than the Literals and the Tories singly or combined, have made of our Government.”

POPLAR GUARDIAN'S. LONDON, February 6. There were remarkable scenes at the latest meeting of the Popla r (London) Board of Poor Law Guardians. A deputation of unemployed people threatened to lock the Guardians in if the demands of the unemployed were not granted. A heated discussion followed and it lasted for several hours. The Chairman pointed out that the Guardians had not the power to levy a rate. The deputation later carried out their threat. The Guardians \yere still under lock and key at midnight.

VISCOUNT LASCELLEvS’ BEST MAN LONDON, February 6.

It is officially announced that Sir Victor McKenzie, will be Viscount Lascelles’ best man.

INDOMITABLE PARER.. MELBOURNE, February 7

According to advices received from Boulder City in Westralia, Parer (the aviator) and his cousin, Mafk Parei, who have been flying on their trip round Australia crashed on Boulder racecourse. The machine was wrecked Parer was only slightly injured, and Mark Parer was seriously Injured. The accident occurred when the machine was taking off from the racecourse. It failed to rise to a sufficient height and struck a telegraph post.

N.S.W. BASIC WAGE SYDNEY, February 7.. The Board of Trade has decided that it has the power to review the basic wage and make a declaration af any time, but it will not consider any applications to vary the existing declaration (for a reduction) until the expiry of six months from October last. The declaration therefore stands. M.P. KILLED. LONDON, February 7. Obitu ardi—Alfred Birdi, a member of the House of Commons. Be was knocked <Wn by a motor car.