MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DROWNED in RIVER JORDAN. CAIRO, February 21. British artillerymen were drowned in the river Jordan. It is believed they were caught in the current, while fording the river. TRIAL POSTPONED. OTTAWA, Feb. 21. ■A Montreal message announces the preliminary hearings of the trial of Addnird Delorme, who is charged with the murder of his half brother, have Ixseii postponed until 28th Feb.

‘SHIPPING TRADE

(Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.)

LONDON, ■Feb. 21

In view of Germany’s persistency to regain shipping trade significance attaches to the decision of the North Atlantic passenger conference to readmit ■Germans delegates to the conference, which controls immigration to United States and corporate matters.

CKRMAN PROPAG ANDA

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS.

(Received This Day at A3O a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 21 I lie “Daily Mail” in a leader, draws attention that the German wireless ;station at Xatireti, subsidised bv the | Government, is still sending broadcast misleading statements and lies deliberately distorting speeches and facts. It declares this detestable propaganda is must pernicious, in view of tlie electrical atmosphere in India and Far East, where Anglo-French friction is misrepresented and comparisons made i between impoverished England and .wealthy full time industrial Germany ->t urges the Britisi Government to cheek, or coimtei by prompt wireless ’publicity, this flood of most ■poisonous Jim sis, which -is undermining 'neudship jfl the Far East tor England. A TRAGIC AFFAIR, * Received This Day at 8 30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 21. Tlie “Daily Mail” reports a tragic affair at an Upper 'Silesian military ■station. A private of the Royal Irish Regiment suddenly became demented, ;ind shot dead two comrades in the bar-a-aek room. He then rushed to the dining room and shot dead two more and wounded a corporal. Then he surrendered to the guard.

ECONOMY POUCY. LONDON, February 21. Sir Erie Oeddes’ Committee on Eeu>.uoniy have concluded their third and ■ final report, bringing tlie total economies recommended to over £90,000,009. THE CAPE STRIKE. CAPETOWN February 21. Reports from Johannesburg state seyi era! men ret urn bag to work were brni- tally attacked. CAPE DEFICIT CAPETOWN, February 21. In introducing additional Estimates of expenditure in the Union Assembly the Minister of Finance said that tne r e would be a deficit for the current year of two millions. The Customs revenue had fallen off £1,000,000. The collapse of the diamond market had involved a heavy loss. He believed that it would be wrong to tax the people. The only alternative was to reduce .the expenditure.

SUICIDE

INVERCARGILL, Keb. 22 A man named Thomas AfcVicker, 08 years of ago. a threshing mill employee, commuted silicic!/? at Lumsden early lids morning hy cutting his throat. Me had complained of ill health. He has no relatives in New Zealand. ETNA NCI A L LANDSLIDE. AT ANY FIRMS COLLAPSE TN NEW YORK. NEW YORK. Feh. 21. Two more brokers have failed. This makes 28 who have ‘ail d in two months. Their liabilities average over a million dollars each. The highest liability was eight million dollars. PACIFIC TREATY. F.S.A. Wild. .MAKE RESERVATION. WASHINGTON, Feh. 21. Senator Jtrandegoe offered the Foreign R/elations Committee the proposed reservations to the Pneific Treaty (as cabled on Feb. 17)). The discussion inedieated the committee will adopt it, slightly modified. POLICE FIRE ON STRIKERS. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. At Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the police fired on a-crowd of textile strikers lie fore the Jencke’s Spinning Company’s mills, following their refusal to disperse. Two were killed and several wounded. ThV? Riot Act was rea I. The State cavalry is patrolling the Pawtucket Valley. SHOOTING OUTRAGE. HER LIN, Fob. 21. A German police officer is alleged to have shot dead a French soldier in Peterhoorf, Silesia. Tic assailant, has been arrested and an inquiry has opened. PAINTERS’ UNION. WANGANUI, Fob. 22. 'flic painters’ conference to-night do ] eiiled that the Federation register un- ( der the unclassified societies.

Considerable discussion took place regarding the standard of workmanship. It was stated that the Union was power less to keep incompetents out. so long as they were of good character, and were paying their membership fee. It was resolved that the Unions- should be given power to r©iuSe mefrtbership to any but qualified tradesmen.