MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

108TRAMAN AND N.Z. OABLB ASSOCIATION. THIRTY THREE DEAD. NEW YORK, February 22. Thirty-thuee bodies have been recovered from the Roma wreck. Identification is impossible. Three escaped with minor injuries and eight with serious injuries.' Lieutenant Burt, the pilot, jumped overboard; and escaped with an ihjured wrist. Hie believes the rudder shifted sideways, causing a perpendicular nose dive. The engines functioned properly. There "Was no explosion till' she struck the voltage wires. Eye-witnesses below confirm the statement aboiit the shifting rudder. FURTHER ECONOMY RECOMMENDATIONS. LONDON, Feb. 22. The final section of the Geddes Economy report will be published during the' week-end. It deals with the Post Office, Stationery Office, Foreign Affairs, and Law expenses. This section „f the report recommends savings of about sixteen millions. Rt Hon Austen Chamberlain, speaking in the House of Commons, said that the Government had allocated a day next Week for the discussion of the Geddes report as a whole, when he would make a considered statement. EGYPTIAN STRUGG LE.

CATRO, Feb. 23

It appears a,s if certain recent murders were intended to provoke British reprisals in the hope Fiat such woul lead to anti-British' propaganda, thereby retarding the execution of Allenby’s policy.

WELSH TRADE RECOVERING. LONDON, Feb. 22

The English Crown spelter works M Swansea, have re-opened, after twenty months’ idleness. It is expected that all Welsh spelter works will resume next. week.

LONDON'S TORTTE. LONDON, Feh. 22

The Lord Mavor and Aldermen of London went in til rone'll London p* to Bnckmgta. Palace, and there presented Princess. Marv with a congratulatory address m ft widen casket, and also a diamom chain and pendant from the citizens of London.

DEATH OF KING’S RELATIVE LONDON, Feb 23

The death has occurred at St James’ Palace of Lady Feodora Gulcheon, second cousin of King "George V. ' Death followed on an operation for appendicitis .owing to illness. The It oval wedding reception this week has' therefore keen transferred from St James’ Palace to Buckingham Palace. Tt is not expected that there will he any Court mourning. FRANCE ANT) BRITAIN. LONDON. Feh. 22. 'it is expected Mr Lloyd George will meet Premier Poincaire at a French Channel port during the week-end, and that they will discuss the Genoa Conference agenda. BRITISH EMIGRATION. LONDON, Feh. 23. Tn replv to a question Colonel Amery stated, in the House of Commons, that the Government would Shortly introduce legislation to engage a large number of ex-servicemen, who had applied too late, to receive,• assistance to help them to emigrate to the Dominions.

A FRESH WITNESS

NEW YORK, Feh. 22

Harry Fields, a prisoner in Detroit, confessed that he drove two men and ( , ne woman, whose names are known by tlie Los Angelos police to the rooms oi William Taylor, who was murdered. Fields is beinj« held here until his statements have been investigated.

JAPANESE REFORM

NEW YORK, Feh. 22

The “Chicago Tribune’s” Tokio correspondent reports that a debate on the question of manhood suffrage in Japan opens in the Diet on Thursday. The (government fear there will he gta\e demonstrations, or riots, and so 0000 police have been mobilised to guard the Diet building. SHIP BUILDING TRADE. LONDON, February 23. There is serious trouble in the shipbuilding and engineering trade. It is likely to result in hundreds of thousands more men being unemployed by the middle of March. The 'Engineering Employers’ Federation has announced that owing to a failure to come to an agreement the Amalgamated Engineering Union have decided to decline to employ any member of a Trade Union which does not permit its members to work overtime and night shifts, whenever possible. Sir Allen Smith lias already declared that the issue is: Whether the employers or the shop stewards shall say how the business shall he carried on.

The ship-building operatives are now balloting strongly against the acceptance of the employers’ proposed wage reduction, totalling 26s Od weekly per man.

FRENCH WAR CELEBRATION. PARIS, February 21. On the sixth anniversary of the Battle of Verdun, there was a touching ceremony at the Inva,tides. Mumbai Retain submitted the flags of the regiments disbanded since the armistice. The trophies numbered 300, brought by guards of honour from all parts of France. There was a great gathering of soldiers desirous of saluting the emblems before they were placed. m the sanctuary Where Napoleon repoeee;

DOUKHOBORS FANATIC. ■ OTTAWA, Feb. 21. Police have been despatched to prevent a possible fanatical massacre by the Doukhobors (as cabled on February 21st.