MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

IDBTIjALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION TURKS AND GREEKS. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 29 The Kemalists strongly oppose Adrianople and Gallipoli being left to the Greeks. It is believed Kemalists will refuse the armistice terms. ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL EMPLOYERS. DELHI, March 29. According to Persian Gulf cables, there was a serious strike among the employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil Coy. at Abaden. About 4000 Indians, Arabs and Persians are affected. They refused to work, demanding enhanced pay as a preliminary to the discussion about other grievances. The Company gave an 80 per cent increase last year, consequently they refused the new demand, and issued a notice stating all refusing to resume work would be considered to have broken their agreement and dismissed. Two thousand refused and are now being repatriated to India. The remainder returned to work. The trouble appears to have originated among the Sikhs who coeroed the others to join the movement. The political resident in the Persian Gulf, with several high officials, visited Abaden to make enquiries. They found the strikers allegations were not substantiated, and the wage scale liberal. COLOMBO TEA SALES. LONDON, March 29. One million pounds were offered. The quality of the selection again showed a falling off, but a good general demand prevailed. Bidding was keen, considering the drop in quality. T e prices generally were very firm. Common Broken Pekoe Is 2*d; medium Broken Pekoe Is 4fd; good common leaf Is 3d. BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED. LONDON, Mwcfa 29. Mr MacNamara told a questioner that the total unemployment benefits paid by the Government amounted to £15,900,000 in 1920; £8,250,000 m 1921; and for the first quarter of 1922 the estimated amount was £16,500,000. BRITISH ENGINEERS’ LOCKOUT. LONDON, March 29The engineers’ negotiating (jermmlittee is further attempting to arrange an engineering peace. Mr Henderson and Mr Bowerman are the men’s authorised mediators. They have reapproached Sir Allan Smith, the employers’ leader, the result of which is awaited with the most intense interest throughout the country.

THE INDEMNITY. LONDON, March 29....

The “Daily News” Berlin correspondent states: Several of the Reichstag parties, supported by Hugo Sinnes and other leading industrialists ar e urging the Government to make oyer to the Allies, for the indemnity, 20 per cent of the shares of all . the financial and commercial and industrial undertakings in Germany, in full settlement of the reparations demands. Infleutial members of the Cabinet have reported in favour of the scheme. big shipyards close. ROME, March 29. The famous shipbuilding iron working yards, the Ansaldo, at Genoa, which are known as the “Krupps of Italy,” are closing down. This will mean the throwing out of work of from thirty to fifty thousand employees. This decision is said to be as a result of Socialists’ interference, and also of the Government’s imposition of a war profits tax, amounting to five hundred million lire, which has made it impossible to restart the works on a peace basis GOLF MATCH. GW-cK-ed This Day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 30. At Pinehurst, O’Hara and Walker defeated Kirkwood and Sarnzen in an exhibition golf match by seven up and TJ.S. TARIFF. WASHINGTON, March 30. The Senate Finance Committee decided on a permanent wheat tariff of thirty cents a bushel. This is a com promise between the Payne (Aldrich and Emergency Tariff. The new rate is designed to prevent the influx of Canadian wheat, such as occurred when the emergency law was being framed, which carried a thirty-five cents rate. IN THE COMMONS. dUwpived This Dnv at 0.40 a.m.) LONDON, March 30. Mr Chamberlain replying to a question in the Commons, as to why it was necessary to take a larger staff to G« noa then to Washington, said the circumstances were whplly different. The scope of the Washington Conference was less, and the deliberations were carried on in the English tongue. The Government did not intend to commit the Empire to any decision reached a t Genoa, without giving Parliament an opportunity of signifying assent. FEDERAL LOAN. LONDON, March 30. The Commonwealt Government has unedrwritten a five million, five per cent loan. The price of the issue is £96.'