MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1922, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. EXCHANGE RATE. LONDON, June 6. Sterling exchanges are:—Paris, 49.33 francs; Stockholm, 17.23 kroner; Christiania 25.25; Copenhagen 20.37; ’ Berlin, 1290; Rome; 801; Calcutta 15J Yokohama, 25§ ; Hong Korig, 31; Molitreal, 4532; New York, 450|. gt WHEAT PRICES FALLING. LONDON, June 7. The wheat market continues quiet. For Australian wheat cargoes there is™ u ‘ little demand. The prices are 9d to Is per quarter lower. The drop is due to increased pressure from Argentina and America, but large requirements, on Continental account, are relieving t! is pressure.

CHANNEL AEROPLANE DISASTER LONDON, June 7. At the inquest on the Channel aeroplane disaster, the evidence- showed that one victim was decapitated. The theory is propounded that the pilot had sunstroke. A verdict of accidental death was returned. LORD LIVERPOOL’S DAUGHTER KILLED. LONDON, June 7. Lady Alice Foljanibe, second daughter of the Earl of Liverpool, was tlifdwn from her horse and frilled at Coin, iii Gloucestershire. Lady Alice, who wits an accomplished horsewofnari, wks mounting the horse, which had no’t Kdd a side-saddle on it for some years. It became restive, and at its third plunge, she was thrown, and her skull was fractured. AUSTRIAN MUNITION WORKS. BERLIN, June 6. Dr Rathenau (German Foreign Minister) is buying up some big industrial concerns in Austria, including the Woellersborg Munition -Works, which the Austrian Government has been running for the production of peace goods : : icc the war, not daring to discharge the workmen, as it feared internal troubles. There was an attempt to socialise the works, which increased its deficit by several milliards of kronen. Dr Rathenau has purchased the works and this will relieve the Austrian budget of 15 milliards of mnrks outlay. that peerage. (Received this day at 8 a.tu.) Capetown, Jun£ o. In the Assembly Mr Boydell (Labour leader) asked the Premier if Govern- | ment recommended Robinson for a peerage, and if so, for what particular services. If not, what were the Imperial Government’s reasons for hi* elevation. Mr Smuts replied that no I recommendation was made.

WHITE OR YELLOW. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ’ LONDON, June 6 The question whether the Japanese are a white race, will be argued before United States Supreme Court. The “Times” states Mr Beck (American Solicitor General) is now in London and says that Japanese in Hawaii applied for naturalisation on the ground that Japanese were a white race and therefore not harried by .the colour clause. They traced the "history of .Japan foi thousands of years to the Ainu tribe. The Lower Courts rejected the theory and the claimant lodged an appeal. Mr Peck understands the Ainu tribe bears distinct Caucasian traits.

SOVIET STATEMENT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) , PARIS, June 6. . Advices from Helsingfors state they Soviet Red Gne.ette announced the Bolshevik.authorities for humanitarian and sanitary reasons in one famine district, shot li7 children afflicted with glanders, through eating,infected horse flesh.

STILL UNSETTLED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, June 6. The calming European waters are again troubled by the announcement of tiic postponement of to-day’s meeting of the Reparations Commission, to discuss a .reduction of the indemnity. Behind the postponement there is be- y lieved to be a deadlock between the : International Bankers Committee and-—». Allied Governments, on the subject of granting a loan to Germany, on which Germany’s recently promised reforms were made conditional. The hankers evince a disinclination to father such a large loan, while the present high figure of reparations prejudices the chauces of its repayment, and France as the largest beneficiary from reparations will not consent to a reduction ot the claims without corresponding advantages, FRANCO-HF.DJ AGREEMENT DENIED. PARIS, June 6. The “Journal des Debats” declares that the reports of an agreement- between France and the Sultan of Hedj are devoid of truth. BRENNAN’S INVENTION. / LONDON, June 6.~'N-C r " The Air Ministry denies that Bren-' nan’s tests are so satisfactory that the fifty thousand has been cancelled. It is still projiosing to make the cffei.