MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N,Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION REDUCTION IN WAGES. LONDON, Juno 11.— The executive of the National Association of textile trades unions, representing a quarter of a million workers, unanimously decided to accept a new twelve mouths wage agreement recommended by the Industrial Council providing for a reduction of 3s per week in eases of men, and Is lOd for women and youths.

DEATH ON MAKURA. VANCOUVER, June 10. The Makura lias arrived. She reports the death, from Brights disease, on the oth, of Mrs Wardroof of Toronto, who was travelling from Auckland with her husband. A RGENTINE 1! E VO LUTION. BUENOS AYRES, June 10. A despatch reports that Paraguayan Government troops are engaged in a sanguinary battle with revolutionary forces 011 the oirtskirts of Asuncion. Machine guns and artillery arc in action. Telegraphs and wireless stations aro silent- and the city is in darkness. JAPANESE FEELING. TOlvlO, June 10. As a result of popular feeling which is against Kato, who is considered reactionary, the authorities are compelled to guard his residence. BRITAIN’S REPLY. LONDON. June 11. The British reply to M. Poincnire proceeds—Secondly, the Cannes resolutions must govern the Hague discussions. Government cannot accept the French contention that foreign claimants have the right to demand the return of private property. Every Stale has the right to acquire private properly compulsorily. Whether the Russian Government restores property or pays compensation, is a matter for it only to decide. They agree, however, that compensation must he real. The same objection applies to the French contention that the non-Russian commission should first agree upon a plan for restoring Russia. It would have been more courteous not to have invit r ed the Russians at all. Thirdly, the reply deals with subjects to he discussed' hy bond holders, who will he vepre- | seated at Hague to arrange machinery j regarding the pre-war debts, while with j regard to war debts, provided Russia ' acknowledges her liability Britain will stand hy the Genoa undertaking and i write off some considerable part of the debt tt> Britain. If Russia can secure credits it. can only he I rein private, lenders, who may consider the security adequate. Finally, the Government urges that any settlement reached at the Hague under the existing conditions will only load to struggles between concession hunters. i

BOWLING TEST. LONDON, June 10 In a test match, English Bowling Association defeated Australia hy 95 to 71. LONDON, June 10 Wheat cargoes arc steady and quotations ocoasionally are .sixpence higher, hut actual trading is inactive, parcels being firmly held. RUNNING. LONDON, Juno 10. Alills, of Leicester Harriers, won. for the third successive year, the Marathon nice of 20 miles 385 yards from Windsor to .Slumlord Bridge, in 10.050 seconds. Malvipcini (Italian) was second, his time being 10,174 seconds, Jan Ron ia Pane) was third and lie took 10, 068 seconds

BRITISH TRADE ROUTES

LONDON. June 8

The Grand Council of the Navy League has revised tin* constitution, which now aims at securing as a primary, object of the national police the complete naval protection of llritish subjects and British commerce the world over. The aim also is to watch the devlcopment of the Air Force with a view lo eiisuri 111; a proper <*t>ordination of the naval and Air Force strengths. It is announced that the league is starting » campaign throughout Great Britain and the Dominion to raise CU)O.(M)l) for an endowment fun'l. Speakers emphasised the importance of the closest co-operation between the British League and overseas leagues in. order to ensure the Imperial- trade routes are properly guarded. These routes, it is stated would he menaced if overseas navies are neglected. Sir .lames Allen said the people on the other side of the world knew something about naval ansaiotics." The Mother Country might have had her food supply cut off, but Australians and Now Zealanders, during the early stages of the war, never knew whether the avenues of commerce were to bp completely closed or whether an attempt would he made to land on their shores. The Navy at that time was not strong enough for its work in the Pacific. Australians and New Zealand looked forward with terror to another such period. Tim Peace Treaty and the Washington Conference had done a great deal to give some sort of assurance,' but they could not feel satisfied they had dono all that should ho done. The league must keep watch and see that tlm seas were, completely protected. The far-away Dominions would then rest assured. CHARGE OF TREASON (Received this day at. 8.,‘50 a.m.) CAPETOWN, June 12. As the result of evidence before the special Treason Courts at Johannesburg, General Pienaar and two editors of Nationalist papers have been arrested and charged with treason in connection with the recent upheaval. ITALIAN ATTITUDE. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) ROME, June 12. Signor Facta, in the Senate, referring to the situation in Bologna, declared no party would he allowed to substitute itseif for the State. It was the Government’s duty to take timely action before matters reach a point calling for repressive measures.

FATAL ACCIDENT. INVERCARGILL, Juno 12

Charles Cbardlow, farm labourer, was killed at Tliornbury to-day by the capsize of a cart,

DISASTROUS RATN STORM. NEW YORK, Juno 12

A rain storm of unprecedented violence has occurred here. Tt overturned houses, flu! uprooted thousands of trees in various parks, and suburbs, doing thousands of dollars damage.* It has resulted in the death of eight persons, and injury to more than 100, many seriously. Six were killed by falling trees, while seven were drowned on.the bathing lieaehes. Five people were killed and 20 were injured when the wind overturned a Ferris Wheel in a suburban amusement park. Several young lionoymoOiiei'S went to the Washington Aerial Field (Chicago) for the purpose of making pleasure flights. The pilots, however, consistently refused to go up because the high winds made the flights dangerous. Olio couple iK>rsisted, and induced a pilot to take them up. The piano fell and the couple were killed, while the pilot was da 11 gOrou sly in jured. Later reports show 38 persons wore drowned apart from other deaths, in Long Island Sound, near the metropolitan district. Row boats, launches and sail boats that were cruising near the Sound were caught in the squall, many of them upsetting. During the past week New York has suffered a great heat spell, and 1,000,000 persons therefore had crowded the beaches and the Sound to escape the heat during the holidays.

AAI ERICA X ELDER A TION. NEW YORK. .Tune 12.

The leaders of the American Federation of Labour have gathered at Cineinnatti for a convention and have issued a statement ns follows:—“The Nation is now confronting the most acute industrial eriss.” The leaders have also sounded a challenge and a wanting against Labour's foes. They appeal to the whole of the American people as they have announced their intention of grappling in a constructive manner with the problems arising out of the coal strike, tlio impending railway strike, the disposition of the employers to force wage cuts on labour, and the lack of sympathy of the U.S.A. Congress with workers.

TIRITISTT MINERS.

NEW YORK, June 11

President Smith of the British Miners' Federation has arrived at Cincinntti to participate as a fraternal delegate in toe American Federation of Labour’s convention. He declares that the British miners would refuse to dig coal fur exportation to break the American coal strike. The British minors, lie said, were attempting to put a check on the reported shipments of coal to U.S. Mr Smith added:—“The British miners, to the extent °f 100 l lor cent., are behind tlio American miners, nnj they would do anything possible to help them.”