MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

LEGISLATION lIEQUIRED. LONDON, June 19.

Mr A. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, said that at the present moment it seemed inevitable that during the autumn session it would he necessary to consider the coming legislation ! in regard to Ireland.

AUSTRALIAN COTTON. LONDON, June If).

Rv an arrangement with the Lancashire Spinning Firm, a quantity of material is being manufactured exclusively from Australian cotton. Mr Fenrnlev, ex-manager ol an English paper mill that is using cotton waste for paper making, is visiting Australia to inquire into the possibility of the erection of such paper mills in conjunction wjrli the Australian Lotion Glowers’ Association.

FIJI RROTKST. SUVA, Juno ‘JO. An eiil.liusin.stio meeting was held in j the Town Hall hist evening, Mayor I Scot; being chairman, in favour ot 1 European settlement here. Delegates from country districts were present. LORD LEOPOLD’S M ILL. LONDON', .1 une R). Lord Leopold of Mountliatteii, left Ll,li-li). lie specially provided that his will should not he open to public inspfctiou. •>2 NATIONS REPRESENTED. Til li HAGUE, June 19 Twenty-two nations, including Belgium, have decided to participate in The Hague Commission. France’s replv is expected to-monow It was resolved:-“That in view of tin' present unsatisfactory economic and industrial conditions in Fiji, which we consider can only be improved by European effort, this meeting hopes the Government will not encourage any fuitlicr Asiatic colonisation in l'iji. The meeting expressed appreciation of the Governor’s decision to appoint a Committee to enquire into the question of further settlement by Europeans of British origin. The meeting also protested against granting equal status to the Indians. It decided to establish a European Settlement League.

01/Y.MI’TA HORSE SHOW. LONDON, June 19.

Count Antonelti, of the Italian Cnvalrv, won the King’s International <up at the horse show at Olympia. A lieutenant ot the Eiemh Dragoons was seTho King and General Retain were present. ARMS FOR IRELAND. NEW YORK. June 19 A Federal Grand Jurv at Trenton, New Jersey, indicted Colonel M. Thompson, son-in-law of the U.S.A. Ambassador nt London. Colonel Harvey ahum with seven others, on charges ol conspiring to ship £ uns 10 ( publicans in Ireland a year ago. The indicted men are all officials and employees of the Auto Ordnance tornpanv. . , Colonel Thompson domes any knowledge of the guns sent aboard the steamer Eastside. which was seized before sailing for Ireland.

OPEN DIPLOAIACY. NEW YORK. June 19. Speaking at Annavlmr, .Michigan, Mr Hughes (U.S.A. Secretary) said the greatest difficulty met with m the conduct of America’s foreign affairs, were | the lies, ami tlie untruthful end I>? <- | judicial inflammatory discussion m which some of America’s citizens and portions i n |* -the press indulge. “Tlu* chief ene- . mios of peace, he said, arc those conI stantlv indulging m abuse of loieign ! peoples and Governments.” ; Air Hughes strongly advocated open diplomnev, and H e keeping ol the public com pie tel v informed on all developments, and also ahsiontation Item secret treaties, lmt not from open negotiations between diplomats.”

U.S.A. NAYY

WASHINGTON, .Tune 20.

The Senate passed Naval Appropriations Bills of 215,450,000 dollars and 8G,000.000 dollars for the enlisted naval personnel. The Bill now goes to u Conference, with the House of Reprep resen tu lives since the Semite has increased the House appropriation by forty millions of dollars. Roth the House and Semite have agreed to the personnel. ANOTHER SHIR SUNK. LONDON, June 19. The drifter “Blue Sky” which, was attached to the Queen Elizabeth, sank with all hands consisting of three officers and twelve men. There are no d t tails. Wreckage has been washed ashore. Possibly she was run down by a fishing fleet in the North Sea.