BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. A reported suicide. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) BERLIN, July 18. It is reported that Dr -Ratlienau’s murderers hare committed suicide. SENTENCED TO DEATH. FOR MURDER OF general WILSON. .'Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON. July 18. Field Marshall Wilson’s murderers have been sentenced to death, NON-UNION WORKERS MALTREATED. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 16. A message from Fort Worth, Texas, states on hundred railway strikers seized four non-union workers at a dance, took them into the country, flogged them, and ordered them to leave the district. Several shots were fired. MR GOMPERS VIEWS. NEW YORK, July 16. Mr Gompers stated the country is drifting into a state of irresponsibility. The situation arising out of the coal and railway strikes has caused the gravest concern. Mr Gompers predicted the failure of Mr Harding’s plan to resume mining operations, stating the miners would not dig .under such a plan. Non-Unionists strike breakers were available in sufficient numbers. He accused Government of sympathising with tue employers, MAIL SERVICE. (Received this day at 1 , n >n ) SAN FRANCISCO, July IS. The'Oceanic Steamship Company has announced they will continue the Australian mail service temporarily under, an agreement reached with the Post-master-General. The Ventura loaves on Saturday. FATAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) NEW YORK: July 18. One was killed and twenty-seven injured by a fire and explosion in a chemical warehouse in the heart of th city. , j Many neighbouring residents in the Greenwich village section miraculously escaped when roofs of several houses were blown off.

obituary. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.)NEW YORK. July 18. Obituary.—Charles Mill, editor of the “Times” for forty years. JAPANESE AVAR ESTIMATES. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) TOKIO. .July 18. The War Office lias submitted estimates for approval of the financial department providing 183 million yen ordinary and thirty-three million yen extraordinary expenditure, showing reductions of fourteen million and 26 million yen respectively on previouslyannounced estimates.

THE WORLD FLTC-HT. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. July 18. Blake landed at Ba-sliire at 9.40 on Monday and in Bandar Albas at 4.50 on Tuesday, and is proceeding to Chahbar.