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Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1922, Page 1

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION PARIS, August I. A Boulogne message states that the French Swimmer -Michel abandoned a second attempt to swim the Channel when half-way across, after being nine hours iii tlie water. LONDON, August- <5 In the fourth round of the chess championship, Vidniar lx>at Watson, the Australian.

SEA AIEN’ S CONG R ESS. PARTS, August 4. At the Seamen’s Congress, a profound cleavage was manifested, especially between the British and French delegates when the congress passed a motion presented by an American delegate in favour of the forty-eight hour week, hill leaving the seamen of every country to bring about the realisation of the reform. The French delegates contended that this was insufficient, and the French Seamen’s Federation lias now decided to withdraw from the Seam-i i’s International.

IS.fV.YRIA RELENTS. BERLIN, August 4. The Bavarian reply to President Eliert’s letter is conciliatory. President Ebert has now invited Herr Lerelienfeldt to come to Berlin to arrange a settlement.

CHINESE TYPHOON. HONG KONG. August 4. A typhoon at Sw.atow caused heavy mortality among the native population Two British steamers were driven ashort. The property damaged is serious.

\XGLO-GERAL\N TRADING. LONDON, August 4

Tu the House of Commons, Sir Lloyd Graeme stated that the German exports for the year ended June JO to Britain totalled £21,000.000 and the exports from Britain to Germany totalled £25,000,000.

RAILWAY MEN UK ELY TO JOIN. WASHINGTON, August G A Cleveland despatch states that the “Big; Four” Baihvnv Brotherhoods, the engineers, conductors, firemen and trainmen, have all telegraphed President Harding stating that unless the railway strike is settled soon, they may he all forced to join the strike for their own protection. The same unions are petitioning Congress, urging the abolition of the present railway labour hoard and establishment of a Federal Mediation Board. WASHINGTON, August 5 Fearful of the complete- paral.vsation of railways as the result ol the threat ]>v the other Railway Brotherhoods to join the strike, President Harding ha-

summoned the various strike leaders to- Washington. The 'President may suggest that the seniority questions, which are the main obstacles to a settlement, should lie submitted to the Railway La hour Board, both sides I agreeing to 'abide by its decision.

EX-WEST COASTER’S COUP. LONDON, August 4 Mr George Tacon, formerly of Christchurch,' New Zealand, and who subsequently was interested in mining on the West Coast of the South Island and who represented the New Zealand Government on an Agricultural Trade Mission to the Argentine before the war, has just arrived in London from the Near East. He has informed the Australian Press Association that, while quartered at Salonika with the British forces, during the war, ho discovered evidences of oil deposits, and, since his demobilisation, ho has explored Macedonia oil behalf of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. lie succeeded in obtaining concessions from the Greek Government, in strenuous competition with the Standard Oil Company and the Shell Oil Company. Air Tacon believes that Afaeeilonia will become a new and important source of supply.