BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NEAR EAST AFFAIRS. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) PARIS, August 22. Britain has intimated her willingness to convene a conference in order that the Allies may formulate proposals to Angora and Constantinople. Italy, has invited the Conference to meet at Venice.

SERVICE AIR MACHINES. 'Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 22. In connection with two all steel planes each capable of carrying twentyfive fully equipped soldiers, machine guns and ammunition, which the Air Ministry is building, the planes are intended for operations in tropical parts of the Empire, where the chief danger consists of risings amongst isolated insurrectionary bribes. Forced marches on outposts in hot countries will thus be obviated. The machines will probably be first tried in Mesopotamia.

AVIATORS SAFE.

reuter’s telegrams. Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) DELHI. August 22.' A telegram received by the “Statesman” newspaper of Calcutta says: “Down one mile south of Hukhidia Char, through engine failure. All right now, petrol short, owing to heavy adverse wind. Advise Chittagong to keep look out for us, from high tide Tuesday. Living on milk supplied by natives in exchange for cigars, Malin.”

PREMIER’S ACTION APPROVED. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, Aug. 22. The sessions of the General Council ,in all departments opened yesterday. Everywhere these assemblies supported oincare’s energetic policy and requested him to make France’s rights respected.

NEAR EAST. PARIS. Aug 22. A British Note was received proposing an international inquiry in regard to the position in Asia Minor. Britain estimated it would cost one hundred thousand gold francs and asked France to subscribe one third. The French reply states France has no credits at her disposal for the purpose and cannot open any owing to Parliament being out of session.

AUSTRIA’S REQUEST. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) PRAGUE, Aug 22. Benes rejected Seiplc’s request l 1 "' political economic assistance advising him to submit his ease to the League of Nations.

A GERMAN MOVE. (I£(JTKK’3 TELEGRAMS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, August 22. While French and German press reports of German overtures to F with the object of forming a, Continental block excluding Britain, are regarded as much exaggerated, it is stated German industrialists have privately and unofficially made overtures to French business people suggesting French and British interests should he given a share of German industry, until a modified amount of reparations to be agreed on later has been paid. Germans bn thus to prevent the French occupation of Ruhr--Valley.

AFRICAN LABOR AGREEMENT. .Received this dav at 12.25 p.m.) , CAPETOWN, Aug Johannesburg Conciliation Scheme was agreed to by a conference of employers and employees and adopted by the Mining Industry Board to-day. It provides that no strike or lock-out slialt take place until tile procedure laid down has been completely carried out. There will be no compulsion on employees to join trade muons. ( on. plaints by employees will be first dealt with by officials immediately concerned, then by the Mine .Manager, and if no settlement is reached the employees may eall in a trade-union oflicial, but no manager is required to discuss with a third party, questions of fixing contracts, engagements, suspension, discharges and promotion or disration of employees. On these matters the managers decision is final. In easq of dispute between a manager with more than ten employees, tlio directors to be appealed to and afterwards by a eoncilatioii board. Matters affecting the industry generally to be dealt with between gold producers’ Comniitee, Chamber of Mines, and Trade Unions, with ail appeal to the Conciliation Board, to consist of jtweive members, half appointed by Gobi Producers’ Committee, and half by employees. Members to be elected for ten years, the Chairman to be chosen alternatively by both sides fo ra period of six months. Alterations in working conditions not to take place until thirty days notice is given. It was reported that Trade Unionists arc not enthusiastic about the scheme, but are prepared to give it a fair trial.

GERMAN WELCOME. ; (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) J BERLIN, Aug. 2*2. ' ! Speaking at a Hindenburg welcome | n t Munich, General Botlimer congratu 1 i a ted him on holding out to the last , i when perfidious treason overthrew the , j umbeajten army. The Field ’•Marshal , ! replied, briefly exhorting his hearers ; ! to their duty to the Imperial Govern- j | ment which had made representations | i to Bavaria forbidding the Heicliswehr .! to participate in the demonstrations , I The latter did not go beyond vocal l flacnvagging on the stage, except o * correspondent of a radical newspaper, . w ho was mishandled and rescued by - the. police.