BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1922, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MARSHAL WILSON’S WILL. LONDON, Aug. 28. Probate was granted in Field Marslial Wilson’s will for £10,678. All goes to Lis wife for her life, and then it goes to the children.

LABOR TO MEET. LONDON, Aug. 28. A meeting is proposed between transport general workers union and national union of sailors and firemen, with a view to the discussion of a scheme for amalgamation.

RUSSIA’S NAVY. HELSINGFORS, Aug. 28 The Russian Navy has been reorganised on a basis of strict discipline comparable with the Tsarist regime. The Sailors Council is abolished and commanders are invested with absolute authority. A STRIKE FAILS. MADRID, Aug. 28. The postal strike is over. Practically all strikers have returned to work unconditionally.

LADY DELEGATE. LONDON, Aug. 28. Mrs Coombe Tenant has been appointed to the British delegation to the League of Nations. She is a prospective Coalition candidate for Forest of Dean. SWEDEN’S LIQUOR POLL. STOCKHOLM, August 28. In the Swedish plebiscite on the liquor question the latest returns are as follows: For Prohibition 859,000 Against Prohibition ... 953,000 Majority against 94,000 The polling is far larger than at any general election.

PUSSYFOOT’S BACKING. LONDON, August 28. Mr J. W. Glenister, who is nicknamed “Bearcat”, and who is “Pussyfoot” Johnson’s American opponent, made a speech from a Box at the Alhambra Theatre. He declared: “Pussyfoot is and was backed by two million sterling.” This money was a menace which would fall like a bolt, from the dear sky, on Britain. “It will rob you,” he said, “of your freedom, unless you are prepared to resist Pussyfoot!’’

UNEMPLOYMENT. LONDON, August 28. The Cabinet Committee on Unemploy, ment is considering, inter alia, a general policy respecting assisted emigration. SPANISH POSTAL STRIKE. MADRID, Ang 28. The postal strike is over. Practically all the strikers have returned to work unconditionally.

SATLORS AND TRANSPORT \ WORKERS. LONDON, Aug 28, There is a meeting proposed between the Transport and General Workers’ Union and the National Un_ ion of, Sailors and Firemen, with" a view to the discussion of a scheme for the amalgamation of both Unions. ANOTHER LINKING ITP SCHEME. LONDON, Aug. 28. The Municipal Employees’ Association, the National Amalgamated Union of General Workers are now balloting on an amalgamation scheme. If they approve of this, they will be the strongest union in Britain, with a mebership of half a million.

STRIKE AT HAVRE PARIS, Au g 28. Although Havre is quiet to-day, the General Confederation of Labour lias ordered a day’s general strike to-mor-row. The other unions also, including the building trades, and. upholsterers, and even the hairdressers have all decided to cease work on different days in support of the dockers.

Gustave Hervei, writing in “La Viotoire,” .declares the chief cause of the trouble is the dockers. He asserts: “They are France’s roughest, and most backward workers, and abandoned drunkards.” A BATTLE. CREWS DEFEAT TURKS. ATHENS, Aug 28A force of Greeks defeated Kemalist attacks on two portions of the Aliun-Kara-Hissar front. The defeated troops retired in disorder.

JUGO-SLAV THRONE. LONDON, Aug 28. The Milan corespondent of the ‘Daily Chronicle,” referring to the dispute for the throne of Jugo-Slavia, says it has a tragic background. It is a background that recalls the assassintion in their palace some years ago of King Alexander and Queen Drags of Serbia. This is the kind of background that lies behind the dispute between Alexander of Jugo-Slavia and his bi-other, George. There are two secret societies, the Black Hands, and the White Hands, who are working in the kingdom. The Whites are supporting the present dynasty, for whose defence they were formed. The Black ar opposing the present king, whom they raised to power, but who nowrefuses to be their tool. They support Prince. George’s claims, and hope that if he ascends the throne, he will do what King Alexander won’t do. They have now succeeded in dividing the Army. It is stated that Prince George has sustained wounds in the late war such as to preclude his ascent to the throne, even if he had not renounced the succession.

LATEST FIGURES. {Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) . STOCKHOLM, Aug. 29 The latest figures are:— For prohibition 940,000 Against prohibition ... 980,000 Uncounted districts figures are no! likely to affect tbe result, leading pro. bibitionists to acknowledge they have lost. They say they made a mistake of going the whole hog instead of gradually making the. country dry.

STRIKE OFF. {Received this day at 8410 a.m.) PARIS, Aug. 29. The general strjjce is abandoned. STEAMER DISASTER. 240 DROWNED. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) SANTIAGO, Chili, Aug. 19. The Chilian passenger steamer Itata. has been sunk off Choros Island, and 150 aboard are reported missing. A later message states 240, an aboard the Itata, perished. t