MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. LONDON, Aug. 29. Sir James Allen has left- for Genoa, and Sir F. Bell and Sir J. Steel Maitland will leave oil. Saturday to attend flic League of Nations conference.

EELS USEFUL AGAINST DISEASE PARIS, Aug. 29.

The French Academy of Science has decided to experiment oil a large scale in placing eels in marshed ponds, scientists reporting that this is more efficacious than petroleum.

•CHANNEL SWIM. LONDON, Aug. 30. Tiraboschi, an Italian from South America, attempted to swim the Channel from Cape Grisnez, but abandoned the attempt two miles from St Margaret’s Bay, after nineteen hours’ swimming.

A RECORD. LONDON, Aug. 29. There were 20,333 Ixiles of wool discharged from the steamer Tasmania, and stored in warehouses at TrafTord Park. This is a record for the port of .Manchester.

SPEEDY MOTORING. LONDON, Aug. 30. > S. Davis and L. Leehanipion, driving a Wolselev motor car at JJrooklands, covered 1922 miles IGBO yards in two spells of twelve hours each, breaking forty records.

AUSTRALIAN SHEARERS. SYDNEY, August 30

Mr H. E. Boote, Editor of tho “Australian ’Worker” was fined £lO with 230 10s costs. Counsel for the Graziers’ Association, pressing for a heavy penalty, said the strike bad already cost the Association £IOO,OOO. The shearers claim victory in the dispute. They state requests for men to proceed to the various sheds willing to pay the Queensland rates are daily coming to hand.

FINMARK RETIRED. SYDNEY, August 30. The owner of Finmark has decided to retire him to the stud.

.SUPPORTING HAVRE MEN. PARTS, Aug 30. A .general strike was ordered by the French Communist Confederation of Labour. This organisation is not recognised .by the original French Labor Confederation. which embraces the more conservative trade unionists. The strike was a pitiful fiasco.

There were a few exciting incidents in the Paris suburbs. Three thousand strikers massed along the tramlines at -Burlogne-sur-Seine and attempted to cut the trolly cords as the trams dashed by. Crowds of people stoned the police, injuring several. The crowds were eventually dispersed by means of mounted troops making charges. At Havre, conditions are almost normal, as thn principal services are operating. Tho Rouen trade unionists, however, have decided on a day’s strike to-morrow.

The London “Morning Post’s” Paris correspondent states:— “Concerning, the Havre engineers’ refusal of a wage cut, it is to he pointed out that the cost of foodstuffs index in Franco is 381. as compared with 100 points before the war.

ONLY BIX RESCUED. SAN TIAGOf August 29. The latest reports show that 31G perished in the Itata disaster, and only six were rescued. The steamer sailed from Coquinibo with 2-50 passengers, heavily overloaded and met rough cross sens which damaged the rudder. A gale then caught the helpless ship which from time to time was swept bv enormous waves. She took a. heavy list and sank. The Chilian warships steaming to tho scene were able to rescue only six persons who were clinging to the wreckage.