BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. TO RECOGNISE RUSSIA. TOKIO, August 31. ' Mainichi urges Japan to recognise the Russian Soviet Government regardless of the* attitude of the other World Powers.

FRENCH CROPS. (Received this day at 0.60 a.m.) PARIS, August 31. The French wheat harvest is estimated at seventy-five million quintals, necessitating the importation of eight to ten million quintals. The vine crops aro exceptionally good except in Burgundy and East. The sugar beet crop is very heavy. There will be a large surplus available for export. MORATORIUM REFUSED.

LONDON, August 31. The Reparation Commission by two votes to one, Italy, not voting, rejected Sir R. Bradbury’s motion in favour of an unconditional moratorium to tho end of the year and unanimously adopted the Belgian proposal allowing payments to the end of the year fn German Treasury bills.

FRENCH COMMENT. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) - PARIS, Ana. 31. Newspapers declare the Kemalist successes will have a considerable influence on the pronoscrl Near East conference’s action. The “Francais” says the prodigious errors of Hon Lloyd George and Lord .Curzon with regard to Turkey, arc being paid ill blood. TURKISH CLAIM. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 31. Turkish advices claim they have captured Eskishehr, the Greeks sustaining heavy losses and abandoning much equipment.

GREEK REPORT. ATHENS, Aug. 3L Tt is reported that a British .steamer was captured off Ismid, laden with contra hand. A semi-official newspaper states the Government approved of the opinion of the Conimander-in-Chicf in Asia Minor. that the army there should not embark upon enterprises at the present moment.

A BREAK DOWN OF GERMAN CURRENCY. “ THE TIM VS ” SERVICE.

(Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) j LONDON, Aug 31. i Berlin currency has completely broken down. Only very early callers at the hanks had their cheques cashed. There wore heated altercations with employers on finding they could net pay out monthly salaries, .workers receiving only a portion of their (wages. The printing presses will work ceaselessly during the week-! end The daily output is three thousand million marks including notes of ten thousand marks denomitation, which are likely shortly to become small change. Increasing prices may necessitate “still greater output of paper money. j