MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. TURKO-GREEK war. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ATHENS. Sept 1. The Ministers of War and Interior have returned from the battle front. Without concealing the gravity of the fighting, they express confidence as to the ultimate result. 'They declare the retreat from A film, Karaliissar was most orderly and the Turks’ losses were much heavier than tbe Greeks.

AUSTRIAN PAPER MONEY. (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) VIENNA, Sept. 3. As a result of the extraordinary .currency situation cabs, vans and handcarts were pressed into service to-day to carry immense packages of notes from the bank to pay August wages, employees frequently receiving bundles weighing three or four pounds. Some "ere only able to get part of their wages owing to the shortage of lug notes. There was an increase in note circulation during tin- pus! week of 234 milliards.

THE CHANNEL SWIM. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. Sam Richards and Charles To I’l 1 ’ 1 (Americana) started from Dover to swim the Channel ori Saturday ii:■ • Richards abandoned 1 lie aUemnt afler five miles. Tilth after cloven hours in tlu- water, gave up the task when five miles from Crisnez, owing to a strong wind and heavy sea. Tom Morris, the Australian, did not start and Henry Sullivan .'American) postponed !-•- attempt.

CAPE POLITICS. (Received this day at 8.30 a.in.) '• CAPETOWN, Sept. 2. Interviewed at Bloemfontein in regard to a reported umlerstnndnig between Labour and Nationalist parties, Mr llertzog admitted lie bad discussed co-operation with Mr Ore.-swell at next elections, with tbe object of turning out the Government, but he denied anv concessions were made, as lo giving up tbe independence programme. lie denied tbe Nationalists ever declared secession was one of their principles. They insisted on tbe independence of the Union, but not necessarily as a Republic and also recognised such question c u!d not he decided without a referendum.

AIR FLY TROUBLES. (Received this dav nt 9.50 a.in.) DELHI, Sept. 2. Macmillan states a -.mistaken im-pre-.-ion appears to prevail regarding the reason the aviators originally came down at Lukbidiagar. There was no mechanical fault in the engine, which ran perfectly until the petrol Mow to the carburetters was interrupted by an airlock. This could have been remedied if they bad keen Hying at a greater altitude but owing to the stre-s of the weather they had lo fly at only four hundred feet, and were forced to come down. Their subsequent difficulties were due to water in the petrol.

FRANCE AND lilt I lAIN. .Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sent. 3. It is understood that the Brits': Government will gladly acquiesce in Frame’s .suggestion to summon t’o Allied ‘C onference to diseu-s filterallied war indebtedness. It is considered the opportunity is favourable for a final settlement of the differences between Britain and France regarding reparations and war debts. M. PenCairo's statement that Britain overcharged France for military ami other supplies lias been repudiated. In any case this is an infinitesimal portion of tin' debt. Probably the British replv to .M. Poineniro’s note will remind Fra nee of the charges against British troops defending France, including tlr* transfer of British trooos on Ereneh railways and compensation paid by Britain to French farmers lor the damage to fields.

PEACE OYKRTURKS REPORT. (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) BERLIN. Sept. 2. The Reichstag Committee lias iss'e-ii a report on the 1917 peace overtures It finds an carne-t desire for peace existed then, hut tbe German Government's blunders brought them to naught. There i- no evidence to show whether noacc could have been re-.c l e if the Government had not hltiml. rod. Kx-Cliiiiic'.'llor in. Kiiciilmann, Timmernmiin, !-.ro> ksdori. Kantzau. Scliled'ita'in and a nuinher cl generals gave evidence.

AIR CONTESTANTS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, September 3. J lon. Winston Churchill is among the entrants for the circuit of Britain aeroplane race, fur which the King lias predated a clip. Lieut. Col. Spencer Grey will he his pilot.

DISPUTE SETTLED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. SeptemlAr 2. The “Daily Express” states that as :i result of Lord Rothermere’s intervention the dispute regarding Lord N'orthcliffe's will lias been settled.

CONSUI, TR AXSKER I! ED. (Received ibis day at S a.m.) LONDON. September 3. Slater (American Consul) and Brooks (vice Consul) »t Newcastle whose exequaturs were withdrawn by the British Government, have been transferred to Corunna and Dresden respectively. 1 lie Foreign Office gave United States one month in which to act. United States replied that site did not think the allegations were proved, hence the British action.

PALESTINE RAIDS. LONDON, September 3. '[’lie “Daily Express” Cairo correspondent reports Palestine Arabs carried out a series of raids, murders niid attempted murders against Zionists, who are demanding stern measures for the suppression of disorders. .Vrafjs incase the .Jews of being instigators of the trouble which Government attributes to excitement following on the return of the Arab delegation from Loudon and from the Moslem conferonce.

BELGIAN VIEW. BRUSSELS. September 1. Premier Tlieunis, interviewed said Belgium and the world might be congratulated i n the reparations decision, which though refusing a moratorium gave Germany six months iti which to find means not now nvnihili'e. Tt si n removed the irritating discussions on rceeptahle pledges.