BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE •ASSOCIATION. ft Eli MAX PAPER. {Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 7 V The Manchester “Guardian’s” Bcr--lin correspondent states owing to the hoarding of hank notes, big industrial concerns are paying wages in suhstituto currency, which will temporarily he accepted as legal tinder. Governs nient will probably have paper currency manufactured by private firms.

It TTSSI AX INVITATIOX. PARIS, Sept. 7 Fifty leading French industrialists and financiers, owning large interests in Russia before the revolution, have received invitations from the Moscow Government to return and resume the operation of industries. The Foreign Office has not yet granted passport' or announced a noliev.

APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Sent. 7. The Trade Fuion Congress passed a resolution protesting against the death sentence on South African miners, concerned in the Rand rioting, and appealing for remission.

BANK DIVIDEND. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.! LONDON, Sent. 7. The Bank of Australasia has declared an interim dividend of live shillings and bonus of eighteeiipem e per share, equal to thirteen per cent per annum, payable live oi income tax. A CHANNEL SWIM. LONDON, Sent. 7. Madame .1. Sion, of Dunkirk, swam 3(1 miles in 14 hours 35mins, a new channel swim record for women, hut left the water four miles from Dover, exhausted by the heavy swell.

STRIKERS TACTICS. {Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 Leaders of the striking shopmen launched the first legal attack against Mr Dougherty's injunction. Office: s of the international brotherhood of electrical workers filed a suit in the Supreme Court in the district of Columbia to restrain local federal nlfieials from enfoi'cing clauses forbidding the Assembly and use of union funds, for furthering the strike. Other suits are expected to lollow. A FSTRIA’S ABJECT MISERY. (Received this day at 1.30 p.in.) LONDON, September 7. The"'Australian Press Geneva correspondent states tlie pitiable condition of Austria and abject misery of the starving population by which they are h'voming a menace to Europe, formed the burden of to-day’s speeches in the Assembly. M. ’fottn thanked God there was a League of Nations to deal with the prooTem which had been referred to the League by the conference of Premiers in London. Dr Nansen (Norway) said Europe was in a deplorable gate and was getting worse daily. NorTvay although neutral, was equally involved with the Allies in ruin which ivas overtaking industries. There is no salvation for Europe outside of the League. NOW! Egg preserving time. Use Siliarlnnd's “Mon” Rrnnd Egg Preservative. Eggs keep fresh for ages. No mess, no unpleasant flavour iniparted,, lipttje <Jpc,i? 20 dozen.

CONSPIR A TORS AR R ESTED. lUeccived this du.v at 12.25 p.m.) PARIS, Sept. 7. Advices from Bucharest state three alleged leading conspirators in the Hungarian plot to assassinate the Kings of Houmatiia and Sorvia and a number of Roumanian, Serbian and C'jscolio Slovakian Ministers l ine b. eo arrested and have allegedly confessed.

- MESOPOTAMIA DANGERS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 7. According to Basra advice. the

Kemalists successes have greatly enhanced their prestige in Mesopotamia. The Air Korce and British Indian troops on the northern frontier are trying to stem inoursi.n.s of Turkish hands from Kimliston. Imperial forces evacuated Sulh airy k Ran’’ areas. 'Hie outlook is undoubtedly serious owing to the paucity of Imperial troops. The Fifty-fifth battalion of lilies recently arrived from India and were ordered iimn; dintely to the scene of operations. Additional anxiety is due to the unrest, among the Kurds, who are reinforced by bands of Turkish troops. At tires’at there is no evidence that the Am.tira Gmlernment is conned od with the Turkish incursions, but tiecollapse of the Greeks in Asia Minor, which will give the Kenr.ilists an < pportunity for new adventures. in arousing anxiety in Irak.

WIRELESS SCHEME, i Received this dny at I p ’.n.) CAPETOWN, S.-nt. 7 South Africa’s entry into the Imperial wireless scheme hr.s : rouse i much appreciation. The c ntract provides for the erection of a station with world wide ranpje within eighteen months. The Government is accent-

mfi no ininneiai respnisunm y aims fijiven one sent oil the board. Tli • site of the station must bo out of ramie of bombardment by soil. I‘'iill rates charged will bo sixteen pence pr word, press, twopence farthinp. tb>vernment retains tire riirbt to take it i. 11 1-..*!.... ~t l.n i.en,.o

I A I.OXO VOYAGE. 1 (Received this dnv at 1.30 p.m.) , LONDON, Sept 7.

Captain and Mrs H. •). Synimonds has commenced a voyage from Southampton to Australia, via I‘anama in the yacht Seaweed of 2o tons. It is expected the voyage will last six months. Svmmonds has had a long experience in sailing, and belongs to the Mercantile Service.