MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

lUBTI* AIjIaN AND N.Z. CABLE A9SOCIATJ'"'' GERMAN FOREIGN .MOVE. 1 Received this dav at 10 a.in.) LONDON, Oct 5. Berlin lias adopted the Bavarian crusade, against foreigners, ihe following new instructions have been given. The German passport offices abroad are to refuse visas to all but essential cases. Berlin police arc forming plans to render more onerous the already severo restrictions. Alenmvliilo the press have opened a campaign with the avowed purpose cf making the life of foreigners in Berlin as uncomfortable as possible. A ar-k-ms schemes are advocated, the: favourite of which is that a forcignei should '.lie .changed five times 'morn rail fares than local people. The German Gazette announces the intention ,to devote a special column daily for the purpose of incitement against foreigners.

GERA LA N BRf )Sl' ERIT Y. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 5. The “Daily Chronicle” Berlin correspondent reports the abounding prosperity of German industry. Harkortsche Chemical factory at Gotha holds the record with a combined dividend and bonus of 150 per cent. Another chemical factory paid a dividend of thirty per cent and a bonus ol seventy s<: the shareholders recover their capital on the year’s working. Another declared a dividend of thirty-eight per cent, compared with twenty last year. One mining company increased its dividond from sixteen to thirty per cent. Engineering prosperity is indicated by a fifty per cent dividend of AVottan Works. Leipzig. Among the minor industries Silbncher sugar factory returns fifty per cent. Tlildes Rimer liidiaruhber goods factories fifty per cent plus thirty-five per cent bonus. All these are selected from one <kiv’s renoits.

HUNGARIAN ORDER. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) VIENNA, October 5. ■ 'The Hungarian Home Office lias ordered (lie registration of foreigners living in Hungary. All must appear before the police and state their pursuits Those whose activity iis found to he objectionable will be expelled. The Alinister declared this was not an antiSemite measure, but most immigrants from Galicia are dews, and as foreigners eat folds which is only available in small quantities and do work that should be done by Hungarians, the number must be reduced. FIRES QUENCHED. (B-'ieived this dav at 8.30 a.m.) OTTAAA'A. October 6. A telegram from Cobalt, Ontario, states heavy rain lias ' practically quenched the forest- fires cabled yesterday. PRICE OF BREAD. AV ELLINGTON. Get 7. One big autonml ic linking company announces a reduction, beginning today in price. Bread, now sixpence lialfnenny per two pound loaf, will lie delivered for (ivepeuc's half-penny, over Ike counter five pence wholesale, for retailing at 5.U1. The Master Bakers' Association announces they will meet any reduction..