MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

ENVER PASHA

DELHI, Nov 10.

Regarding doubts of Enver Paslta’s death in Bokhara, a Meshed correspondent telegraphed that Enver is undoubtedly alive ,and at present is conducting the peace conference with Bolshevik representatives. Enver was offered and refused the governorship of Bokhara.

GERMAN AFFAIRS. BERLIN, Nov 10.

The Reparations Commission has returned to Paris, whence, it will forward the answer to the German note. A speedy solution is not anticipated, as the Bankers Conference are unlikely to meet before 1923. German homo politics are now in the foreground. Industrial and financial interests concentrated in the Peoples’ Party seek j 1 share of the government. Herr AAirtli is willing to regroup the Cabinet, if the Socialists consent to tlm question of increasing production Itv abolishing eight hour days, and it scans to be approaching a solution. Herr Stinnos, soeakino- before the Economic Council, violently attacked the Government programme for stabilizing the mark. He favoured a ten hours’ day.

NOBEL PRIZES. STOCKHOLM. Nov 10. 'She Nobel prize for physics f»r ® was awarded Einstein and lor 1922 to Professor Neils Bohr of Copenhagen; the literature prise of 1922 to a Spaniard, Jacinto Benavento, formerly . pantomime clown, then an actor, anil afterwards a writer of dramas, chemistry prizes for 1921 to Profeasoi Soddv of Oxford, and 1922. to brands Williams Acton of Cambridge. MUSSOLINI’S ATT ITU HE. ROME, Nov. 10. Premier Mussolini has ordered the Italian Ambassador at Constantinople to keep in line with, the Allies. e sent notes to London and Paris, statin., he would regard a preliminary Anglo-French meeting, prior to the Lausanne Conference as unfriendly and discourteous. krexctTatththe. PARIS, Nov. 10. In the Chamber of Deputies, Premier Poincare said France would do everything possible to obtain a general soltlement of the reparations problem, while there was a possible hope of succeeding. He would not contemplate isolated action, hut if France did not rret satisfaction nothing in the world would make her renounce her rights. “We would rather act alone than not he paid.” “THE TIGER" TO TOUR U.S. PARTS, Nov. 10 M. Clemenceau sails on Saturday for a. lecturing tour of United States. The proceeds are to be devoted to charities He told an interviewer that lie hoped to make Americans understand that an understanding between France Britain and America would lie the best basis for peace in Europe. BERLIN ANNIVERSARY. BERLIN, Nov. 10.' The anniversary of the German rc volution passed quietly everywhere in Bavaria. Strong forces of police guarded Munich stress. Von Kindling, the new Bavarian Premier, declared Parliament intended to suppress all revolutions whither from the right or left. ROUND THE WORLD. SHANGHAI, Nov. 10

Sir Keitli Smith left, en route to Japan anil United States to lay out a route for the round the world aeroplane flight next April. Ho declared himself optimistic regarding the possibilities .of such a flight, if he can reach China previous to the Juno typhoons. poisoner ,! s agency. (Ueceived this day at S a.in.) NEW YOUK. Nov 12. With the arrest at Chicago of two women charged with murder, the police believe they have unearthed a strange agency, which made its business to poison the people for the purpose of collecting their life insurance. The bodies of two men. one woman, and three children have been ordered to lie exhumed for the. purpose, of a search for poison in their stomachs. The police believe there are six more victims. The arrested leaders would approach willing husbands or wile whose mate was insured, and suggest poisoning for the purpose of collecting the indemnity. Wherever the children were in the way these wore also poisoned. -