MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

BUNYAN’S TOMB RESTORED. LONDON, November 11. , In the present of leading Non-con- . forniist divines the restored tomb of • John Bunvnn was unveiled and re--1 dedicated at Bunhill Fields, London. The ceremony was preceded hv a service in Weslev’s Chapel neat by. MR BONAR LAW. (Received this dav at 9.30 a. n.) LONDON. Nov. 13. Mr Bonar Law has recovered his voice sufficiently to go to Glasgow to make a final appeal to his constituents.POPPY DAY SENSATION. LONDON, Nov. 13. A Poppy Day sensation is reported at Glasgow, whore sixteen girls and women wore arrested for tampering with the collecting boxes used for Earl Haig’s fund. INDIAN UNREST. DELHI, Nov. 13. Akali troubles continue unabated, the leaders seizing all opportunities to stir up unrest. AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. The Supreme Court ruled that the Japanese arc net white, within the meaning of the Anrerean law, therelore they are not. entitled to American citizenship.

ELECTION FORECAST. LONDON. November 13. The “Times” analysis of the British election prospects concludes that the Unionists will have » clear majority of thirty and perhaps eighty. It lie-, lieves Labour will poll considerably below expectations. AIR FLY. . PEKIN. November 12. Keith, Smith sails front Shanghai b-r Japan on the 14th. He opines when China is better organised and <‘auditions arc more' stable there will he great possibility's for common ial Hying owing to the I-ck of rapid transportation’. THE COLOUR OUESTION. NEW YORK. Nov 13. The Japanese case arise out. of an application by Takiiji 1 amashita and Charles Mao Kono for naturalisation for the purpose of forming a business partnership, and also an application by Olowa for Ameritan citizenship on tiio grounds that lie was descendant of a white tribe, the Ainu in Japan, which he claimed was true Caucasian stock. The Supreme Court, while pointing out its decision in no wav established a line of demarcation in the matter of intellectuality, upheld the ruling of several lower courts which had agreed that, the Japanese wwo clearly 0 not Caucasians and tb.wrt' -re were not white within the meaning of the law. DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED. CAPETOWN. Nov 13. The Onvoruiir-Ooucrnl has confirmed the death sentences passed by a special treason court on Hull. Lewis and Long frr murd'.c's committed during the Rami revolution. The sentences of two other evolutionatics. I.at.egini ami Saunders, have been commuted to imprisonment for iilc.

i ’* TRADE FINANCE, LONDON. November 12. 'P’-(> “Financial Nows’ in discussing the proposals for financing Australian exports, stnt' s: “Two factors which have given rise to the present state of affairs are. fiistlvfi the Australian inipodt tariff, secondly, a ban upon gold movements. The problem, stated simply, is how. despite them, to carry on exchange business with the least loss to Customs and trades. We fail to see why the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Ranks holding balances in Loudon, cannot solve the question between them. If the Commonwealth Rank were to accept hills on other Australian hanks, as cover, to the extent of the overseas balances available the balances, in the form ot a further note issue, would become available in Australia forthwith. There is no reason other than a statutory restriction why the Commonwealth Bank’s cover should remain limited to gold coin and Ill’llirii. or to specified gilt-edged investments. First-class hank hills ar.' gilt-edged securities in everything save in name. Tn fact, they a e the best possible securities. The situation, when analysed has disclosed a flaw in the Commonwealth Bank Act

involving a limitation which hinders the hanks that are doing Australian business from co-operating together, as fully as they might and ought. Issues of notes, secured on bank bills, representing balances available abroad, would automatically be retired as the bills matured. By these means the change would readily be steadied.

COLOGNE RIOTS. jvf»r| fin” :»t, ft M.ivt COLOGNE November 13. Trouble arising from the high cost of food, which has been smouldering for several days, resulted in serious rioting throughout the eitv. Many shops and restaurants were plundered. The police frequently charged with drawn snbres and fired on the crowds. Manv arrests were effected. The easi’a'tii>s wore nunie-ous. Mounted police are patrolling the disturbed areas. BERLIN RIOTS. (Received this dnv at S a.in.4 BERLIN. November 13. Considerable disorder and slop plundering, tlie outcome of Communist propaganda. is reported from Dusseldorf. THE POISONING CASE. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.nil LONDON, November I I. Inspector Herwo d is reported out of danger. FELT IN EGYPT. * CAIRO, November 14. Tbc Chilian earthquake was recorded in Egypt seosniograph at Heloean Observatory. indicating an extremely severe disturbance. BERLIN OFFER. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) BERLIN, November 14. It is stated that Cabinet lias decided to make I'resli proposals to the Reparations Commission, with a view to stabilising the mark. It is understood the Reiehsbank offered to advance five hundred million gold marks, provided an equal amount was forthcoming from abroad, and subject to conditions la-id down on foreign experts recent report.