MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.2. CABLE ASSOCIATION. TOM MANX’S ACTIVITIES. LONDON, Nov. 15 A Johannesburg message says tlie police are taking a grave view of Tom Minin’s activities on the Hand. He delivered a violent speech at B.noni. THIEVING COLLECTORS. London, Nov. is An unusual proportion of copper coins in the collection boxes on hospital day at Glasgow, prompted the police to systematically watch the collectors on Armistice Day, in connection with a collection in aid of the fund of disabled ex-service men. Fifteen women and girls were arrested and three sentenced to a month, and eight fined £lO. Marked coins were abstracted from the boxes. THE NEW PREMIER. (Received this dav at 10."0 ,\.m.l BERLIN, Nov. 16 Cuno, director of Hamburg-Ameriea ine has agreed to form a Cabinet. A 810 RUBY. DELHI, Nov. 16. A ruby was found in Burma, the econd largest over discovered there, alued at about I.J million rupees.

A DOUBTFUL MESSAGE. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Nov Hi. The mysterious disappearance »,f the liner Maratali. which left Durban for Capetown on 2(ith July. 1909 and was never heard of again, is recalled by the discovery in Table Bay of a bottle vluVli apoarentlv lias been a long time in the water. It is stopped with lead and contained a paper bearing the words written in pencil:—“Send help, starving. Warn tali on island in Antarctic.” The message is generally believed to ho a hoax.

MINING BOARD REPORT. CAPETOWN, Nov Hi. A lori'cn.st of the report of the Mining Industrv Board states the Board agrees that the removal of the status I <|iio and economics effected in ’ the 1 niinniug industry since the strike were justified, but it does net favour an extension of such e<oliomies. neither by wage cuts or retivnchnient. The Board condemns the proposal to classify mines into grades, with varying rates of wages as impracticable. WAR REPARATIONS. (Received this dav at 9.30 a. o.) j i PARIS. Nov Hi. ■ M. Peyer of the War Burdens Com- • mission, handed over to the Reparations Commission nills payable in Bros- | ! sels to tlie value of fifty-five no.lion 1 gold marks, due oil loth May. 1923. in execution of the decision ol tin- Re- j pa-rations Commission on 31st August, j The cash payment due oil 15th No- , vember under the Reparation-. Commission’s decision of 21st March is sixty million gold marks. The balance of live millions will be made up by additional bills delivered on 17th Nov. GERMAN CABINET. (Received this dav at 9.3:1 a.'11.) BERLIN. Nov 16. There is a good prospect of a strong business Government, acceptable to both Socialists and People* Party being chosen. Ebert suggested the formation of' a Government of personalities. members voting as individualand not as representatives of parties. A DANGER. (Received this day at 9.30 a. n.) LONDON. Nov 16. The Turks realising tfiey possess the initiative, only await an oppoituntiy for a, final denouncement, which is expected within a fortnight-, under pretext that Angora is unable to restrain the nation from fulfilling its legitimate aspirations.