MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION BRITISH AGRICULTURE. LONDON. December 8. I The Agriculture Minister, Mr Sand- ; ers, indicates a policy to promote ag.riI culture. When addressing the Council of Agriculture, he announced the Government’s intention of appointing a Department:!l Committee to consider the | difference in the prices of eonnnodi- ' ties which the producers received and which the consumer paid. It is proposed to spend £850,000 on j agricultural research in the next five years; and £450.000 on land drainage ' before May. | Lord Selbourne said he was of opin- , ion that the condition of British ngri--1 culture is now worse than it was 40 years ago. Then the landlords could , help the farmers in had times. Now the farmer was absolutely bankrupt, 1 owing to taxation burdens and low receipts for produce. HAIG’S STRICTURES. LONDON. December 9. Mr Barns, replying to Lord Haig’s 1 references to the distressed ex-soldier [emigrants in Australia, • says: “This year the Emigration Department lias sent to the whole of Australia. 33,000 immigrants, including 21.000 ex-service men. From these, they bad received only a negligible number of complaints. An investigation had proved that the failures arc due entirely to the incompatibility of the individuals to adapt themselves to Australan conditions. I FOREIGN PREMIERS ATTEND. 1 LONDON, Dec. 9. Mr ILmnr Law welcomed M. Poincare at Victoria Station. I Signor .Mussolini. Italian Premier, j also arrived late to-tight. They attend the London Conference. (The Conference deals, with the German indemnity). BERLIN, Dec. S The German Cabinet has decided to pay (lie lines imposed by the Allies jn consequence of the attacks on Allied officers at Pass,-in and fngolstadr. BRAKPAN MURDER SENTENCES. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.'tt.) CAPETOWN, Dec. 9 j Leaders of the Labour Party have I issued a public appeal for clemency to the men, sentenced to deatli for the Brakpan murder. The mine Workers’ Union turned down a proposal for a general strike as a protest against the sentences. There is movement in progress, however, to organise a mass protest. It also proposed to appeal to the British Labour Party to move in the matter The trial has commenced of ten more men on a charge of murder at lirakpau on 10th Mart'll. FOOTBALL TEAM FOR CAPE. (Received this dav at 8.30 a. III. )

CAPETOWN, Dee. 9 An invitation to the English Amateur Football Association team to visit Uijutb Africa in ,luh has been aiccjiled. Tbet will probably runniii two months. A BANDIT'S CAPTURE. (Received this dav at 9.30 a. n.j PARIS, Dec. 9. A two hours running fight across the roofs after an armed bandit, wanted for robbery and murder, resulted m the death of the chief of police at Toulon. He led the eliaso and was shot from behind a chimney. Two others were wounded before the bandit was captured, FRANCE’S TERMS. ;'Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 10. The newspapers are speculating regarding -M. Poincaire's plan submitted to the Conference. They suggest that France is willing to reduce reparations to two thousand millions, provided France's percentage is increased, and Britain consents to the cancellation of Inter-Allied war debts and is also willing to grant a moratorium for two or three years, provided the Repara 1 inns Commission is given the right, ami means for seizing Germany’s customs revenue and controlling - Ruhr coal industry, if Germany, during the moratorium, fails to cany out the linancia. reforms including the balancing of !' ■ budget by taxation, and deflating of the currcnev. GER AIA N ST A T E-M ENT. (Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Dec. 10. Baron Rosenberg, the new Foreign Minister, told a secret sitting or too Reichstag Foreign Committee that while it was intended to pay the Allies tines over the Bavarian incidents, there was no power to dismiss the Burgomaster. A new reparation plan had been drawn up, but he could not reveal the details till the Loudon ( (inference had ended. ll is understool

thi' committee aorimonoiislv debated tl c proposed extension of the Repal'o treaty to Russia’s federated Soviet Republics. DOWNING STREET CONEEREXCE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.f LONDON. Dec 0. The Prime .Ministers at Downing St. Conference agreed that Germany must he given a moratorium. A discussion followed regarding the duration and conditions. M. Poincare outlined the French proposals which Mussolini gave some support. The Conference adjourned till Monday. A large number of journalists awaited M. Poincare’s rutnrn to his hotel. He declined to disclose the Conference proceedings, hut admitted In: lias optimistic regarding the results.

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