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Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1922, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CONTROL OF MINORITIES. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.i11.) LONDON, December 14. Turks agreed to hand control, df minorities to the League of Nations. TURKISH PROHIBITION. ANGORA December 14. The Government has prohibited the importation of spirituous liquor in both Asiatic and European Turkey.

HERMAN NEWS.

REUTER'S TELFORAAIS. BAVARIAN SOCIALISTS. BERLIN, Dec. 13. Bavaria’s Fiscisti, the selfstyled natiomil socialists, are carrying activities into . Wurtemburg- A pkrty from Munich weiit to Golpignen near Stuttgart to act as guards to a meeting and were attacked by workmen, who killed one and severely injured several. The police had to escort the Bavarians to the station.

GERMAN COMMUNISTS. LONDON. Dec. 12. ’l'lie German Communist elements aro coming out strongly in the Congress of Workmen’s Councils, which was opened to-day, says the Berlin correspondent of the “Times.” The congress consists of radical councils elected by each important factory. The chairman attacked the employers and trade union leaders, declaring it was the duty of the congress "to show the hungry and freezing masses the way out of their misery.” It is pointed out that what this means the food riots of Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Dresden have clearly shown. It is expected that the congress will be an incentive to further trouble. A 1 strike lias broken, out in Berlin among the overhead railway employees, who i demand that the rise ill wages just granted will be made retrospective from last month. The Gleiwitz Trade Union Council lias declared a general strike. It is taking special precautions against rioting. HOSTILE RECEPTION. (R cociv id this day at 9.30 u.:n.) BERLIN, December 14. Marten", tbe FVencli violinst, received a hostile reception, a section of the audience shouting “Throw the Frenchman but.” The concert was temporarily suspended, but eventually order was restored.

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

.USTHALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SCENES IN COMMONS. LONDON, Dec 13. There were disorderly scenes in the House of Commons when the Premier declined to postpone the prorogation of Parliament so that the House could deal with tlid problem of unemploy : m.eiit. Several Labourites disobeyed the chair, and continuously interrupted. They shouted and prevented questions being asked. Prominent among the disturbers were Air Scrymgeour, Mr Jack Jones, and Mr Kirkwood. -LONDON, Dec 14. Hon Bonar Law, in the Commons, during the discussion on reparations, said Germany' could by passive resistance avoid payment for ever, but it would menu national suicide. Germany was now on the verge of collapse. The Government could not view with equanimity the suggested occupation of Ruhr. It would make reparations more difficult and perhaps impossible. Tliere was almost no hope of a solution of the problem lin’.tess France wild England acted together.

AMERICAN ITEMS.

VUSTKAIiIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION HERRIN TRIAL. NEW YORK, Deo 13. The Herrin “massacre trial” has begun at Marion, Illinois, following on the reading of the indictment against five miners. Counsel for the defence made a statement that the, district was overrun with professional*, men-killers hired bv these mines. These gunmen committed acts of violence -upon farmers and miners, resulting in the community rising up in defence of its homes.

NAVAL RIVALRY. WASHINGTON, Dec 13. The House has in the Appropriations Bill incorporated a request that I resident Harding shall call a new naval armament limitation conference, in the hone that all agreement may be reached among the world Powers to limit auxiliary naval vessels under ten thousand tons. The same loners that signed 'the Washington Conference Naval Limitation Treaty should he invited to the new conference. 1 lie Committee points out that some nations were planning larger building programmes along lines not restricted by the Washington Conference. -“C report warns them that the United States will not allow any n! ' Uo " \ n outbuild it in air craft, or other auxiliaries ' f a agreement is not able to be leached. The form of the Committees request necessitates Congressional a P? r ° vn : The Committee’s irecommendation of appropriations of 290,220,81- dots.. - a reduction of 546,935 ddlnrs behm the current year’s approjirn tions. It provides for a naval s i r eighty-six thousand men. WW million dollars is recommended for in sing the floating strength of tue entire navy. The building under the terms of the «aslnngiou Treaty, if carried out. would cost eighty-eight millions. TRAIN DISASTER. (Received this day at 9.30 a. n.) NEW YORK, Dec 14. U Houston, Texas, ten people were rsstfs*