MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

vUSTUAMAN AND N.Z. CAULS ASSOCIATE

.\ir\mo.\s kxpkosion. SOMA. .lan. 7. All inflammable substance whir lift' in n privilli' metal work: caused an explosion uf tmmiunns whir destroved a dozen lai'tories, killin twenty and badly biirmiip: many. It t'caicd ntliiT victims arc beneath tli ruins. MRS THOMPSON'S t ASK. I.ON DON. .1 8. Hon. .Mi lias promised ti ■misidi'i' tbc pustpimcmi'iit of Mr rimnips m's execution. FRANCK'S 001.0. (Kccivcd this ilnv at I I.HO n.m.'l PARIS. .1 iinuary S. Deputy Klutz wdm ini- Minister o ■' ilin n (*c in I '.till, denies llic liritisl tatcmcnl that France ayieed that bin ;old sent to l.nmlon in R'lb s'umld not ie rt'tiiriu'd until Kraiiec paid liei [flits I" Britain. lie de dares that iniler the oritiinal aercemeiit. the re. urn of the cold was nut dependent lt}>ott repaviiielit o; Fian-e s d bis which lind nut then reached the present larer total WTHKfIXfcS IMPROVK.MKNT. ; 'Rffeived Ibis day at ' I.RO a m.i 1.0 NOON, .laiiuary 8. | | .iii'il Hnriiham introduced a deputation of the Kin pi re Press I nion to tin Postmaster-fii'iiei'id. The speakers re present intt all f lic Dominions. ertiec the Supreme necessity lor somethin!, to be (lane in the matter ol the establishment of wireless stations onsiirimj quicker and cheaper communications phicinir Britain mi equality with ot:hoi nations in the matter. Mr Chamberlain replying, said tin question was not one for the Post Ofliei alone, but for tile whole Cabin I. ill did not think it tie. cssary that slalmie at. this end should V.e operated by till same authority or ormiui-stion a- C' Dominions. It was neiessaiy to last into eolisideration the qi'estinn of cost and whether a useful purpose would In served by inereiisiuH the rapeitv of stations in order to secure the luxury el a somewhat better servin', which however. would be disproportionate to tin extra cost involved. Til" Post Olliei

wily considering l lie policy of Hu* Imte Government. in the of recent developments in the Dominions, lint h;nl not yet come to siny conclusion. Therefore it was impossible for him to give a. definite ieply. He Imped there would bi* no lonic delay and thought the decision on a policy would be satisfactory to id! concerned. The great qnosti* n was money. (.ov ernmenl haul not yet decided what size the stations would lu. That was solely a technical question, bui lie desired to again emphasise that money hud to be taken into consideration. Mr Chamberlain! thought he could assure the deputation that when the s homo was announced, it would be found in every way suitable and complement to wlml had been done, and proposed by the various Dominions. h'INK WORKS CACSK Df.SA.STKR. KIVK DKOTM/K PKUISII. (Received this dav at lt.ol) a.m.) LONDON'. Jan. S.

While children were playing with fireworks in a street at Sumnierhill, Dublin, on Sunday night, a lighted

squill entered a shop basement, falling into an oil tank which exploded. Sheets of flame shot up to the ceiling and streams of burning oil Hooded the basement and within a couple of minutes the whole building was burning, cutting off four families living above.

A crowd gathered and soldiers held out coats and mattresses. One mother threw out her children and till were safely caught. Those in the upper

storeys were too high to jump. The Fire Brigade saved some. Mrs Fennell and two infants, and .Mrs I’rophy anil daughter perished. Brnph.v is missing and is believed to he killed. The bodies are unrecognisable. EM RIME SETT! EM ENT. ' (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. Jan 17. A scheme of Empire settlement, to relieve unemployment was formulated by inllnentiai bodies in the wesit ol England, for submission to Government. It provides Icr tin.- Ruination of country settlement committees. eneL co-operating witli n selected colony for the development of speeilie areas, l-'uigis to be subscribed i>v private investors .w'lio receive a guarantee re interest for a given number of years, qua rail toed by both the British and Colonial Governments. When investigation lias shown that a number unemployable in any undeveloped area, the Settlement. Committee will cm- ; hulk ii chosen body of emigrants lor it. LONDON. January 7. : The Dominions should he asked to ! submit it number of ]>racti(-aI schemes : each employing say three thousand for J two years, and to allot schemes for coitsidetation ol the countries. I Inadvantage, it is pointed out. of a group ■ of migration is the creation of a tnisiness concern attractive to investors and giving workers an incentive to improve i heir prospects, .‘ill classes are lo he encouraged, not only farm labourers and domestics who are now in request, i

AN ARAB CLAIM. LAUSANNE. -Jan 8. Owing to claims by Turkey Unit Heiljnz railway being religious, the foundations should be under the sttpervision of the Khalil. Doctor Naji. tinKing of 11 i-djnzs. special envoy at t.ausamio sent Ford Curzon a note claiming on behalf of lledjaz Government the re-establishment of Arab adininiitration of the railway. Naji interviewed. declared the Turks claim is ahjisclcs., as Raul Bey’s statement thin Ytimen was part of Turkey. He d- - dared Yemen was never under the Turks and when the King ot lledjaz joined the Allies. Yemen was the iirst to suppont him in defence ol Arab

freedom.