MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS.

fnY TBLEOJiAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION 11 KB BIN TRIAI.-. NEW YOB K. dan. II AI the Herrin massacre Irial, at .Marion, uitnes-es lor the delenee le--Lilied tluii <>l i,. a clerk to one oi tin deleiidants. urged the moh not to iis< ...loner upon captured while gunni, and declared, he said if they '.(ere killed u would he ihe hiiiM thing that ever happened to the united mine winker, ot America, and he would in no ,va\ participate in tin' attack upon guards. Four Slate witnesses have received warnings In retract their testimony under threat of death. KM DIRE I’BOIM'CTF. LONDON, daw. II M.r Itoleher lectured at Ilm Colonial Institute on I lie ilevelojnneiil of trade within tic Empire in relation to the Empire exhibition. Sir d. Cook presiding. deprecated the eustinu of British shopkeepeis di--pla.vitif Danish and other foreign produce. while keeping Dominion product, in Lie background. It was about time British sale-men stopped giving preference to foreigners. Mr Belcher pointed mil that ever.' Dominion gave Britain prclerence. It we, imocrui ive that Britain leeiprocaie. uti-erwise trade v. mild he diverted lo foreign countries. He instanced motor ears which v.erc praet iea ll\ limited to I'nited Slates. lie pointed out Britain imported under one hundredth part ol I heir currant Mipplie, from the Doiiiimons. Ninety-nilic per cent ea If from Greeie. lie suggested Bril.dn admit Dominion eurranfs <l'il ■ !iv for live years. KAIBIBF. !>!!(,DECTS. | .ON DON . dan 11. Mr lichdicr leet u red at the Colonial Institute on the development oi tid'd within the F.mpire in I'.'hitun to the Kin|iiri Kxkiliition. Sir J. Conk, presidium. dupivratod the rust of British shop-keeper- dlpkiviiux ikmish imil otiuw pindm'e. while ki "ping Dominion products In the background. It about time British salcim’n -topped, giving per ft* tv in e lo Mr Belcher pointed out that every Dominion give Britain prelereiiee. Il was iin| >i * cat ice that Brit i,-< iprocate. otherwise trad: would he diverted to loreign loumriu-. He instanced motor mi's which were practically limited to United States. He P‘” 1 " ! out Britain imported under one hundredth part ot their currant supplies from the Dominions. NuiUvnine per ■ cue. from Greece. He suggested Britain admit Dominion dirrants I'm o for i" e year-.

KISH ITB IF.S DISPI'TE. LONDON, .la n miry U. V mi'ii me to Aberdeen fisheries h.\ the invasion of German trawlers lias licen removed bv trawl owners and skippers prevviliug mi salesmen not to .el|* hah landed by » an vessels ftsllme in the North Sen The -kippers threatened tn strike unless I e UcruMn landings were stoo] ed. Ova s -.ipl-o 1 ' I a German trawler proposing to dv-r-barge a big ea tell was toh! to take the lisli tn (h'i'uianv. The dtet-ion doenot affect Gentian catches in Icelandic waters, v Idea are uieslTy hr.night To Vherdef'li. where they are cured.

BRITISH Til A DE. LONDON Jan 11. Imports during December increased by £9,547,210 compared with the previous December and exports deelea-ed by £491.7|K: re-exports decreased by L'721.525. The principal increases Here in imports of grain and Hour (.'•> 557 ITS raw cotton £'4.-I 1d.164 and ill" exports. coal £1.421).(194. The decreases were in imports o| umidiiiiaole food and drink. C 545.552. and in expotrs ot vehicles £2.7(54. 1 14. cotton varus and inanm net ut os jr-L...b < machinery £(>().961 . NY-KIN.i ("ONSI'AN i'l NK • OK.tD. PARIS. Jan I!. fl is reported that Coiislanl m di •: siidderdv at Palermo. LONDON. Jan 1.1. Ex-King Constantine Has died from cerebral hemorrhage. A KUO!’LAND s.M ASM. LONDON, January ell. During a test flight, a large pnssen-ocr-enrrving tie llavilhird .ml o; lain uose-dived and' crashed at Stanmore Common. .Middlesex, killing two and injuring three. The dead include Captain Keyes, the pilot, who brought down a zeppelin at Scarborough. LENIN'S HKA I.TfT. 11 KI.STNGFORS. January 11. A telegram from Moscow states l.ellin is worse and bleeding from the brain lias recommenced. lie is unable to speak. No bulletins are issued, tor political reasons. THE MIDDLKTON Til AGKUV. LONDON. January HA pencilled note was pinned on ADd|t,ton’s bed linen stating "In loving memory of A. 11. Al. who committed suicide, August 19th.” A note in similar terms was pinncl on two bedroom doors. EGYPTIAN KINDS. LONDON. January 11. The latest withdrawals from the tomb at Luxor are two wheels of the royal chariot of Tutankhamen, studded with jewels, a small ebony chair with beautiful ivory inlaid work believed to belonged to Tutankhamen's children, an alabaster ease enclosing a heap ot grey hair.

BARRY ’ITIK SCTLI.KIL LONDON. January 11. ‘•| am dnw n and out. nty atldeti" days are over." said Sculler Dairy win u applying for lib discharge in haukruplev . I started in b' siness haded like nntnv professionals, who h"d n > knowledge of business, Barry paid less than eightpenee in the pound. The discharge was granted subject to two years’ suspension.