MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. AVAR. GRAVEN. LONDON, June 5. In the House of Commons, the Hon. Walter E. Guinness stated the number of identified graves on the various battlcfronts were u2/.ootl and the unidentified 152,C0D, while 124.000 headstones had been erected. It was estimated that it would take until 1928 to complete the erection of headstones. A LOCK OUT. BUENOS AIRES, June 5. A strike of the sugar mill workers resulted in the lock out of 40,000 in the Tueuman Province. IRISH ENVOYS. SYDNEY, June 0 The special Board appointed by the Federal Government for calling upon the Irish envoys to show cause why they should not be deported, commenced sittings to-day, but adjourned till Thursday. NO NEAYS OF TREYESSA. SYDNEY, June fi There is no further news of the Trevessa. CYCLE RACE. XEAY YORK, June 6. .Frank Cony, the Australian, defeated four cyclists in a 20 mile motorpaced bicycle race. The time was 4.smin. 14 2-5 secs. DEATH CERTIFIERS. LONDON, June 5. Dr Clifford Salter has introduced a Bill in the House of Commons to appoint public certifiers of death, in order to prevent premature burial, and guard against foul play. A doctor issuing a death eeitifieute must, under the Bill, have inspected the body and attended tlie patient at least eight days I clone ilcaf.’i; otherwise the doctor must inform the Public Certifier, who will inspect the body. VOROWSKY’S MURDER. STORY OF ITS CAUSE.

PARIS, Juno o. Telegrams from Geneva detail tho life of Conriidi, who, when lie assassinated AI. Vorowsby (Soviet delegate) declared that lie had avenged bis lather and uncle. Conradi is a Swiss, but lie fought with distinction in the Russian Army during the war. Afterwards, he and his lamily shared a hatred of Bolshevik rule. Conradi’s lather was expelled Irom his home, and Conradi was imprisoned in a cell next to that iu which his lather lav dying and lie heaid the shot which ended his si fi eri tigs. Conradi s brother was caught bartering a gold bracelet for

i)5 0.-id anil he was shot dead on the spilt by a. Bolshevik. Conradi’s wife and other middle-class women were earr.ciL off into the Red Guards barracks, and were not beard of again. Couiadi escaped and at the first opportunity, be enlisted in Deniken's Army, and served under Wraitgcl. Eventually he came Inline to Switzerland, where he conreived the idea of vengeance.

TWELVE-HOUR DAY. XFAY A’ORK, June 0. The American Church and Synagogue Organisation, representing 50,000.000 Protestants, Catholics and Jews, lias issued a statement condemning the Iron and Steel Institute’s decision to maintain a 12-hour day (as cabled oil Aliry 25tb). The statement declares the Institute's objections to the eight-hom day are unworthy ol great American enterprise, and that the decision will lie bitterly resented by millions ol liomo-lovinjx y\'(irkin Li, nicii.

AUSTRIANS EMIGRATING. LONDON. June fi. The “Daily Express” publishes the | remarkable announcement that Gan- | iU la is now preparing to receive 500.000 g immigrants from Austria, lor Binning | purposes. Owing to the ""settled con- | ,lit ions in Austria, thousands there are | workless, and arc willing and anxious | to <■.') to Canada, which is unable to | procure sufficient Britishers to conn- 1 trvhalamo the heavy departures ol j Britishers to tho United States. Although the plan has not reached a f, tin nl .stage, the Canadian officials m { London are not perturbed by any sug- jj go'-ticii that it may involve a threat f to tie future id the British race in I Canada. j The Immigration Department has informed the "Daily Express’ that. j though Canada is not prepared to cope with immigration on a national scale. ( she will certainly take as many suitable ox-cnenty migrants as she can find employment for. CHINESE BANDITS. PEKIN. June 0. Chinese bandits have resumed their operations on the Korean border, defeating the troops after killing nine. They kidnapped n score. Ihe outlaws also kidnapped thirty labourers . who had been under the tropes’ protection.