MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SINGAPORE BASE. LONDON, Oct. 31. Ihe “Morning Post” states that strong efforts are Doing made to secure tin* puiilit.ation of Lord Beatty's speech at the imperial Conference on the naval defence of the Empire as it is said to be of special importance in regard to the .Singapore base. PACIFIC CABLE. LONDON, Oct. 30. The Pacific Cable Board to-morrow-*’ is expected to discuss the question of the duplication or Banfield-Fiji section, in conjunction with the experts’ .eport on wireless possibilities. There is likely to he a tussle over the appointment of a successor to Sir J. Babington-er.v Smith, on which a considerable diversity of opinion exists regarding ortaiu names suggested. STRIKE AGAINST GAOLING. LONDON. Oct. 30. The members ol the Irish Transport Workers’ Union declared a lightning strike at Sligo, as a protest against the detention of me Republicans m prison, who are now on hunger strike. All the mills were idled, and the quays were completely suspended. PI VYING “MONTE." LONDON. Oct. 20. The Daily Express’ Madrid correspondent says:—A prison at Granada was llie scene of a mutiny ol a ivaint iharacter. The gaoler surprised ten prisoners playing ’Monte" a gambling game forbidden since the coup d’etat, llio players were shut up in the punishment cells, though they loudly protested that “Aionte” lias been allowed in Spanish prisons since time immemorial. Other inmates joined in the protest and attacked tiie warders with knives. The warders retaliated by using revolvers am! bayonets, and a number were wounded. When the mutiny was quelled, the severest regime was instituted. The prisoners arc now petitioning the directorate. complaining of the tyranny of the new regime, and saying it forbids gambling, which is the principal u;*iusoment of prisons, and asking it to restore the i,ld-time liberties. FACTORY LOOSES. TDK 10, Oct. 25). Official returns give a total of <>s),o<S2 iactorics destroyed by the earthquakes. The tire losies arc assessed at 3SO million yen. There are ' L3BS factory hands stated to be affected.