MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

4UBTIIAUAN AND N.Z.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. .MUSSOLINI’S ATTITUDE. LONDON, Nov. 0. The "Daily Telegraph’s” Rome correspondent states: The greatest interest has been taken in the visit of Sir Erie Drummond to Rome and his long conference with the Premier, Signor Mussolini. There has been no very friendly feeling in Italy towards the League of Nations since the Janimi and Corfu incidents. It i* understood that, following on mutual explanations Signor Mussolini declared himself ready to take a renewed interest in the League of Nations as an International organisation for peace, and he will see that Italy becomes an active and useful member and not an absentee. fsin«j,.' E. Drummond in a subsequent interview with the Press, said Signor Mussolini emphasised the point that Italv required that her position as a Great Power should he more adequately represented within ihe League organisation. Sir E. Drummond added that Italy complained that she has not only been badly represented on the Commissions of the League but there are hardly any Italians even in subordinate posts, with the result that it was feared thata somewhat ant i-I talian atmosphere bad been created. Sir E. Drummond said that he naturally protested that thi* could not be the c-a*e, but he promised to recommend a more equitable distribution of the posts in future. His explanation has been favourably received by the Kalian, press. STRIKERS AND TROOPS CLASH. MAiiSAW. November 7. A geneial strike, called in sympathy niih the railwayinen. who have been on strike lor some time, produced a conflict between the strikers and the troops. Twenty-live were killed and seventy-eight wounded. The strike later was railed off. LADY WARWICK'S CAMPAIGN. LONDON, Nov. 7. I lie Countess of Warwick, in an election address, points out that *he joined the La hour Movement a quarter of a century ago. She staled : "That transference of my political allegiance to -Lahour was made m no spirit of levity. It. has meant social ostracism by my old friends, the severance of ties and the denial of a class privilege which 1 have been taught to accept unreserved ly." The Connies* declares: "Tariffs arctin- capitalists' clc-vi, r for exploiting the working classes.” Sice intends to tour the constituency with a team of four white- ponies. Mr H. G. Wells, the author. has written wishing the Countess suecess: HORSE FAIR RAIDED. .lijeeived this dav at *.30 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. S. Twenty armed dacoits raided the Amritsar Horse Fair at midnight. They resisted the police am! a hand to hand fight ensued, one daeoit being killed, and one injured. Two police-, men were wounded. Tile dacoits escaped.