MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1924, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ICE HOCKEY COMPETITION. LONDON, Jan. 29. At Chaniounix, in the Olympic 100 Hockey competition Britain beat Franco 15 to 2. Canada defeated Czecho-Slovakin 30 to 0. GREECE AND RUSSIA. ATHENS, ,lan. 29. There is reason to believe the Government has decided to establish commercial relations with tile Soviet Go vernment. ULSTER BOUNDARY QUESTION. LONDON, Jan. 29. President Cosgrave. speaking at Dublin. announced that the Free State Government lias accepted the invitation of i lie British Government to a CnnfereiK c :,L Downing Street on F riday in regard tii the Vlsier boundary question. LONDON, Jan. 29 Sir James Craig and two other North ol Ireland Ministers are also attending Friday - coiiiereneo. .'JERUSALEM LOOTING CASE. JERUSALEM. Jan. 28. The looted ear contained stores. 1 lie occupants wore Scrgl .-Major Walker. Quartermaster-Sergi. Dunn, ol the Duke of Wellington's regiment, who were both killed. The driver was injured. THE COTTON MILLS STRIKE, DELHI, Jan. 29. All mills in Bombay are now idle. The strikers number ninety thousand. The managers state the. mills will be closed to the fourth of February, and if work is not then resumed unconditionally they will be closed another fortnight.

SINGAPORE BASK. TO BE DROPPED. LONDON, January 20. The “Daily Herald' 1 says:—‘‘Regarding Singapore, attention has been drawn to the speech l>v -Mr Hudson, at Colne Valley, wlm said that the Government would make it clear that the expend it lire on this project must end. thus giving new confidence to America and to Holland, which have regarded Britain's activities in that i|iuuicr with suspicion. The correspondent proceeds: Cabinet decision of this character will come as no surprise to the Labour movement ().- the general public. Hitherto, naval cbiefs. and notably Lord Beatty, have opposed the efforts to siop the projects, and it has been suggested that such a decision might .lead to one or two resignations at the Admiralty, hut- these would not cause one sixteenth ol the stir that the Pal! Mall Clubs imagine. The scheme is regarded as ‘‘sailing near the wind.” in view of the Washington Agreement, and its cost would bo exceedingly large, ill view of the (mintrv’s financial stress, even were its usefulness proved, which is far hum llie case. Competent critics have stated that the cost would he at least twenty millions, apart from the .subsequent upkeep. LONDON. January 29. 1; is aiithorilalively learned (hat the Government have abandoned Hie Singa- - 1: 11 jc naval project. They intend, however to ton tiio largest, dry dock at core io Britain. FRENCH FJ’ A I DS. PARIS, Jan. 30. A .Socialise amendment lo M. Poincare’s financial measures produced an important debate, with reference to (lie scandals in connection with the devastated areas. The supporters of the Government joined in a demand for a silting of the reconstruction reclaims to the bottom. The Chamber was amazed when M. .Fuiigere, President of the Sub-Commission conducting the recent enquiries, declared that M. Ileibel. Minister for the Liberated Regions had refused to collaborate in the Hiili-Cdiiiiiiission’s work. M. Roihel replied that he was always willing ix supply information needed, but he hail been sceptical regarding the competence ol .'!. F’nigerc's Suli-Conimis-sinn. Fined with an overwhelming demand to clear up malpractices, the Government, accepted the Socialists’ demand that all claims for indemnifies exceeding half a million francs should he subject to revision. SEPARATIST* TURNED DOWN. BERLIN. Jan. 20 Not a single Separatist was returned at (he elections to the Palatinate Landtag. LOSS TO STRIKERS. BERLIN. Jan. 29 l'l is estimated that the strike cost the loco men ninety thousand sterling, and the firemen sixty thousand. The union disbursed £230,000. !he railway companies lost two millions.