BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

ICSTHAMAN AM) N.'Z. CAIILE ASSOCIATION TIIK DOCKKL’S' ST!;I!<L. r.OXDOX, H. The OOMci ll'iiin ( f I in l Mrl/.11l Milium IkIS left a I'eelllle (Ini :i oenrral iluel; strike on Saltirdns i- ;i reel pruhaLiltly. It is 111!tli r~ l loml employers have still'.' 1 their attitude .mine to I.ondon employer, uppo-iny lire eoneession ol more llnm ;i shilline per day. At 11 mass meet my of 100 dockers at the Must London Iloel; .. i lie speakers were ap]:!ninled « lien t her voiced their refusa 1 to accept. a < oinpromt e lien Tilletr d.'clared 11 1; >! lie had never ..cell yroater unanimity rryariliny i lie m rike. .Mr Kevin -tilled the lioi ICC coU Id Hot he pn-1 p. -net I. •!A I' I.uAX CIiITK'ISKI). TURK). I'<• I>. Id. The a n mnincemen! oi IS:.- mra:.-. of the new l-.m II Ini- elicited slial'o eritieim. The '•.Mainii -hi l.eiiny." a ,lapa 1 ic'-i. newspaper, eharaete rised tin 1 rorts of the t ,'oVi'i nmeiit as •'driviny the people into the dark'-.'!, pit." The aeettsa t ion t- based on t ltree around.- : —(I ) The ahnorntally hit'll rate ~i interest; CJ) tile exresiiivi'h larye amount, of t lie hat It ; (A) t ill' 111!!'''ijiieiit extrava.etinee in exp'-tidit tire. '['lie aii nouiieemell t was rereived he the iainket's and iittsiiies- men more i a vo ilia l -I;, ihoiiyh i lev nree lli" judicious em|,lo\met of (he till!'!.-, raised. All the mat kern received the new- without etit h if' ni .on . Lei'iiiim' i| i- di'iippointinp. Surprise and (lisappmr.t m o i:" 1 1 - I the reception hv 11 1• ■ Iit::111, t;•! nr. h - and t he press oi' t he news t f . he Undine of the .lapaiiesr loan- in X. « Vstk and I.ottdou at m per ■ 'i■ i h'- ieosidered lupiief I nan dapt-nc ••• ''''edit warrants. The .Mint .to r lor I'inanee M . Slmda. rt a ted lln rat > is due to a fear of further ear! Inptake-, and lhe post-war state of the loan markets of the world, hut it red , no t etl-n nut upon. tin. national i.rn. ' '■ 1 n- . ■,.>!- !-i 1 ennl i.- plefiyed j I'iiii 'irixr. • i a*•' i' i r ; HA K nfil > i .M AXT LA. February K>. Three hundred of Ihe Cuu-,1 ahtila ry are now honihar.liny IOH ol the Colnrti.ns. who are etitreiiflied in Ihivas Island. ((nirrli!lnr to unodirial advices a tleleoj,|u ill ol Aloro ehiels tailed on (>emwa | Wood ((h.wernor-detierall and reijuesml him to torwaid to Con press a resolution that Alindano Island s' mu l remain tinder fnited Stales sovereignty.

EM'PLOY EPS’ POSITION. LONDON', Feb. Id. The “Daily Herald" -ays that part of the dock labour employers found it necessary yesterd.-.v to spend the morning and afternoon in separate consultation while workers' representatives waited in another room. It is understood that- a vigorous controversy ord between tilt- London ( ' uut>' Employers. The latter realise the strength of the men s ease, ami tecognis.- that, a disagreement will cost more Hum n concession. It is uuderstooi ultimately, tin' London Employers earned a proposition to give a shilling pm- plus an agreement arbitration regarding the other shilling. Tin men's representatives did not aceepL. An adjournment until Friday alternoon was agreed mi to enable tin worker- to call their full executive.

OKI*;KTv roi.rncs. I.OXDON'. February M. Tin' "Daily l-'.xiiro-s" Aid’ons correspondent repo! t.- Hud sensational reve- |' imis have been mini'.' in the CieeU .\ s , emi.ly. M. Hakellovopoulos. an oxMn istcr, lias been charged with havn,;, ],i|,.<| ihrce hundred lensants at tin lasi election to no to live dillcl'clit vi ; lattes and veto with forged voting papers. i Another nmmh< r charged a 11 pj t>: twi rf M. ViMlizi'lt!' with giving the papers ii| several hundred dead voters to ief u gees, with instructions to vote in three different places. An uproar followed these revelations, the 1 lepilbli'aus t iireate'li ug to resign c,i Idee failing nit immediate vote lor the overthrow of the dynasty. NAVAL DKFKNC K. LONDON. February Id. Colonel Atnery, in a lecture at the Colonial Institute, spoke on naval <ietenee in the I’acltir. He said he regrettre that the (iovermnenl had stopp'd [lie present v.orks and romuiiiii.eiit' a, Sii.ua pore. hut he was edad to he'i Ilia, the ' | lies t ion is being eutvtulh eor side!t'd. and that a decision is not to |.e taken without eousultntion with the Dominions affeeted. He elnimed that battleships would always remain the kernel of the great complex comprising the 1 1 eels of the future. The F,n--nsl, Fleet, he said, would ultimately 1, 0( -ome entirely an oil-burning oik-. tLit necessitatin'! » ehaitt of oil reserves. which was the threat reason tor developing Singapore. tut: ah; armaments. LONDON. Fehruary do. Commenting on the tears being exposed that the Ooveinment may he absconding: with the Durney Airship S, home, the "Daily No-" points out that the whole Cabinet favours air development by the Air Ministry, waich is concerned because there is the sulisi. K involved. i.ord Thomson (Air Minister! has inlormed the "Daily News" that he would do everything possible to expedite this legislation although he was unaware of the Cabinet’s attitude.