BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION FREE STATE ADMINISTRATION. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) CAPETOWN. Mareh pi. Senator E. R. Grubber lias been appointed Administrator of the Free ■State. PIRACY It EG l RATIONS. (Received this dav at 11.10 a.in.) PEKIN, .March 10. A meeting of file China Coast Oliicers and Marine Engineers Guilds at Hong Kong resolved to publish correspondence with the local Government on the new piracy regulations; also to submit the whole mutter to '.lie Home Government. Some favoured giving shipowners a day's notice to strike. A majority preferred peaceful negotiations. The crux ot the diliorcnee arises from the I net that the iegulations insist on officers resisting to the uttermost, while no provision is made for the dependents of those killed. RYE-ELECTION. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) LONDON, March IR. Westminster election is causing dissension among the Conservatives. While .Baldwin declares Mr Nicholson is entitled to the party’s whole-heart-ed support, Mr Churchill is receiving assistance from inuoy (onservulive and Liberal members n| the Commons. TENNIS. LONDON. March PL At Mentone Tennis Tournament in the final of the women’s singles. .Millie Lenglen beat .Miss Ryan 7-o, (i-l. MORE QUAKES. FEAR IN JAPAN. (Received this day at, It. La a.rn.) TOKIO. da: li Hb Two heavy earthquake - bo.-as me reported from Alomi, close to the centre of the September earthquake, yesterday. alter which a hot geyser, vI en was playing regularly since Si pteniber dried up. Last uigiil cinders covered tlie town while the Island ot Osiiima is invisible owing to apparent smoke clouds, believed to be the explosive eruption of volcanoes there. Doctor Xakoinitra. a leading seismologist, says while the reports are not officially eunfinueil, lie believed the recent phenomena indicate an early renewal of seismic activities in Tokio neighbourhood. He predicts heavy shocks about equal to January loth. Two minor .shocks were experienced at Tokio in the early morning. Many people are highly nervous ns to the result of the prediction. activity in pester. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m-) LONDON', March 10. Following the Free State army mutiny there is great activity in Tho t Isle’v Constabulary. All motors crossing the border from the L‘ roe State are .scinched with the object ot preventing any tiausfer of arms Irom the Tree Stale military' barracks in County Donegal to Londonderry. The military authorities in Dublin state the search for Tobin and Dalton has been with result. Lorries full of'soldiers have roap| ear(.(l patrolling Dublin streets.

CM IN MSB LABOCR AT NAl'lir. LONDON, March 10. In the Commons Mr Chappie asked whether an appeal lo a third party was provided in the case of the dispute under the agreements between the Bn-fi-d. Phosphate Commission and the Chinese mechanics and coolies imported to Naum. CO CONI AM vS MCI i I'lT A l?V. (Received tins day at !■•> p.m.) MON DON. Afarch 10. .Mr Thomas replied he understood that the agreements were subject >" the approval of the Administrator and the employees. Tlu-y were entitled to submit, complaints to him. Asked suppliiuciitarily whether the British Oovernment had any control over the terms of the agreements Mr Thomas replied: None whatever. COMMA PSE OK Tilt: FRANC. (Received this day at- 1-•:> p.m.) PAR IS. March Ift. The Conference at Elys was a Council of War unprecedented -n trench history, marking tile grave concern with "which the Government- contemplates the collapse of the Dune. Ihe measures diseussed are believed to include a reduction of the fiduciary circulation which lias practically touched the legal limit of forty-one milliards, a reduction in expenditure on the devastated areas, an increase in the discount rale, ami heavy buying of francs. But as secrecy is essential to the cess of a counter offensive no official details transpired.

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