MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1924, Page 3

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

[by telegram—i-eii press association GREEK POLITICS. LONDON, April 10. The ‘ Daily Telegraph” Athens correspondent says that the reconciliation the Republican Government offered the Royalists has been followed by a general amnesty for political offences and the reinstatement of Royalist military and civil servants, which has dispelled the poisonous atmosphere ol hatred and mistrust which existed for years. the boat race episode. LONDON. April 10.

Mallani, the Oxford oarsman, v.iio was requested to leave the I'.mpiie Music Hall and was subsequently arrested, was charged at Bow Street with being drunk and disorderly. He pleaded that ho was really more disorderly than drunk. The Bench discharged him on payment of the doctor’s fee of half a guinea.

ENGLISH STRIKE OPENS. LONDON, April 11. The shipbuilding employers announce that the lock-out will Ik- effective to-night. The official miners ballot resulted in the rejection of the owners’ wage proposals by 3138,000 to :.)'.’2,000. No immediate crisis is anticipated as the result of the ballot. The strike question is irksome, but is not involved and the next move probably will Ik in the direction of a Court of Inquiry. .MANUFACTURERS PEItTUR BED. LONDON. April 11. The British niaiuifateurers are gravely perturbed over the Cabinet’s decision for the lapsing of part two of the Safeguarding and Industries . Act. They declare such action to he iniquitious, billowing on the reduction of the reparations export levy, and they fear the instant flooding of the market, which would be a staggering blow to British industry, because the 33 1-8 per cent duty just made it possible to keep their plants going. One example they quote is that ol aluminium spoons. ’I he Germans are quoting Is lid per gross, compared with the British average price of 12s. The manufacturers are {ipprehcnsive lest the McKenna duties should be Die next to go, iu which ense the motor ear industry would be imperilled.

.JAPANESE INDUSTRY RECOVERING. TDK 1.0, April 11. Vcjei'o. one I’resident of the Industrial Bank of Japan, interviewed, said the next two months would see a marked increase in industrial activity. “Nov crthclcss”. he said, “the general recovery of industry is retarded by the high rates of interest, but the stabilisation of the yen around forty-two cents, however, enables the manufacturers to compete successfully iu neighbouring markets. It is somowhat surprising that foreign capital is comparatively uninterested in Japanese private industrial stocks which now yield ten per cent., representing an increase or three per cent above the pre-earthquake, era. It is probable that Japan, within two years, will seek another large foreign lean, which will probably cause adverse tratio balances, but these will gradually decrease, permitting Japan ultimately to recover.” HAH’IRK! EXHIBITION. LONDON, April 11. Additional entries for the Cochran’s rough riding, contests, include P. AlcNeill of Hawke's Bgv, and L. Stewart of Cambridge. Behind the King, when he opens the Empire Exhibition will be a giant picture 12ft. x 10ft., painted by Douglas Cbauder, depic-t iuss tlie Premier's Imperial Conference, in which the grouping is most effective. Air Baldwin (oxPrentier of England) is sealed in the foreground with Mr linin' (Federal) on bis right. Mr MaoKeiizic King: (Canada) on bis left, while Air Ala.ssey (N.Z.) and General Smuts (Africa) are standing at the front corm-rs of the Conference table.

VALUABLE I’lniTlM EOFA'D. PAR IS, April U. A painting by Kuheiis, estimated to 1)0 worth a million iraiics. was discovered among a number of old pictures recently purchased by a Houhaix antiq u;i ri sin. FROM I’IIF.ACHHR TO FXION SECRETARY. LONDON. April 11. A. .1 (oil;, the miner’s agent i" Rhondda. Valley has heeii elected .Secretary of the Miners' Federation. Me was formerly a Baptist preacher and a disciple of Carl Marx. He has been imprisoned twice for activities in connection with .industrial movements He said it was diilicult in avert a stoppage on the coalfields unless the minors” demand for a living wage was conceded. He interpreted his appointment to mean that the miners desired a militant aggressive policy. He believed in one big union, and was convinced of the necessity of a read live miners' interatiomde. COMMON'S DEBATE. LONDON. April 11. The Commons by -->1 to It'-’ adopted the Supplementary estimates of seventv thousand sterling to cover the cost of first-class railway tickets lor members between their constituencies. Amendments to shelve the project and also to provide only third-class tickets and !o exclude members of the Cabinet were defeated. The Speaker referred t( , the growing habit of using mil a>lmmeiitary expressions during the e.eor.te. J |.. espi civil the House to support him „„d said lie proposed, to 'm]M.se drastic ueiia lli ‘S for disorders in future «> be was determined to protect the credit ot Parliament. Following on the Speed's remarks. Mr Buchanan apolog.se. for yesterday's incident.

GREEK TRAIN ROBBERY. ■LONDON. April H. \o Athens message reports brigands stopped the Saluuika-Athcns express at Doxaua and robbed all the passengers including the Minister for Hubhe Assistance. U is supposed that the bi i-| gauds wanted to capture the Premier and Minister of Public Works who travelled in the next train. SOVIET CLAIMS. MOSCOW, April 12. The Soviet is claiming three thousand million sterling from the Alhefor intervention on behalf of GeneralDeniken, AVrangel and Kolchak expeditions during the war. including 12 hundred million from Britain, which is exactly similar to the amount Britain claims from Russia for war debts.

THE LITTLE ENTENTE. PARIS, April 11The visit- of Roumanian royalties to France coincides with the discussion of a Franeo-Roumaninii pact, enabling French assistance for the reorganisation of Roumania and commercial co-opera-tion with France, thus forging Hie final link in the alliance of tho Little Ei: ten&Oi