MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1924, Page 3

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST GABLE NEWS

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ARRESTS IN GREECE.

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) ATHENS, April 12.

Owing to indications that reactionary trouble is brewing, the Government has ordered the arrest of eighteen superior military and naval retired officers, including General Leonardopo Alos, Leado’r of the last counter revolution who was sentenced to death, but recently pardoned. General Constantinopuios, the fanatical Royalist Minister for the Interior, announces that considerable quantities of revolvers and cartridges were confiscated.

Tne leaders of the projected movement obviously intended the outbreak to take place after the plebiscite. Matepns who was arrested met the I’reinier, N. I’apanastadiou last evening and protested against the arrests. The Premier replied the Government was determined to crush any attempt at disorders.

SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT FOR DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN. April 13

The elections resulted in the defeat of the Liberal-Conservative Government which lost six seats, thus giving the combination of Social Democrats and Radicals a majority of three. It is expected a Socialist Government will be formed.

SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS CAPETOWN. April 13

The real election light starts after Easter. Meanwhile members and candidates are hurrying to their constituencies. Mr Cre.sswell leads Labour on the Rand and Mr Boydell in Natal. Important meetings of executives of the South African Party decided to op. pose all Independents and to fight every sent. The proceedings were in private but it is understood Mr Smuts made a stirring speech in Capetown. He is iu his best fighting form and rallied the party emphasising that the choice of electors lies between a pact based on dissent and negation and a sane Government. which lias altogether secured the finances of the Union', and attained the most stable conditions.

Prominent legislators not seeking reelection are Murray. Bissett, Buchanan, Saunders, Greenacre. and Mackenrtan while Merrinmn is also practically certain not to stand. There will also be a considerable reshuffling of seats. Cres. well has returned to .Johannesburg, Reitz and one or two other Ministers are going to different provinces. There will lie half a dozen Communist candidates on the Kami and in Durban.

FORCING OF THE DARDANELLES

PLAN’S CONSIDERED IN 1900.

(Received this dav at 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 13.

Sir lan Hamilton, lecturing at Hull in aid < f the British Legion, rover ltd that the British General Stall as lar back as 1900 had drawn up and considered r memorandum on the forcing of the Dardanelles, but when lie went to GaPipoli in 1915 most of the General Staf* were serving in Frame. Nobody ia the War Office knew of the existing document. He never saw it till 1910, long after the evacuation.

MAURETANIA IN GALE. LONDON, April 13

The Mauretania, drawn by live Dutch tugs, is struggling iu the teeth of a north-westerly gale iu the Channel. only making one knot hourly.

SERVIAN POLITICS. BELGRADE, April 13. PaskittsclTs Coalition Ministry has resigned as it believes ail election is nocessni v to clear up the situation.

GERMAN PRINTERS’ SI’RJIvI. BERLIN, April 13.

Breslau, Dresden, Leipsiz and -Munich are without newspapers owing to a printers’ strike.

INDIAN AFFAIRS

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(Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) . DELHI, April 13.

The Punjab Government is making another attempt to meet the legitimate g,ievnuees* of the Sikh community by appointing a. committee under the Presidency of General Sir William Birdwood (Commauder-in-t’hief of the North' 1 rn Command) to report on the principles upon which Sikh legislation could ! e undertaken, and the best means to .deal with the question of possession of swords by Sikhs as a litigious symbol, though the possession of a. sword without a license, in the case <\ other Indian committees is prohibited. INDIAN TEA OI'TPFT . f Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) CALCUTTA, April Pi. The tea sales for the past season show an increase of 20 per cent on Die. average price. There has been a steady demand from all markets and shipments lo foreign markets increased by 7', per eeoT. and to ports other than' to the Fnitod Kingdom by 12

I mm* rent. The totiil weight of lh<' lea crop for wiiom wa-. :V2isii million r n t nds as compared with 2Sf>i million pounds the precious season. Inereaseo lahoiir was available and the weather :,|so was |at otirahle. hut generally the econoiuie conditions are not such as to favour extensive recruitment, while, competition is seriously alleeting the J movement of lahoiir to the tea ills-j tricts. The quality or the crop was | inferior to 192*2-10-2:». hut can he ties-1 eribed as of the average, rams anti the autumnal crops hemg disappointing. The 1021 season prospects ar* j favottrahle. ] J \l> iSUPi’I. KM I’iNTAll V ESTIMATES. [llKt-TKits Tui.l'Olt.V.VS.] (Received this day at 10.-h' TOKIO. Apnl hi The supplementary naval estimates for the reconstruction of the cart iqnnke damage are announced here are twontv-six millions for bmld.ng and sixtv-six millions for armament The former is to he spread over eight rears and the latter ten years »e appropriation for 1021 meludes b, millions for discharge allowances for ten thousand navy yard employees who are being dismissed in accordance with the navy readjustment plans. JVP m*lS TOWED TO HARBOUR. - to ran , April is The submarine which sunk on the l<)tl. of March, has been towed into Sasebo Harbour, where the work ot raising her will he easier. LONDON. April 13, Obituary.—Arthur Lionel Smith. Master of Balliol. .votudv MIXERS’ COURT 01' INQUIRE. LONDON, April 13. It has been officially decided to grant the miners’ request for a Court ot In quiry. - •