MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

I AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION, J’A X-A M ERICAN 'FitEATY. LONDON. May 10. The “Times" states: Information has been received at London that a treaty to avoid and prevent conflicts Ijctween the various American States, has been signed by the United States, Venezuela. Panama, Uruguay. Ecuador. Chile. Guatemala, Nicaragua. Brazil. Colombia, Cuba, Paraguay, the Domicaii Republic. Honduras. Argentina ami Haiti. This treaty is the outcome ol the I’liii-Amcrican Omference held at Santiago last year. It provides that disputes which it lias been impossible to settle in the ordinary way shall he submitted to a specially constituted commission. The findings el the commission, however, arc not to he considered judicially binding.

"DRY" COURT AT lIOLYROOD. LONDON, May R). -dr .Jimmy Brown has left his miller’s two-roomed cottage near Ayr and has taken up his residence at Holyrood Palace, as the King’s personal representative, holding courts as the Lord High Commissioner for the Church of .Scotland, lie is the first Commoner to occupy this ceremonial position for two centuries. At High Commissioner Brown’s request no intoxicants were served at the Holy rood reception. Tliis is the first time that Edinburgh society have attended a "dry" court at Holyrood.

AMERICA AND JAPAN. TOKIO, May 10. Mr Wood, U.S.A. Ambassador here; con firms Washington's report of his resignation, which he Ims tendered for family reasons. He said that the termination of the immigration crisis has permitted him to yield to family reasons. He expressed confidence that in the long run the United States and Japanese relations would continue to he friendly. lie said he admired the dignity and restraint which the .7:■ j>anese Government and |>eople had shown in the crisis.

THE RANGOON STRIKE. DKLIH. May 10. A thirteen (lay’s strike at Rangoon is now practically over. The strikers are returning to work unconditionally in large numbers.

EXHIBITION ATTENI)ANCE. LONDON. May 10. Saturday’s attendance at the Empire Exhibition was a record since the opening. It is estimated that the daily tit tendance is U>o.ollo. M. 11 ER.I!IOT AND PREMIERSHIP MUST HAVE FREE HAND. ["The Times” Service.] (Received Inis dnv nt 0.21 a.ru '• LONDON. -May 20. The Paris correspondent of the “Times" says M. Ileniot. leader of the Radical Socialists, declared that he would decline any invitation to form a new Government unless he had complete freedom of action, lie obviously hinted at the | ossible demands which may he made on him hy the Socialists whose support he must secure. M. Ileniot further said that any Government of which he was the head, would concentrate on the foreign pul-

icy. A reduction of military and financial expenditure could not he contemplated till France lird been put at her ease. France was justified in entrenching herself behind the damage she Ims suffered. "But at the tame time I confidently believe that France is capable of reconciling the recovery of her claims with the restoration of Europe and the peace of the world.’’ M. Ileniot added. M. Iferriot -aid that an effort must he made to understand the real views and feelings of oilier people. The world bad ebanged and the old diplomacy no longer sufficed, as now forces were tit «nrk. a Inch must I e taken into account.

NIGHTINGALES GIVE RADIO CONCERT. LONDON. .May ltl. The broadcasting experiment with nightingales has proved sticcesslub The nightingales were heard twenty minutes following the playing of (ho cello. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. [‘‘Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this dav at 11.2." u.m.) LONDON. May 20. The Health Committee of the League of Nations recommended the Council to establish an epidemiological bureau at Singapore.

The League's committee on iniorA'arsity relations suggests that all universities regularly publish a list of equivalent degrees and certificates of which they give recognition.

JAP ADMIRAL SHOT AT. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) LONDON. -May 20. A third unsuccessl ill attempt "as made to assassinate Admiral Saitn. when a volley was lired at a launeli in which he was Hotelling on Vain river. The shuis "ere fired from the Chinese side. I la* fill 1 "a-, retained by his bodyguard and the attackers were driven o|f. The indications arc that Korean revolutionaries were the originators of the plot.

(MUTUARY. LONDON May 20. Obituary Bir William Goschcn. FRANCE'S NT."' PREMIER. iI’AIHS. .May |2O. M )lei riot confci red with tiie Socialists and has agreed to accept the Premiership. ORIENT Ll-NER LAFNCIIED. [I!ECTBRS Tki .IX.RAMS.] (Deceived this day at 10.1,> a.m.) LONDON, May 20. The Oramn. the first of the three new twenty thousand ton Orient liners. has been launched at Barrow.

•WiRICTLTI’RAL CONGRESS CONCLUDES. (Received this day at 10'• > a.m.l ROME, .May 20. The Congress of Agriculturists Ims concluded. The Congress adopted a proposal to establish an iutoriiationa. society of agricultural science with headquarters at the International Institute of Agriculture. The President ol the Society will he Professor Lipman, of the United States and the Secretary General is Professor Hissiuk, of Holland.

burned to death on steamer. MANILA, May 20 Two women and two children are dead and many are missing ns the result of a fire on the Inter-Island steamer Lalloc on tho'Mindanao coast.