MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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(Received this day at 111 a.m.) LONDON, June 12

Mr William Roltert Campion, a Commoner, has been appointed Governor of Westralia. c |,) RUSSIAN SECRET SOCIETY. LONDON, June 12 A Riga correspondent says although the Bolsheviks two years ago declared war oil Baboehava Pravda, a group of workers hostile to the governing clique, the organisation continues to maintain an underground existence. and distributes pamphlets in spite of the strictest vigilance h.v the Soviet secret police. ’The Society has branches throughout Russia. It managed to mild a general congress of anti-Bolshevik associations at Moscow a fortnight ago, actually at the time w lien the Communi-t congress was sitting in another pari of the city, and (•ratted a programme tor the over-

throw ol the Soviet (lovcrnment. FAMOUS AVIATt Hi- .MARRIES. LONDON. 12. Sir Keith Smith, has married Airs Crawford, of Adelaide. They will sail, for Australia in July. Ft is understood that Sir Keith will take charge of the Vickers aeroplane section. STRIK.ERS FLOCK To WORK. LONDON. June. 12. The underground railway employees Hocked to work following the ultimatum, thus enabling improved services. The leaders are honing for assistance from the electrical Union which today failed to persuade the companies to eonsiedr their demand for an increase in wages. The electrical shop stewards threaten to declare an official strike to bring out the workers at the power stations completely stopi mg underground work. ORDER, RESTORED. DELHI. June 12. Quiet has been restored in Calcutta by the prompt police action. Already there lm.s lieeu over one hundred arrests. AFRICAN POLITICS. SENSATION AT NATIONALIST MEETING. (Received I In-, day at 11.2 b a.in.) CAPETOWN. June 12 Wulinarans. a prominent Nationalist. who seceded with twelve others from the Nat ionalisl-bahour pact, caused a sensation at a big Nationalist meeting at Los berg by a violent til tack on the pad saying he had joined the Nationalists in |!ilb because General llcrtzog thought it would he in favour ol Germany. They all Imped Germany would win and a Republic be declined. That wos the impression gained from the speeches of Nationalists leaders. YeL, they were now prepared to put that ideal aside in order to join hands with the Labourites although at last election General llcrtzog boasted that tlie Labour Party would lie shattered on the rocks of AI rikanderoom. No trite Afrikander could work with the Socialistic Parly. 'The part had been forced on the Nationalists by the leaders.

ALBANIAN REVOLT. A BISHOP THE PRESIDENT. BELGRADE, June 1 Albanian insurgents have occupied Dttrazzo. 'The new' Government has been installed at 'Tirana of which Bishop Eannoli is president : hut it considered the rebels will next form a purely military Government.

OLYMPIC TKA.Mx I'A I! IS. June I’. 1

The Australian Olympic teams were welcomed by the French Olympic Committee. They start training immediately. Forty-two nations have entered for the Olympic games. The Australians compete in shooting, athletics wrestling, boxing. imining. lowing, tennis and cycling. Chinese kootbai.lf.uk. I‘KKIN. dune I'd. I lie Chinese football team leaves Shanghai to-morrow lor Vow Zealand.