MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1924, Page 1

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAril —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION

STEAMER GROUNDS. LONDON, July 11

The steamer Port Chalmers Iron Sydney, grounded on the North Fore land, two hours before low water. I is expected to . refloat her on the llooi tide.

MOTOR-CAR OVERTURNS. LONDON. July 10. Admiral Sir Gaunt's motor-ear skidded and overturned at Doncaster. Sir Guy was pinned underneath, hut escaped serious hurt, though the engine was blazing when he was dragged out. BUILDING TRADE DISPUTE. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at !) a.m.) LONDON. July 12. The building trades employers have issued a statement that owing to the delay in issuing the Court of Emjuiry’s report and the fact that the strike is now of a national character the extent of the lock-out notices have been IHi ther suspended.

TRUSTS IN BRITAIN. LONDON. July 12.

The Council of the General Federation of Trade Unions has passed a resolution demanding that a Royal Commission inquire into the operation of the trusts in Britain. A mover declared that the whole future of Britain is in the hands of "the monopolists. Fourteen combines controlled and directed every social and economic activity. Two linns dominated the entiro production and distribution of meat, both in the United States and in Britain. Tho United Cold Storage Company’s three years’ profits in Britain totalled £1,07(3.0110. Its average dividend is 30 per cent, Tho Imperial Tobacco Trust's profits for four years totalled £2*1,3(30,(XX). Its dividend has been 77V per cunt., plus 1(58} per cent in free shares. The Iron. Steel and Coal Combine has had profits in live years of four millions, its dividend being (72} per cent., plus 1.3(1 jier cent, in Ihjiius shares.

Tho Chemical Combine’s profits fo fivo years total no less than £’(5,500,001 and its dividends are -18:1 per cent.

RIFLE SHOOTING. LONDON, July 12. At Bisley, the Fleho Shield match was won by Scotland with a score of 1(107. England scoring 1558 and Ireland 1495. The hero of Friday's shooting at Bisley was Lieut. Sutherland, of the Black Watch, who is legless and uses a self-propelled chair. Ho tied with two others for the Donegal Challenge Cup (seven shots at 300 yards and ten shots at six hundred yards). All three got the |K)ssihle at each distance.

.MESSINA ABLAZE. LONDON. July 12. The “Daily Express” .Messina correspondent says. The section of this city that was re-built- b.v the Americans after tin* 10!IS earlupiake. mostly consisting of wooden structures, is now en lire. Ten thousand people are hoiqeless. Torrents of rain have increased the distress, hut failed to extinguish the flames. The outbreak produced a panic, hundreds being injured in the .stampede from the blazing streets. Troops were (•idled in to stop looting. .Martial law has been proclaimed. The Navy has landed men to assist the lire fighters. The lire is attributed to incendiarism hv ii. student who failed in pn entrance examination ill tile school where the outbreak began.

ROWER IN INDUSTRY. LONDON. July II

The concluding session oi' the Rower Conference resolved (hat- the world’s greatest need was greater production and manufacturing activity, which was achievable by the development of cheap distribution from national power resources.

It wits also resolved that- consideration he given to the formation of a permanent Institution, each participating country, creating or maintaining a permanent committee representing all its power aspects.

NAVAL SQUADRON. SAN RFA NCI,SCO. July 12 The British .Squadron headed by the "Hood," steamed from San Francisco to-day, after a four days’ visit, marked by a dazzling round of entertainments. The Squadron will divide at I’anama Canal, the Hood, Repulse and Adelaide continuing oil through tho Canal to Jamaica, while the Dragon. Dauntless, llanae and Delhi go around Cape Hern. From Jamaica, the Hood. Repulse and Adelaide will visit llalilax and go thence hack to England. .MOROCCAN RISING. GIBRALTAR. July 11. General Rrim do Rivera has arrived at Algcciras. en route for .Morocco. The situation of the Totuan I rout is reported to lie improving. The Spanish Inrces have consolidated their recent successes. They are now holding strong positions along ilie River Last.

IU’SSIA AND CHINA. PI':KIN. July 11. Present indications point to the Chinese Clovcrmnent complying shortly with the request of the Soviet to exchange Ambassadors. M. Karahan mode this request shortly of tor the, C '!i i na-1 iit ssist i» agreement was conelmled. Waichiaopu replied this new question tens not envored by the uient. ittid will require time to settle. There is ii lempornry lull in the Sino,Soviet negotiations. Moscow hits not vet ratified the agreement.

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CAPETOWN. July II

In it letter addressed to the Nationalist Party and Press, Premier Hurt-, zug thanhs the .Memhers of the Nationalist and !.ahour Parties lor their support, lie declares that tile result of jhe general elections show that there is no room in the South African Party for national-minded Dutch idea. That Party is now purely a unionistic one. In a few years, not a single na-tional-minded person will he tound

within its ranks. The English Press is strongly protesting against tiny endeavour by the Nationalist Ministers to induce the Dutch-speaking Members ol tile South African Party to desert their English colleagues, which it characterises as inconsistent with Ministerial professions of non-Sorialism. ANTI-EVICTIONS HILT.. LONDON. July 11. The final state of the House of Lords' and House of Commons controversv on the subject of the Evictions Hill‘is reached. The House of Commons, at the invitation of lit. Hon. .1. 15. CTynes, accepted the House of Lords' amendment (as cabled July 4) ns the only alternative to the loss of the whole Hill.