MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

WKMI?I. K V Cl >NT INI' AN C E OI'POSKIi. [Huutkks Tki.koha.ms.j (Received this day at 11.115 a.m.> LONDON. August 21. Replies have now been received I nun all the Dominions except New foundland, in riTe:eme to the continuance of the Wembley Kxhibition in 1325. They are unanimously op] used to the proposal on the grounds, mainly ol expense in maintaining the staffs and renewing the exhibits. AVIATORS DF.AYE ICKI.AND. LONDON. August 2.0. The American win hl-tlyers and the Italian. I.ocatelli, have departed from Iceland for (ireenland. SC DANK SK' CRISIS ENDED. MALTA, August -3V Trustworthy advices from Kgypt indicate (lie Soudanese crisis may lie considered ended. INDIAN 15ANK FAII.CRK. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) DELHI, August '2l. The creditors nf the .shareholders in the Allianee Rank of Calcutta, which last year closed its doors, resolved to prosecute the directors and all others involved, on charges of misfeasance. The liquidators have also boon instructed to recover as much as possible of the missing twenty million rupees. SOVIET IXSTR CCTIONS. (Received tliis day at 11.25 a.in.) v* MOSCOW. August 21. The Soviet unanimously thanked the delegation to London for its efforts in regard to the Anglo-Soviet agreement. They instructed the liovernmeiit in future negotiations never to agree to terms which will place a new burden of taxation on the workers in Soviet Russia 1 . Rakovsky in a. speech eontended the agreement did not infringe the laws of the Soviet in regard to nationalisation and annulment of debts, while Soviet Russia will only pay claims which are recognised as advantageous to itself or for which social justice demanded compensation. He predicted tlie ratification of the treaty lieeause otherwise property owners and bond holders would get nothing. Tchitclicrin descrilied the treaty as the basis for future lelntions with other countries. Miss Susan Isiw-renee was accorded an ovation when greeted by Moscow Soviet on behalf of British Labour. She said the agreement was welcomed enthusiastically. She urged the jeople to work closely together.

BOY SCOTT’S. COPENHAGEN. August 21. The International Boy Scouts Conference fixed +!io next .Tiinib*)iv« for ipyn.