MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Rectexs Telegrams.]

TREASURE SEEKERS ARRESTED. LONDON. November ID. The ‘-Daily Express" Jerusalem correspondent states that I Germans who served in Palestine with the Turks during the war returned to dig for ,-i hundred thousand gold Turkish pounds, which were buried nt Jenin when the Turkish Army retired. They started digging, but weie arrested by the British authorities, who are continuing excavations. CLYDE RENT STRIKE. LONDON. Nov. ID. The Clydesdale rent strike (previously cabled on September 22m1). lias taken a complicated turn. The Sheri If. by a surprise raid, ia the absence of the tenants’ scouts on Wednesday, carried out seven evictions. Sympathisers, however, during the night restored six of the seven occupants with the whole of their belongings. The owners of the premises have now begun proceedings for house-breaking. Meanwhile the tenants have organised a brigade of cyclist scouts to frustrate any further attempts at eviction. LONDON. Nov. 11. The “Daily Herald’s” Glasgow correspondent reports that the landlords are angry over the eviction eases. They intend to secure further evictions. One landlord is represented as saving; "The Government is behind us! The people must pay or quit.” - The Rent Tribunal that was instituted through the eflorts of Mr David Kirkwood. M.l’. has broken down as the result of the landlord’s insistence upon the post-war rents, which tenants cannot pay out of current wages. A special meeting of the Glasgow City Council is summoned for today.

BAD CONDUCT. LONDON. November 1D

The Tournaments’ Committee of the Lawn Tennis Association and members of the Referees’ Association held a conference, and discussed disciplinary measures against certain players. It was alleged that a number of players question the umpires’ decision and ask tor withdrawal when they disagree. Other players, women as well as men. are lax in keeping time. Same players use had language, which is often audible to the specluto:s. thus exposing the game to disrepute. The whole question will lie brought helore the next general meeting of the Lawn 'lentils Association.

GEN FA’A PROTOCOL. BRUSSELS. Ndv. ID

M. Ilyanaiis, in a speech in the Chamber, reviewing foreign allairs, eulogised the Geneva Protocol as a most practical and efficacious measure for protection and security, which had at least brought an Anglo-pTcmli-Rcl-gian defensive* agreement with .n the framework of the League. Belgium did net despair of the* essential realisation of a tri-partite agreement.

GRANTS TO GENERALS. * LONDON. November 11. Interest was aroused Icy the* statement of Field .Marshall Sir William Rc bertscni that in the ease of public grants to generals and others the Government nowadays, without Parliamentary authority, retains the capita! and gives the icripiciits only the interest thereon for three generations. 'The "Morning Post” says: "It i* true that the Public Trustee cunt nils grants amounting to 080 thousand In officers in (ouncction with the (ironl

War.” The Public* Trustee, interviewed, said this arrangement was made under instructions from the Treasury that the grants take the form a trust drawn iipmi the normal term of three* lives. The “Morning |Vst” adds: •‘Other inquiries indicated this arrangement was made' in order to obviate difficulties which have arisen in the past when certain recipients dissipated the grant." in such a Fashion that they required further assistance, being unable to maintain the positions they had now.”

A RIG FIRE. TDK It). Novemher The Osaka Hotel and Bankcis’ ( . b were completely burnt down last night. The details are at present unknown.

OPPOSITION TO ZI NOVIEFT

[‘‘The Times” Service.]

IllGcoived this day at 8.50 a.m.) I.ONDON. November 15.

The ‘•Times" Riga correspondent says the result of tin- Biitish elections has disturbed the inner harmony of the Russian Communist Party. The Opposition becomes noisier and even the Communists occupying responsible diplomatic positions openly avow their disagreement with the tactics at present being pursued, especially ’ll relation to foreign countries. ’I hoy p.nrticaularly denounce Zinovieff’s recent calls for armed risings abroad which seemed suitable when Europe appeared on the brink of an inevitable general revolution. Now Vmy assert that such methods would merely thwart diplomatic efforts, hut Zinovieff resolutely refused to alter his tactics and hits out right and left at his opponents whose ranks are increasing now more than ever.

The correspondent declares that Ziliovielf. in the cause of Communism, requires intensified militant agitation abroad. UNDAUNTED BY GALLOWS. TOKYO. Nov. 13. When Namha heard his sentence of death by hanging for his attempted assassination of I’i nice Mirohitu, he shunted: ‘‘Long Live the Communist Party in Japan."

FASCIST LEADER SHOT. ) RUM IT. Nov. 13. The country is again thrown into a state of turbulence by the murder ol the Fascist leader. Signor Cosenz. who during a quarrel, was shot in a street near Naples l>v a former Fascist, who is now a Socialist. It is alleged that the murderer escaped. “Popolo IVltalia.” Mussolini’s organ warns the Fascists that the opposition is preparing a fresh coup in the hope of overthrowing Fascism. Only one opposition member was present at the opening of Parliament. The opposition parties representing one third of the Chamber are carrying out a boycott as a protest against the arrogance and intolerance of the Fascist majority, and the violation of constitutional government in suppression of the people's rights.

ITALY'S FEAR

(Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) ROME. Nov. IT. Following the events on the T rnneoSnanish frontier last week, the Dalian Government has disposed several infantry detachments along the FrancoItalian frontier, and has urgently dispatched a destroyer and four Cirpedt boats to San Remo, with the object ol preventing what is believed to be : plot by the Communists to cross, tin French border and make an aiiti-l'as cist incursion into Italy.

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