CHINA’S POSITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1924, Page 2

CHINA’S POSITION.

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[Reuters Tei.kuramh.J PEKIN, November AA. Tuanebijui lias arrived. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. [Reuters Teeeora.us. j SEIZURE OF LIQI'OIL OTTAWA, November AA. 'I lie biggest bootlegging seizure ever made is icjoUed. The -Montreal niitlioiitie.s laptured thirty thousand gallons of aliohol and three thousand eases of Scoti h w hisky, worth one hundred thousand sterling, aboard a bargo en mute to New York nun row.

.MOTOR FATALITY. OTTAWA. November 2A. Leonard Reid, son of the late Sir William Reid, one time Governor, of Newfoundland, was driving his private motor ear assisting in the entertainof ollieel's on the warship Constance during a parade, ian into a group of war veterans and killed two. The car then .skidded and capsized crushing to death four of its occupants, including two high officers of the visiting ship. Reid was charged with manslaughter. It was shown lie drove at fifty miles an hour ju-t before tile collision. He was sentenced to one veals’ imprisonment.

PROTEST AGAINST WEMBLEY. LONDON, November Al. 1 1 is expected the annoimceWembley in IDA-T will be made after tlie meeting of tlie Executive Council on Monday. Stevenson informed the " Observer ” that the conditions laid down by the Government had been fulfilled and the support promised was satisfactory. Meantime it is reported that British pleasure resorts are organising a campaign against a continuance on the ground of their losses last season owing to a diversion of visitors to London.

RESOLUTION OK PROTEST. LONDON, November 2.”. The Amalgamated Marine Workers Union passed a resolution against the Government's reported intention in connection with Anglo-German commercial treaty to remove the ban on employment of German sailors in tbo British Mercantile Marino. The Government have been asked to receive a deputation. Mr Shiuwell says the proposal would lie a gross betrayal of British seamen. (Deceived this day at 11.Ao a.in.) LONDON. Nov. A2. The Sailors’ and Firemen's Union has (ensured the strikers, hv cable, of the Yidtunnia’s crow, who must adhere to the British articles under which they signed on otherwise they will he liable to imprisonment.

ITALIAN DEBATE. DOME. Nov. AA. Winding up the Home Allairs debate Signor Mussolini declared be bad always tried bard to separate party affairs from Government affairs. He solemnly promised to submit all questions to Parliament with a view to a return to tlie normal constitutional regime. Ibe debate was characterised by attacks on the Government for curtailing the freedom of the press and engaging in unconstitutional practices as regards municipal and provincial Government. The attitude of, sections nf the Liberal party .showed that while the ex-Premiers Giogolitfi and Orlando were definitely against Government, tlie cx-Pretuier Halandra representing a majority of tlie Liberals in tlie House still promised to support the Fascist regime. Prior to the division, the Minister of the Interior. Keberzoni, undertook to introduce an urgency measure dealing with the question ol the freedom of the press.

iIIMCCiIXC roll MINKS. Pi -- lici'd (Ids day at 8 a.in.) PATHS. November 21. Following on the explosion which blew up the trawler on the twentythircl the Navy has ordered a systematic- dragging for mines between Dunkirk and Gravelines. SAILLESS SHIPS. LONDON’, November 23. Walter Scatter, coal exporter, of Hull ancl his brother claim till the patent rights in Britain of the sailless ships under the German Rotor-mast system, declaring they obtained the British rights for an identical system in Hi 17. They oil'ereil the patent to the British Government in war time, Inn it was not accepted.

.LU RES REIH RTAL. PARIS. November 24. At the* reburial of M. Jean James, the murdered French Socialist loader, tile demonstration of affection and 10gard on the part of tin* people was cxtraordinaiy. The hotly of .Inures, borne by miners in their working clothes was lodged in the Pantheon, huge crowds being present. Premier 11en iot delivered a moving speecb. Seventy blue-bloused miners dragged tlio bier, anil at least a hundred thousand people followed in tin* procession, which was beaded by Adminil Jtmros, tin* dead man’s brother. Perhaps half a million lined the streets. ’I here were repeated cries of “Down with war! ’ a, tbe procession moved towards the Pantheon.

lIUSII ELECTIONS. LONDON. November 23. The b.ve-clectinn in County Donegal for till* bail Kireanu has resulted: Mr McCullough (prii-Gov’nm’O 21,910 Mr Daly (Republican) 18.871 Majority 0,018