MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

HOUNDING UP COMMUNISTS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARTS, Doc. 0. M. Tferriot’s reply to M. Cncliiii, was made in the course of a dehate in the Chamber on the Navy estimates, when the Communists violently attacked the Government. The Chamber eventually refused M. Cnehin leave to move an interpellation on the subject of Leila nche’s suspension. Tt is noteworthy that the French police are active to-day rounding up Communist suspects in Paris. KILLED, NOT EXECUTED. M ADR ID, Dec. (!. It now appears that only two of the condemned men were executed as the third, while on route to the place of execution jumped from a window of tile car and was killed. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. MUTISM DELEGATES Alt HIVE <Received this day at S n.m.) HOME, Dec. 0. The British delegation to the League of Nations’ Council has arrived here. WILD RUMOURS. PARIS, Dec. C. In reference to the Communist scare it is even rumoured that a revolutionary coup is being planned for a particular day in December. CON DITION SATISF A CTO If V. PARIS, Dec. (I. Lord Vpros' condition is satisfactory. GUARDS FOR HOYAT.TfF.S. LONDON. Dee. 7. The “Sunday News” understands that Royalties’ as well as members of tho Cabinet, are now guarded by special officers at Sandringham, Buckingham Palace and St. James. RAID ON COMMUNISTS. PARIS, Dee. 7.

Eight hundred police and Republican -Guards raided the Communist quarters at Bobiginy Suburb, especially paying attention to the Leninist school, where it is alleged seditious instruction is given. Four hundred arrests were made whereof seventy were ultimately detained, including a Communist ex-de-puty. It is stated that documents were found revealing a plot to effect a Communist coup in Paris very shortly. The police intend raiding other suburbs, and to search for stores and hidden rifles.

REINDEER -MEAT. LONDON, December 7. Tho Trades Council is considering } tho introduction of reindeer meat owing to the dearness of beef. SIR JOHN LUKE. LONDON, December 7. Sir John Luke, of Wellington, New Zealand, has arrived from the South African Parliamentary tour. He is visiting his son, a post-graduate engineer. Sir John is spending ’Xmas with relatives in Cornwall. RED RUSSIA IN FRANCE. LONDON, December 7. Tho “ Despatch ” says tho arrested Communists in Paris are mostly Russians, acting as officers of the Red Platoons which have been organised throughout France. The Communists are reported to have installed three wireless transmitting stations near Paris ready to issue in structions in the event of ft revolution. Further raids and arrests have been mnde in Marseilles, Lyons, and Lille.