MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1924, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Reuters Teleckams.] WIirSKY MERGER. LONDON, December 11. The Buehanan-Dcwar Combine has purchased the distillery business of Peter Dawson, of Glasgow, for about £2,000,000, including stocks of whisky, me purchasers now hold the largest stocks id' matured whisky in the world. The Buehaiiiin-Dewar amalgamation made a profit of C 1,102,000 last year, and shareholders participated in a gift of honus shares representing C10,000,000 at their then market value. LONDON BUTTER MARKET. LONDON, December 11. , The Gutter market is temporarily firm owing to the log preventing , the discharge of several steamers recently arrived. Consequently there is good demand for the small quantity available. Prices are as follows:—New Zealand choicest 201 s, unsalted 208 s. Australian 180 s to ISSs, unsalted 100 s to 102 s. Danish, 2155. The last-named is linn on Continental Imying for Christmas. Cheese is firm, New Zealand sellnig at Ills. GERMAN FINANCE. LONDON. Dec. 12. Renter's Berlin correspondent says: The German Federal Council has approved of the Federal budgets for IO2A. The extraordinary budget provides for an expenditure of IT!! million marks. The revenue is estimated at Ido million marks, and the deficit at 27 million marks. It is covered by a loan, while a further credit of IdOO million marks is required to strengthen tlm eountrv’s finances.

The ordinary “war burden" budget involves an expenditure of I2:i(! million marks, where IOOd will he lor reparations purposes. ANOTHER Mil. “A.” LONDON, Dee. 10. The “Daily Telegraph’s" diplomatic correspondent says: The Angora (Turkish) Government has had a disgraeelul revenue upon the Aga Khan ol India, for his courageous letter in 15)20 criticising the Kemalists’ action in connection with the Khalifat. The Angora Government has now told certain Turkish newspapers to identify “Mr A.” with the Aga Khan, in order to discredit, the Moslem leadin' among Turkish .Moslems. The Turkish newspapers are publishing the lie. BAULKS AT WITNESS BOX. LONDON. Dec. 10. The “Daily Chronicle" says:- Sir I lari Singh’s English Secretary has returned to London for the purpose of explaining the Rajah’s viewpoint. It is understood that he told the authorities that although the Rajah would have liked to assist the Public Prosecutor in the proceedings instituted, he felt it to lie too much to expect him to come to London and undergo the ordeal of a cross-examination in a criminal court. Consequently the authorities have abandoned the idea of calling the Rajah as a witness, but the proceedings will continue. WOMAN GAOLED. PARIS, Deceember 111. A Russian woman arrived with a revolver, who is alleged to have declared her intention of killing M. Krassin. in revenge for I lie decimation of her •family by Bolsheviks. Shi* was arrested outside' the Russian Embassy and gaoled on a charge of illegal possession of arms.

PARIS. Deeoinlier 13. Tlio woman who was in rested mil- ' i'l*' (lie I’ll - i;m Kiiiliunm' was in pmM'S'. lull of :i loaded lovolvrl'. Slid Inlil I In- police dial lir d.iiiid In kill yKrassin. Slid, said: 11 is shameful ti> allow liim to ddiiid (o Paris. II soincmid dues mil kill Krassin, lie will kill a Int of others, and stir up a revolution in Km nee similar to "Russia. I was present during the Russian revolutinn. and saw mothers eat llieir children. The liolsheviks murdered my mother before me.” The woman "live the name of Dickson. She said she was a Russian authoress, aged thirty, and the wile of an American. SINGAPORE HASP. LONDON, December 12. Mr \V. ('. Hridgcnmn (First Lord of the Admiralty) has announced that the Cabinet have ,agreed to begin workon the Singapore Naval l’ase. Speaking at Oswestry, Mr M • U • Hridgcnmn (First Lord of the Admiralty) stated that Cabinet had agreed to allow him to start upon the Singapore Has'e. lie said: It was most essential. if we had to rely on the present smaller navy, then we should have a base where capital ships could be repaired. instead of having to come Home wasting time and money. MOROCCAN AVAR. LONDON. December 13. Renter’s Madrid correspondent says : It is officially announced that the readjustment of the Spanish Iront in Ceuta and Tetuan sectors is now practically completed. Similar operations in Laroche zone are progressing. Kaid Arabilenhima, a prominent rebel leader, and twelve members of his escort, veie killed by Spanish bombs. AIM HNS IN RRITAIN. LONDON, December 12. Mr Senrr. in the House of Commons moved the withdrawal of the Alien Restriction Act. UIHI, on the ground that the war is over, and it. is absurd to allow the. Dome Secretary to keep out aliens.

Sir \V. .lovnson Hicks Glome Secretary) replied that it was not. proposed to deal harshly with aliens, olio Hun them out, unless they were convicted of crime. Ninety per cent, were, in Hritaiu in pre-war times, but it was not proposed to allow aliens to come here and seek work when a million Hritons were unemployed, ft was not intended to administer the Act- strongly. N.S.W. LOAN. LONDON. December 13. The New South Wales Government lias placed three millions worth ot three months Treasury Rills at 32 centum for payment on December IStli. SF.RRTA AND COMMUNISTS. PARIS. December 13. “ I.e Petit Parision’s” llelgradc correspondent says: The Helgrnde Government has decided to prosecute Raditcli on a charge of high treason, owing to his suspicious relations with the liolsheviks.