MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1925, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION COMM PNI STS ARRESTED. WARSAW. May 22. The political police have arrested over forty (’ommuiiisl leaders. They tilso seized cinisidcrahlo foreiyu currency at the lica<h|iinrlcrs of a secret association, Central committee Communist youths were searched and a iiiiml>er of docimn-iits and instructions from the executive commit tee at the Third International to the polish Communist deputies Krolikowski and Kkrzypa were discovered.

CAULK REDUCTION'. LONDON. .Mii.v 21. 'l' Ilf CXUC: led I'Cfl I If* tif 111 tf > Sixpence ill tin* press cable liiti’.v t«, Australia, has ln'i'ii delayed ii v. nit iny ilu- ! inpcrir.l Treasury's sanction. which is necessary lie lore the British I’ost Office's proportion of tlif rcdin Lien can become* effective. Hotli the Pii'ili." Cnhle Board mill the Commonwealth (iorcrimifnt have already cinili.rinetl lln-ir willinyness to reduce rates. •SOFIA BOMB OUTBADE. SOFIA, '.May 21. A tribunal lias .senteneed to dentil I’rondkine, the e x-l’e rfeet of Police, also I'ataniiinski and Koukolf in connection with the homh outrage in th Odcon Theatre. In 1020 I'atanuinski was sentenced. Contiinia: ian. ex-Min-ister. Aloiiravicir and Ferdinand Murlfidf wi re iif-ij 11 i11<•(I. MURDER OF SI PDA I!. (A I HO. May 2i.

Aliine.l Push: .Maher. Minister IMr Education in the Zuyhloillist Cahinet has heel i arrested in con licet ion with the iiivcstiyiition of the murder of the ex-Sirdnr (Kir Lee Slack). It is alleged that Khafikiiumsciir who was with Ahmed in the Office of Education at tlie time the (rime was committed nude certain disclosures reyardine; him.

MUSSOLINI ON AVAR. DEBTS. ■ROM. Id, Mav 21

.Mussolini said that Italy’s war debt wins one hundred milliard lire, whereof lifty milliards was due to Amen a. who contrary to press reports, had not presented any official demand for the openiny of immediate negotiations for the lif|iiidnlion of the. debt, hut friendly non-official conversations had occurred. Italy would do her utmost to meet her debts a.s far as her economic situation permitted, but in view or Italy’s yreat. sacrifices in the war and the fact that her wealth was only one fifth that of France, and incomparable with that of Britain, Italy was entitled!) to somethin;' more than the most favoured nation treatment. If a moratorium were accorded other debtor nations. he would ask for a still longer

moratorium for Italy. It was manifestly unfair to yive a cunijiicred nation like Ocrimin.v better treatment than one of the Allies. A NOT 11 Elf N.S.AV. LOAN. LONDON. May 2\ Financial writers mention that there are rumours of a New Soulli Wales loan heiny imminent. BRITISH PENSION SCHEME. (Received this day at It) a,m.) LONDON, May 21 The, House of Commons. by 2.7 voles to 112 votes, has adopted the financial resolution rein I inn to the Pension Bill (cabled last idylit) nutiinrisiny a contribution of four milinns for Ilu* year endiny May It. 11127. and each nine sucecediny years; and thereafter sums to me determined by Parliament.