MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1925, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

[Australia & X.Z. Cable Association.]

FRENCH FINANCIAL MISSION PARIS, July 2(5

A French (immcinl mission is going to London to-day to negotiate as regards the settlement ol war debts, lhe mission is headed by M. Ncgrct. of the Ministry of Finance, and M. Thiou do la Chaiime. manager of the Bank of Indo-China.

Ill>NM KONM STRIKE COLLAPSE (Received ibis day at .10.2-7 a.m.) MONO KONM. July 27.

At. the end of the fifth week ol the strike there is abundant evidence that the participants therein recognise the futility of their eiforts to paralyse I long Kong. Tice strikers were served with a lesson they will not easily forget. The Government and large employers refused to consider their reinstatement without a loss of the benefits and privileges earned by long service. this having a salulory effect as there were large numbers of applicants for tram, ferry, steam, launch and other transport services at reduced wages, while the hotels and private houses are steadily replacing strikers on (lie employer’s own terms. FRANCK BEATS BRITAIN. LONDON. July 2b. In an international athletic match at. Brighton. France beat Britain by lil’ty-nine points to lifty-tliree. HESSIAN WHEAT FDR BRITAIN. LONDON. July 2A.

Mr E. F. Wise announces that lhe Itusso-British (frain Company is shipping live millions sterling worth ol Russian wheat to Britain in tli" next few mouths, and Dial the British CoOperative Wholesale Society arranged an immediate credit of half a million for the purp-oso. A similar credit bad been established in France for a like purpose. Large orders for machinery, tools and textiles oil credit had been placed in Britain. Morniany. Poland and M/ei liii-Slovnkia. Britain would receive more if she were willing to offer Us good credit us the ('i’l)t.incut. and the goods would be paid lor out oi tile proceeds of I he when i.

MACHINERY FOR RUSSIA. RIMA, July 2(5

A special Soviet mission lias gone to London with authority to- place orders for textile machinery to t! w value of one million sterling, chiefly in Britain ami partly in Mermnuy.