MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1926, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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IRISH IiYE-KLKC'TION. LONDON, February 21. The l.iexoll'aly live-election in tho Irish I ree State resulted:— Dwyer (Government) ... 19,343 Art O’Connor (Kepitrien)n 15.523

BRITISH SKA.MEN. LONDON, Feh. 21. A f essrs Cotter and Sinn ills, officials' of th,? National Sailors’ Union, on the eve of their sailing for .America, said: ‘‘We are aiming at reorganisation front an international .standpoint. Tho efforts of the I.W.W. and Tom Walsh must he met. We an? determined that British seamen shall mot he treated as they were during the unofficial .strikes in South Africa and in Australia. Our policy i.s a Conciliation Board to deal with the hours, wages and conditions.”

JAPANESE POLITICS. TO Tv 10, Fell. 22. Scngokii has agreed to retain office till the session Voids when reorganisation is likely.

CHINESE PI'NITIVF, EXPEDITION. I‘KKIX. Feh. 23.

A mandate ordering a punitive expedition again AYu Pei Fu, lias been issued.

CANTON CUSTOMS TROUBLE. PEKIN, Feh. 22. Th? Commissioner of Customs at Canton has dosed the ports of Canton and Whampoa, pending the surrender and return to the customs, for proper examination end; .assessment of the doty of cargo irregularly removed from the custody of the customs. It; is believed tho cargoes of five nations are involved.