MISCELLANEOUS HEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1926, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS HEMS

[Australia & C'ablo Association

COAL OH ISIS. LONDON', April J. Tl.o Miners’ Secretary*, Mr Cook, in ii speech at Pontefract, said: “It is clear the coal owners are using the opportunity to declare war against the mining community. 1 say most plainly and calmly a serious crisis is involved. The owners’ proposals are worse than last July. Wo meet the Council of the Trades’ Union Congress on Thursday. There is no reason to doubt they will stand by us, as they did in July when we heat hack all the opposing forces. The crisis is not oven national. It is international.” OItITUAHV. RERUN, April f>. Obituary.—The industrial magnate, August Thyssen, aotnt So. EX-EM I’EROH SF.R lOUSI.Y II.L. TDK It), April A despatch from Seoul reports the ex-Emperor oi Korea is seriously ill. JM! INCFSS VICTORIA. LONDON, April 1. A morning bulletin stated that Princess Victoria shows the slight improvement was maintained. CREEK PRESIDENT. LONDON, April 4. Ceneral Pangalos was elected to the Presidency unopposed. A CENTENARIAN. LONDON, April 3. Ouests eating a birthday cake at |he home of Ceorge Hills, of Pange, in

i celebration of iiis hundredth birthday t were surprised to see the vicar enter i and announce: ‘oil, we are a year late. I could not find his birth record in the 1820 register, so I went hack and found it in 182.1. So Mr Hills Is really 101.” Mr Hills is an inveterate cigar stnok- . or. He spends hours listening in with a three-valve set. MOSLEMS v. HINDOOS. LONDON, April 2. A despatch from Calcutta states that serious Hindu and Moslem riots have occurred there. Several were killed and many wore injured. The riots wer confined to the northern part of the city. DELHI, April d. Calcutta advices state that the Hin-du-Moslem riot, which broke out yesterday, spread to-day. The night v. as calm, hut a number of free fights occurred as the result id' which fifty arc reported to have been injured ami ten killed. The dispute arose owing to a fire in a musijue in the centre of the city, which the Mohammedans attributed to incendiarism by Hindus. In the course of the ensuing rioting, which broke out in widely scattered parts, shops were looted, arid petrol, stores and private dwellings were set on lire. Indeed for a timo the

moh ruled. L'gly ninmurs spread, but quiet was restored. Later there was a widespread recrudescence of the disturhaiiee. Shops wore looted and several mosques and temples wore desecrated. It is reported that hundreds wen wounded and twelve killed. The police, and military finally drought the situation under control, and traffic was restored. .MAC it KTAN'IA’S RECORD. Y’F.W YORK, April 2. All oflieial records lor passenger liners have been broken by the (,'unardor .Mauretania, wlien she maintained a speed of 211 knots an hour, responding to the S-O.S. of the British freighter Lalaham, against heavy seas. This was learned on the arrival of the Mauretania, on Friday. The Mauretania learned ir an hour after three other vessels and joined in tin* race. It is indicated that the Shirvnn was first on the scene hv several hours. The previous record by the Mauretania was 27.4 knots in fair weather. WETS AND im.T'S. (WASRILVCITOX, April 4. The Semite Sub-committee on .Judiciary will open to-morrow, the public hearings lasting a fortnight, upon six measures for the repeal or modification of the Volstead Law, promising to rival the most famous of Congressionnl investigations. Both dr.vs and wets are marshalling forces with Senators Bruce and Edge conducting the campaign for the latter and the antiSaloon League for the former. There nro hundreds of witnesses including many important Governmental heads. These will testify on three questions which are the possibility of enforcement. social effects and public sentiment, coincei'ning prohibition. Various anti-prohibition measures pending, ask for modification of Volstead Law permitting beers and wines, the introduction of a campaign system of sales of alcohol and liquors under Government agencies in limited quantities, and a national referendum. It is interesting to note in the last named connection that New York State Legislature is likely to authorise that referendum upoii prohibition. General Andrews will he the first witness. RiIGA, April 4. Zinovieff was deprived of the I’resideucy of J.eninfirail Soviet, thus losing all official authority. KRIM’S WARFARE. ’-MADRID, April 2. Yews from Rabat states that information derived from sources there indicates that Abdel Krim is about to launch a series of heavy attacks upon the European forces. The opinion is that these attacks are in the nature of a peace offensive., designed to impress Paris and .Madrid with Klim's strength, now that these Governments are considering what concessions are necessary to gain peace in .Morocco. It is expected that Oue/.zan will he Kriin’s principal objective, with trusts at Temun. Friendly natives report that Krim is rallying tribesmen. French aeroplanes took a picture of Ridiian columns ad vaneinj*.

PARIS. April 3. Contradictory reports that AbdeJ Krim is preparing an offensive and is seeking peace are interpreted as showing the indecision of his mind. The Government of France, while continuing negotiations until it secures peace, or until there is no possibility of success, will continue preparations against a. new outbreak. jl. Briaud, .M. Painleve, and Governor Steeg met and it is understood definitely established alternative peace and war programmes. Meanwhile the beginning of a French offensive against the Djobel Druses marks the failure of the attempt by M. I)e Jouvenil to reach a peaceful settlemen. Repeated overtures by letter during the past few months were all rejected by the mountain fanatics. FINANCE MINISTER'S AVILES. PARIS, April 2, The Chamber of Deputies adopted, by 203 to 265, the monopoly on the importation of petroleum, the measure being discussed despite M. Perot’s request for postponement, in order to c proceed with the Irinancc Hill, fiom I which the petroleum monopoly was separated. M. Peret favoured the institution ot control in co-operation with foreign business interests. He asked for a fairlv free hand for the Government to organise control. Little headway was made with the financial debate, the feature being M. Peret’s readiness to accept alternatives provided they gave equal revenue. For instance, the Chamber rejected the increased duties on pharmaceutical goods, M, Perot immediately took

from liis pocket a ready-made clause increasing the stamp duty on goods conveyed by the railways, confessing simultaneously that ho had other substitutes up liis sleeve. ARABS DE( IM ATIW.' BAGDAD, April ■>. Two thousand Syrian Arab tribesmen attacked an Iraq tribe defending a frontier post. British armoured cars came and inflicted heavy casualties on the Arabs. AVhcn aeroplanes appeared tin? invaders fled, leaving forty-five dead. The number of wounded is unknown. AI'STIt.YLIA’S TRAM. LONDON'. April 1. .1. Vi". If. T. Douglas, in an article in the “Sunday Express” entitled •'Australia’s Mystery Mon." says he cannot understand the omission of Kolb'nay from the Australian cricket team. Apa t from lining a sobering influence among forcing batsmen for a few overs with a new ball, he was one of the most, likely to get a wicket. “Richardson may, in my opinion,” lie says, “develop into the greatest Ixiwler among the visitors. He keeps a marvellous length, and gathers pace with each hall, fie also turns the hall from the oil’, and is just the type to develop on English wickets. He might

ovon have boon chosen for the 1!)-1 team. I should not he surprised if he nets a large bag of wickets.” PA PICKS REPRESSED. I’I'CrfAKKST. April ». The now Avorosoue fiovernment lias ordered the suppression of two newspapers, both supporting the Nationalist Party. The papers unfavourably dismissed (lie King’* nrerogative to rail a party, irrespective of its popularity. OR KICK ELECTIONS. ATHENS, April ■!. As the (Invernment rejected their request for a week’s postponement of th Presidential Elections so that voting would occur throughout (J recce the same day. the lTiited Parties decided not to participate in the election, and

withdrew the earidiature of Denirdjes It was previously announred that on the around that arrancements for the election were not ready in 211 out of the !Xi <1 istriels, it- had been decided to hold the election to-day for ten districts, and lor the remainder a week later. FIM'i.VCII NKWS. I* Alt IS. April I. A Sliashonre message .states the (lennan authorities seized a French military aeroplane which when Ilyina over the Hhine was forced to land at Zaeehkin.een, hut the oeeunants, an officer and sergeant wore allowed to return to France. The Senate by 2112 vol.s to 12 adopted tax proposals in a slightly amended lorm, notably otnillma the clause relatino t 0 petroleum and monopolies It also adopted tin increase of customs, hut, decided, however. to exempt newsprint only.