ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1919, Page 5

ITALY.

DEAR LIVING,

VIOLENT POPULAR REBELLION. ——> # By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received July 7, 5.5 p.m. London, July 6. The Daily Chronicle's Milan correspondent states that the Government is trying to cope with the violent popular rebellion against dear living, particularly in Tuscany, Romagna and Marces, by establishing State control. Hitherto the joint profits of the producers and middlemen have been anything up to 400 per cent. The authorities at Rome have enforced a reduction to 50 per cent, in foodstuffs and 25 per cent, on clothing. The State proposes to distribute food over the country through committees, limiting .tradesmen's profits to 10 per cent.

There has been wholesale pillage at Florence, Leghorn, and Bologna, 10U rioters being wounded at Florence, several killed, and 1000 arrested. —AusNJZ. Cable Assn.

AN ULTIMATUM TO THE GOVERNMENT. TO FIND A RADICAL REMEDY. Received July 7, 8.30 p.m. London, July C. The Daily Chronicle's Milan correspondent reports that the local authorities and Labor in Milan have sent an ultimatum to the Government to effect a radical remedy by Monday, or a general strike would be declared. They demanded from 60 to 70 per cent, abatement in the prices of all the prime necessaries of tyfe. The agitation in Genoa and elsewhere was lulled by forced sales of goods at half-price.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

THE HUME TROUBLE. A TRANSPORT HELD UP. Received July 7, 8.30 p.m. London, July 6. According to a Milan newspaper's Fiume correspondent, Grazioli has appealed to the French to prevent the Jugo-Slavg from landing at Martinschizza, in the rear of the Italians, who are 'holding the armistice line. On hearing that instructions must be awaited from General Francliet Desperey, who is at Constantinople, Grazioli took independent action. Accordingly, when a huge transport, requisitioned by the French, appeared in Martin echizza Bay, crammed with Servian and Jugo-Slav soldiers, an Italian destroyer ordered her to return to the port of her departure; otherwise Bhe would be sunk. This order was obeyed.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.