BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1920, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) AMERICA CUP. (Received this day at 12.20 a.m.) HALIFAX, (Nova Scotia), August 11.—The Royal Cape Breton Yacht Squadron intend to challenge for the America Cup as soon as financial arrangements are complete. SINGLE PARLIAMENT. LONDON, August 12.—According to latest reports, an important section of the Lister Covenanters are approaching the Premier to announce their readiness to accept the principle of one Parliament for all Ireland, on the basis of Dominion Home Rule. FINANCIAL WIZARD. NEW YORK, August 12.—Charles Ponzi, a millionaire of Boston, and a "financial wizard," was arrested to day charged with using the mails for the purposes of fraud. It is also alleged that he was unable to redeem notes.

WOOL SALES. BRUSSELS, August 12—A message from Antwerp states that 12,000 bales of Australian wool were offered and 5600 sold. There was animated bidding. FLORENCE EXPLOSION. ROME, August 12.—Nine corpses have been recovered at Florence from the debris of the powder magazine, which still resembles a volcano. Eight others are dying and 1)0 are injured. Continued explosions prevent a- search for other victims. DEATH IN A RACE. LONDON. August 12—Walker Winans whilst driving a trotter in a race it Parsole's Park, London, .collapsed and called out asking the by standers to stop the horse, but before it could be done he fell to the grouiid. was picked up dead.

NEW REPUBLIC. LONDON, August 12.—The Government of the new Republic of Georgia has invited Ramsay McDonald to proceed thither with the Belgian Vaudervclde to advise on administrative subjects, especially finance, education and slate property. Both will proceed at the tnd of August. U.S.A. iND CANADA. WASHINGTON, August 12.—1 tis reported from Winnipeg that more than 200 American manufacturers established branch factories in Canada in 1919, including makers of chemicals, motor cars, toilet preparations, metal, and wood working tools. ESCAPE OF A NUN. SYDNEY, August 13—There was a great crowd at the Police Court to-day when Sister Ligouri was presented on a charge (as. cabled on the 10th inst). It was deposed that medical experts had adjudged her to be sane. She was then immediately discharged. She left amid a demonstration from • persons who had befriended her since her leaving,a convent.

COAL MINERS. LONDON, August 12—Hon. Mr. Home, Labour Minister, intervieweed, foreshadowed the Government would determinedly refuse the coal miners' latest demands. He pointed out the miners' present wages showed an increase of one hundred and sixteen percent, and this for seven-eighths of the pre-war working hours, resulting in four-fifths of the previous output. VENIZELO'S ASSAILANTS. PARIS, August 13.—Yenizelo's as. sa Hants were two young Greeks named Thelasis and Cyriolis, one an engineer and the other a journalist. Both came to Paris in July with the avowed purpose of seeking an oppoi'tunity to kill Yenizelos. Thelasis regretted his failure. JAPS IN THE PACIFIC. .. SYDNEY. This Day.—The Acting 'Consul-General for Japan gives through the an indignant official denial to the rumours that Japan is fortifying the Pacific Islands, south of the Equator. He says that the rumour is ridiculous and suggests that it represents the manufacture of a ground less prejudice against Japan for the purpose of making trouble' between Japan and Brit-'ii or Japan jand Australia by interested parties. CHINA'S PEKIN, August 12.—The Government announced that in the new Cabinet personnel the Ministers for War and Interior belong to the Northern Military Party, tlio Ministers for Justice and Education belong to -the' Progressives, and the Ministers for Communication and Finance belong to the old Cabinet group, and that the portfolios of Navy and Foreign Affairs are held by men not attached to any party. "s■,

EXCHANGE OF EDITORS. OTTAWA, August 12.—Lord Burnham, speaking at Toronto, advocated the exchange of newspaper editors between the United States and England. He said that several British journals already approved of the principle and resolutions furthering it had been passed. Lord Burnham concluded that a plan for the exchange of editors between Australia, England and Canada was likely to be carried out.