MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
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LORD JELLICOE, (Received This Day. at 8.45 a.m ) LONDON, June 14 Jmrd- Jellicoe sails ip tlie.Cormthic.
+ AN ACTRESS PEAD, (Received this day at 8.40 a.ffid PARIS, Juno lo Obituary,—llejane, the
ITALIAN CABINET. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) ROME, Juno 10. Signor Giolitti has» completed his > Mipstry. Spezza wHI * foreign Mm. *' ter HINCKLER RETURNS. , (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) JKtVr;' " LONDON; Jupe 15. Hinckler flew to England from R«'ne'it is‘believed-he did not proceed mymg to troubles in the eapt.
CITY SURPRISED, (Received tbie day at 9.30 aim.) ' LONDON, June 15. The cjty is surprised at the, report that the Federal Government has accepted ->|r Watt’s resignation, .
REPARATION PAYMENTS, (|{ereivprt Thi a Day a t PARIS, June' 10.
The Reparations Commission in a communique shows to date that France has received-, slightly over ha f to nual supply Of coal that Germany promised to deliver under the Peace Treaty and about half the live stock promised Belgium has received an insignificant coal supply, but has received a largo proportion of the livestock promised.
NO GROUNDS FOR ALARMIST REPORT.
(Received this day at 11.30 a.m] LONDON, June 10,. It is authoritatively announced that the Government of India is unaware oi anv grounds for alarmist- reports ror-2-Velling widespread Bolshevik risings m India in the autumn. t/ ’ '
i SUGAR CROP PURCHASE. (Received this day-at 11-30 a.m.) LONDON, June. L>Tlio British Government lias bought Mauritius auger crop of 203,000 tons
FINANCIERS DEMANDS. (Received this day at 11-30 a.m.) • " ' fiONDON, June io. Financiers and business men representing tpn natipms have concluded a conference in Paris urging their rpspoctice Governments not to resume i with Russia until an international- agree jnont in secured compelling Leninite* to fulfil the obligations incurred dunn„ the Czarist regime. The “Manchester Guardian, one of the most ardent supporters of reopening trade, now admits that Krassin s b . look is unpromising and asserts t. c British Government is really attempting a complete defacto peace, while unwilling to resume diplomatic relations, but Krassin has not yet secured satisfactory assurance from Moscow. Meanwhile British firms are pressing for the restoration of their private property in Russia,. Their, insistence may contribute .to the wrecking of negotiations.
WOOL NEGOTIATIONS. (Receved this day at H. 30 a.pij LONDON, June 10. Lord Fprster and laird Derby are ne- “ -on behalf of Britain on the wool transactions and offered 45 percent above pre-war profits. Mr and Mr Massey insisted on 00. Eventually Lord Derby irately exclaimed, ' ;<Tf we cannot have the wool at our price wp can with-hold ships and pre- . , vyiit ’your marketing.” This caused an l , impasse. Finally Lord Forster said let us give te 55%, Lo>' d Derby said then we aro able fo have one dinner and perhaps earn a, reputation as patriotics for strengvVjimiiing the bonds of Empire. ifm a NEW HARBOUR, : (Receved this day at 11.30 a.m.) ’ - LONDON, June 15. The Town Council at Portsmouth decided to develop Langston harbour- as fa Dominion shipping port and approach the Dominion Governments with a v'into securing co-operation.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1920, Page 3
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