MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14368, 21 May 1920, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AMERICAN OILFIELDS. WASHINGTON. May 18. According to Government statistics 40 per cent of the United States oilproducinK fields are exhausted. The United States furnishes 09 per cent of the world's oil supply. FRANCE AND CHINA. PARIS, May 18. M. Painieve, a former Premier, has pone to China on a mission aiming at, the establishment of closer relationship between France and China. ' 1 » WOOL SALES. —• (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, -May 18. The Port of Manchester is agitating that wool sales be held there alternatively with Liverpool Manchester bankers afford every facility as regards wool consigned to Manchester. STOCK EXCHANGE UNSETTLED. LONDON, May 18\ The Stock Exchange is flat and unsettled. Many sales arc affected by fears of Ihc excess profits duty and the war wealth levy. FAREWELL TO SIR T. MACKENZIE. LONDON May 18. An Influential committee of business men und the Agents-General is arranging to tender Sir Thomas .Mackenzie a farewell banquet., Probably Viscount Milner will preside. DEVONSHIRE HOUSE. LONDON, May 18. Tlie purchasers of Devonsire House intend to demolish the building and erect a cinema, restaurant and dancing' ball, using the famous staircase as ap. approach to the latter. AUSTRALIAN ITEMS. SYDNEY, -May 20. A statement issued by Mr Dunn shows that to date the Government lias distributed *77G,200 in relief to distressed farmers. A company is being formed to establish an air service between Sydney and Bathurst. BRISBANE, -May 20. The Government has decided in future to exclude non-unionist teachers from the. advantages gained by the Teachers' Union. MELBOURNE, May 20. The Federal Government is relinquishing control of coal. The House of Representatives read a first time a Bill authorising the expenditure of £20,000,000 on war services. Mr Hughes announced thai the Government would not extend the moratorium. The State Government has provisionally approved the establishment of a State orchestra.