MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14586, 8 February 1921, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

WOOL BALEB. ANIMATION AT ANTWERP. ANTWERP, February 5. The wool sali's are brisk and animated. Five thousand bsiles were offered and 4. T >oo soli! at London rales. UNITED STATES TARIFF. WHEAT DUTY INCREASED. WASHINGTON, February i. The Senate passed an amendment to the Emergency Tariff Bill, raising the propositi duty on wheat from 30 to 40 cents per bushel. COMMUNISTS IN FRANCE. MORE ARRESTS MADE. *, PARIS, February 5. Several more Communists have been arrested in Paris. Havre and Marseilles. COMMONWEALTH LOAN. LONDON, February 5. Subscriptions to the Commonwealth han are coming in satisfactorily. The Lsi closes on Monday. AMATEUR BILLIARDS. LONDON, February 6. The third round of the amateur billiards championship resulted: Bond 2000, Good 1961. HOME AND FOREIGN. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 4. A French gunboat chased the Turkish It.i- Alemder, which fled from Constantinople with arms and ammunition for Kemalists. one Turk was killed and two wounded. LONDON, February 4. The Porl of London authority announces that the reduction of 25 per cent, of the increased charges does not apply to cold storage. The Pall Mall Gazette announces the completion of negotiations for amalgamation wilh the Globe, to become one paper entitled the Pull Mall and Globe. 1! is reported thai other London newsPapers have been offered for sale. The Postmaster-nencral has notified | Sir George Riddell that as a result of the press deputation be is establishing a permanent committee of users of cable ai.d wireless abroad, including representatives of Hi,, press, chambers of Commerce, Lloyd's. Baltic and stock. The first World Poultry Conference will open .at the Hague in September. It will be open to any accredited Government delegates. Britain, Belgium, Canada. Denmark, Switzerland, and the United stales will lie represented. Dried egKS from China, {.'nod for cooking, ai'e selling widely. Exports suggest thai Australia might develop a similar trade. NKW YORK, February 3. Norman Ross broke his own world's mile record of 22min 38 l-ssec. DELHI, February 3. The Duke, of Connaughl's state carriage, on arrival here, was found to be damaged by tire en route. The cause of the (Ire is not known.