CABLE BREVITIES.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1917, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

(From Australian Files.) LONDON December 11. Lord Rhondda, Food Controller, has I stated that shortly a regulation will be j issued prohibiting shop windows displaying luxuries of food. Tho Army Council has ordered the uppers of women’s footwear not to exceed 7in in length. ‘‘Tho Times’ 1 correspondent at Athens states that the Government’s allowance of £20,000 a year to the former King Constantine, has uot been paid since his abdication and departure for Sulzerla nd. It has not been settled whether the be deducted from Alexander’s civil list or included in the Budget. Constantine did riot ■ pledge himself not to attempt to regain the throne, and is continuing to sorv© the interests of Germany, to the detriment t of Greece . A Milan report says a sensation has been caused by the arrest of John Stucke, the most active member, of the committees of the British and Aineri- j can Chambers of Commerce,, ITe is ao. j .cased of spying. Stucke. is a large nrn- i chinory importer. He has been under J surveillance for a long time. He made j a violent struggle to avoid capture, Big piles of papers were seized. Harrod’s and Selfridge’s sales of war ! bonds, with unofficial premirnum prizes reached nearly £3,000,000 within a | week. The tank collection at Liverpool is scooping large sums. Questioned in the House of Commons, Mr Bonar , Law said it, was not desirable in the ! national interest that other firms should copy Harrod’s and Selfridge’s; The Government was not interfering ; with the present scheme, but hoped it i would not. be repeated especially as | the scheme was of doubtful legality. i 1