LATE NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1920, Page 4

LATE NEWS,

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

INVENTOR OF THE TANK. LONDON, December 17

Corporal Demole; the Australian, who was considered by the British Commission to have been the first inventor of •the tanks, is again attemptng to secure financial recognition. He has produced new evidence, including the facts submitted to the War Office in September, 1914. He alleges that one of the recipients of the Royal Commission’s awards was a member of the committee which examined his original model. Mr Fisher, the High Commissioner,, has taken up his case, and is commu- ; ideating with Mr Churchill (Minister for War).

THE MOUNT OF OLIVES. LONDON, December 18. ■ Gemjera! Troowen writes to “The Times,” stating that it is intended to erect a cenotaph on the Mount of Olives, and protesting against such a hideous anachronism at Gethsemane and the desecration of the Holy City. “Surely,” he says, “some, better scheme can be devised to commemorate the fallen.”

THE PALLIUM. LONDON, December 19. The correspondent of “Times” at Rome states that the Pope held a consistory at the Vatican to-day, at which applications were received from Arcilblislilop Mannix, of Melbourne, and Archbshop Haver, of Bombay, claiming the pallium, [The pallium is a baud of white wool, worn on the shoulders with four purple crosses worked on it. The wool is obtained from two lambs brought to the Bascila of St xYgnes, ill Rome, and pope, and sent to patriarchs and archbishops as a sign that they share in the pleutitude of the episcopal office. Before it is sent to those who receive it, the pallium is laid for the night on the tomb of St Peter.]

COURSE IN A PARCEL. LONDON, December 15. A London letter sorter at the Mount PleSlsaut post office, discovered tho corpse of a week-old female infant enclosed in a parcel, stamped aud addressed to an Englishwoman in Burma. Thq parcel bore the postmark of Southampton Row post office, with tho date, December 11th., and deteetves are now seeking the genders.

DANCES BARRED. LONDON, December 17th. The correspondent of “The Times’ at Paris states that Cardinal Andrioux is supporting Cardinal Amette in his campaign against tbc prevailing feminine fashions. .(Cardinal Andriaux declares that Catholics must forego tlie tango, and. flttls derivatives —the hesitation waltz, fox-trot, one-step, inaxixe, and double and triple Bostons. GOING UP! LONDON, December 17. West End managers are raising the admission charges to their theatres owing to the increased cost of theatrical productions. Several are charging 12s 6d to stalls, 9s to the circle, and Is Gd. to the. gallery, inclusive of the tax. Other managers are likely to follow their example.

Masters on strike. LONDON, December 13. A novel tailoring strike lias been declared in .London. Eight hundred East •End master tailors demanded a 25 per cent increase from merchant tailors to meet the cost of granting of a 48-liour week. The demand was refused, aud tlie Master Tailors’ Federation decided to cease work. Twelve thousand members of the Workers’ Union promised to support the master tailors.

~ A.I.F. HEADSTONES. LONDON, December 16. The Imperial Graves Commission lias agreed to the A.I.F. headstones being made in Australia. Mr Fisher (High Commissioner) lias not yet persuaded the Commission to agree that the inscriptions shall also be completed in Australia. The question of uniformity has cropped up. The headstones are expected to cost £500,000. Professor David will advise as to the choice of stone.

ACROSS EUROPE. LONDON, December 19.

T!be correspondent of the “Daily Mail” at Berlin states that a Handley 'machine made ,the first flight across Europe from London. The jour ney from Berlin to Posen, a distance of (only 150 miles, was undertaken in zero weather, and took two days to accomplish. The crew were without food, and were nearly frozen.