MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

By Ejectric Telegraph—Copyright.;

.Declined to trade, (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 26.

The Imperial Government proposed to sell New Zealand mutton to America, but the Americans declined to operate at the prices'-asked, and because the carcases were telescoped. FOOTBALL. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 26. At Association football, Scotland and Wales scored a goal each.

A NEW BOOK

causes a Sensation

(Received tbjs day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 26. Phijlip Gibb’s new book ‘‘Realities of War” has made a strong impression. It consists, largely of caustic criticism of Generals and bitter revelations of disasters which could not be told during the censqrship. ... Gibbs castigates the regular army -- officers’ training which produced specie mop with canaries’ brains and Fpfcsdam manners; yet they formed a close corporation from which the brilliant civilians were kept until towards the end of the war, Gibbs mentions General Hobbs, Monash and Barrie as instances of success of 1 unprocessional soldiers when given a chance. His description of Neuve Chapelle, Loos, Bulk-court, and Ypres make grim reading. The British high command only learned by costly mistakes oft repeated, for which the slaughtered British youths paid the penalty.

AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON LONDON, Feb. 28. Auckland Geddes has been appointed Ambassador to Washington.

RECORD AEROPLANE HEIGHT. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) NEiW YORK February 28. At Dayton, Ohio, Major Schroeder, reached the world’s record aeroplane altitude of 36,020 feet. Hjs eyeballs froze, aqd the machine fell five miles, |?ut the pilot then recovered coptrol of tiie machine, nqd landed uninjured.