MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[PER PIIESS ASSOCIATION. —COPyillCllT.J

VICTORIA’S NEW GOVERNOR. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 24

Earl Stradbroko, the new Governor of Victoria, interviewed at lienham Hall, said he had seen much of Australian soldiers, and learned to atlmiro and appreciate them. He had converted Henhnm Hall into a, now hospital and many Australians passed through it. Ho would bo eager to visit the country districts of Australia because ho was much interested in live stock, for which ho had won many prizes in England, notably Suffolk punches and red polled cattle. A relative of his introduced Suffolk Punches into Australia. Ho was aboard the Arabia when torpedoed in the Mediterranean in November 1916, and was picked up in a lifeboat by ! the City of Marseilles. When asked if he was interested in sport, the Governorpointed out that his ancestor Admiral Rous, had helped to introduce the English thoroughbred into Australia, and had given his name to several places including the County of Rous, ! in New South Wales. Stradbroke land was named after members of bis family, i In the early days of Australia Admiral , Rous was a member of the Parramatta Jockey Club. One of his importations I Grey Immigrant, was still famous in j Australian sporting annals. Strati- j broke mentioned that Henliam Hall had j received many impolite attentions from | German air and sea raids. A Zeppelin ■ scattered 23 bombs in April of 1915 . around the district, but nobody was j hurt. A German cruiser in January 1916, fired forty shells in the neighbourhood of Stradbroke.

AN ESTATE. LONDON, August 24. Lady Dudley’s estate has been proved at £23,807. THREAT TO STRIKE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 24. The newspapers are interviewing trade union officials regarding the strike. Majny are of opinion the miners’ federation should not singly have power to call a strike, causing widespread misery and unemployment among industrial workers. It is expected the question of intervention in the coal strike wil be discussed at the Trade Union Congress meeting at Ports mouth on September 6th. The expected engineering lock-out cabled on the 21st* will be averted, as negotiations are proceeding. It is reported other unions resent the electricals compromising, them without consultation.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION, (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) LONDON, August 24. At the British Association’s SSth. meeting at'Cardiff, Professor Herdman delivered the presidential address on oceanography. He urged that aquaculture was as susceptible of scientific treatment and may become as necessary as agriculture in order to meet the shortage of the world’s food.