MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1921, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. “Real economy.” LONDON, Jan. 15. Lotd Robert Cecil, speakittg at Hitohin, said: “The League of Nations is costing Britain £500,000 p'er year. The next big Battleship would cost £9,000,000. if we save the building of one battleship, we can save ten times our whole contribution to the League of Nations. This is real economy.” BRITISH MISSION IN THE EAST. DELHI, Jan. 15. The Amir has formally received t' - British Mission at Kabul with cordiality and courtesy. The Mission took a small set Of wireless apparatus and

Kabul is now coiinectd with Peshawar. SALE OF WOOL. LONDON, Jan. 15. The British Wool Federation is sending a deputation to English directors of the Australian Realisation Association to prefer a protest against the policy of withdrawing the greater portion of wools submitted to auction in England. FARROW’S BANK. LONDON, Jan. 15 The Official Receiver announces an early payment of two shillings dividend on deposits and current,, accounts in Farrow’s Bank, totalling nearly four millions. Probably the assets will yield another dividend of about one shilling. AUSTRIAN CHILDREN LONDON, Jan. 15.

The “Daily C' roni le’s” Vienna eorrespr iident states 36,0 )0 Austiian children were sent abroad in 1919 to be nourished. In 1920 the number was increased to 121,000. Switzerland taking 31,00(), Holland 28,000, Germany 1,600, Denmark 13,000, England 1,000, Sweden, Italy, Norway and other European countries have partieipat d.