VARIOUS CABLED ITEM

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1921, Page 1

VARIOUS CABLED ITEM

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lUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

HON E. P. LEE’S TOUR

APIA, July 18

The visit to Samoa of the Minister foe External Affairs, Hon E. P. Lee, concluded on Sunday and the Minister and party sailed in the evening loi Pago Pago in the steamer Fortune, which was placed especially at Hon Lee's disposal by the Governor of American Samoa at Pago Pago. 'lhe Ministerial Party join the Ventura for Sydney, catching the Manuka there lor Wellington. Hon E. P. Lee staled that during 13 days in Samoa lie had an extremely busy time, many confciences having boon held with the Administrator, officers of all departments and other bodies, resulting in many important matters relating to administration being settled, lie moreover bad been enabled to make enquiry into the whole .scheme of administration and the information obtained on till sides lias boon valuable to the management of departments and for the, good of all.

AVIATION IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, July 19. Tho Council’s for 1921-22 ‘includes! the establishment of aerial squadrons in Melbourne and Sydney A ilying boat unit for Victoria and a seapiane unit for New South Wales.

RETURNED SOLDIERS’ LOAN

MELBOURNE, July 19

Sir J. Cook announced that on ’lluirs,lmv or Friday he, would inaugurate a campaign on behalf of the proposed Diggers’ loan. It is anticipated that t! u . amount will not exceed .£10,000,000.

XEW ZEALANDER IN TROUBLE

SYDNEY, July 19

Charles Norman Rossiter, 19 years old, a New Zealander, pleaded guilty at, the sessions of the Court with attempting to obtain £250 from an Indian herbalist by means of threats. He was remanded to enable arrangements to he made to ship him back to New Zealand. It was stated that Rossiter, who ]K)secl as a doctor in Sydney, joined a theatrical company in Wellington.