BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

| VUSTItAIjIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. N. SMUGGLERS IN NORWAY. (Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) I LONDON, Aug. 21. The “Times” Christiania correspondent reports owing to excessive smuggling chiefly at mouth, of Christiania j Fiord, where mostly German vessels, just, outside the three mile limit openly ’ signal and invite private persons to £. come out and fetch liquors, the Norwegian Government is-at present considering an increase of a limit presumably to ten miles. . . ! TERMS FOR RUSSIA. (’Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) 1 • LONDON. August 21. Advices f|rojm Geneva state A dor. President of the joint Council of Red Cross Societies hns issued a statement that the International Relief Committee would not Undertake the relief of Russia on less terms than those rt-ipu-lated by Air Hoover. J i i KEAIALISTK massing. London, August ; A Smyrna correspondent reports Pie Ivemalist resistance is stiffening a lid is concentrating forces from Killkisi . -d Caucasus at a point east of Sikara. It is estimated there are sixty thousnd. A SWIMAriNG RECORD. CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 21. At the inter-Scandinavian swimming Carnival Arncborg (Sweden) covered a thousand metres in free styles in 859 seconds, a world’s record. Taranaki ißON.sand 'Received This Day at 1.39 p.m.) LONDON, August 21 j One of tile chief objects of Mr Massey’s visit to Darlington was to witness experiments in smelting Taranaki ironsand at Sumiiiersoii works. Government have engager Harbour an eminent metallurgist, to report on a series of experiments. Mr Evan Parry accompanied Air Alassev. The system is electric furnace with a hearth of doliomite. : A great beat, sufficient to liquify titanic acid, consequently does not choke Hie furnace. Iron and steel of a high qua!- j ; ity was produced. It is safcT if electricity is obtainable at one tenth of a penny a unit of three pounds cli horse power per annum, the electric < system will l>e commercial payable as i it will enable small quantities to >e i smelted. t