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Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. OBITUARY. LONDON, Sept. 3. The ili'sitli is announced of Mr Henry Austin Dobson, the poet. .MILITARY DECORATION ORDER LONDON, Sept. 3. A Royal warrant states that, as it is desired to recognise specially meritorious services of officers of the Dominions and Colonial auxiliary forces durjug the war, the “Auxiliary” decoration. created in 1899, will lie conferred on all officers who possess 20 years’ commissioned service, and any officer beyond his Dominion during the war may reckon all as embodied in service as an officer on the active list, and two-fold as qualifying for service. FUNERAL OF VICTIMS. LONDON, Sept. 2. There were memorable and impressive scenes at Hull to-day on the occasion of the funeral of the military airship R 38 victims, including T.ieuts. Maitland, Little. Campbell, and others. All the bodies were interred in one grave. ISLINGTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Received This Day at 8 n.m.) LONDON, September 3. The municipal live-election for Islington. where labour dominates the Council and the Board of Guardians whicr. granted the unemployed £3/13/6 weekly resulted in the overwhelming defeat cyf the labour candidate. The election was regarded as a test of the Guardians policy. Shoreditch Unemployed Committee aftur refusing the Guardians offer of a maximum of £3 weekly, decided to recommend the acceptance.