MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASBOOI ATIOfi. AN INTERVIEW. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 24. The "Matin’s” representative interviewed Empress Zita at Rordeaux. Zita recalled (i. luncheon with the German Admiral Holtz and,Oil! during the war. The,latter was, certain that submarines would luring England to her knees in lot;. Karl strongly opposed submarine..warfare.

Some months later, when General llindenburg and General. Kudendorlf dined with Zita, tht latter asked Hindi üburg—“Welt, is England on her knees, llindenburg who was courteous replied philosophically that war was an affair in which one of two deceived itself, hut l.ndendorff was angry and 1 changed the conversation. APPLE EXPORT TRADE. NELSON, Jan 21. Mr F. E. Nottage, president of the Nelson Provincial Fruitgrowers’ Conn oil. states that there wall b e .plenty of shipping available for the United Kingdom during the season, and that the sailing dates arranged in connexion with fruit export will soon be announced. The Departmental reguln--1 ions will he .published in al few days, but in the meantime it may be said that, the ,Government guarantee of Id per lb will hot apply to "good” grade. Growers may he able to arrange with brokers’ agents for advances on tin's grade notwithstanding, Either labels or stencils may he used, but it will not he necessary to put a shipping mark on each end of a case. The Nelson Provincial Fruitgrowers’ Council, as agents for the Federation, will receive fruit at Nelson; and keep the Federation informed regarding despatch of consignments.

In the present hot weather apples nr 0 ripening cpiickly, and. Cox’s Orange Pippin and Alfristnnwill soon.be ready for picking and export. Under these circumstances it may he necessary t-o provide the .first shipping.sp.aoe for the season by the middle,,of February.