MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

lUSTJUALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

UNPARALLELED TEMPERATURE LpNDOX, February 1.

A Doctor attending a girl influenza! patient in Bristol >vas astonished whenthe clinical thermometer recorded a, temperature of 112. Believing the ther.mometer faulty, he tried two others and each registered 112. Treat- 1 ,ment reduced temperature to 96.6 but the following morning the girl’s temperature had risen to 114, which is unparalleled in medical history. Jhe patient has since recovered. i! RUSSIAN POLITICS. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1. A telegram from Moscow states Lenin at a meeting of the central exe-> eutive proposed a reduction of fifty ocr cent with a view to meeting American wishes. Trotsky opposed declaring that .the .Genoa Conference wa s : only a trap and that if Russia disarmed she would be immediately attacked. Lenin’s proposal was rejected and a resolution adopted that the political situation does not allow o the one sidejd disarmament of Russia which .was threatened ,on all frontiers.' SALVAITON ARMY WORK. * TF.I.RGUAMS (LONDON., .Feln'\ia,ry L .General .made A startling an-' noiyioemgflt iR Wesl minster (that .theSalvation Army had bought one (hundred girls in China from their parents i .for -thirty shillings each. He explained that lie had instructed this measure’ to be .taken with the object of saving 3 them from a life of shame. ‘The do--cal officers desired to buy more girls' '.u the famine districts, hut .the cost of maintenance was too great. The intention was to train the girls in .Sajllvationist work , fto as -to become I energetic workers among their own . people.

DEBT REFUNDING BILL. WASHINGTON, February 1. The Senate passed the Allied Debt Refunding Bill by thirty-nine to twen-ty-five.

GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER. PARIS, Feb. 1. ( The newspapers welcome Rnthenau’s appointment as the Gorman Foreign Minister. The “Echo de Paris,” spys the appointment h,as an additional interest in view of the Geneva Conference. Ratlien.au looks forward to a close Entente with France, and the latter psks nothing better than to arouse the goodwill of .Germany, but it must be a good will different from that shown in ,19’L

MELBOURNE -LOAN. NEW YORK, Feb 1. The Melbourne Bonds issu o was .taken up ip .two hours. ,

JAPAN’S ARMAMENTS. TOKIO, Jan 31. , The question of a reduction of land, armaments was before the Diet. Kokuminto moved in favour of drastic practically scrapping half the number J of divisions. He presented that all parties were apparently agreed that some reductions were an economic no-, qessity, if for no other reason, hut the. war office will fight against lessening jJ the fighting strength on the ground that the Russian army is still a million ,| strong, which will be transportable with tho recovery of the line, leaving Japan exposed to the same ' old perils in Manchuria, and Korea. It -j is also .claimed' she cannot reduce the,; conscription term because if the neces-.j sity jto throw m trained force into the .! field without delay, to make any pos--,{ sibl-e war short. j It is considered improbable, owing to : political reasons that the resolutions will he adopted, and Government is cer-f tain shortly to announce its own army? reduction plans.

BTTTER ATTACK

TOKIO, Fcl» 1. The Opposition in the Japanese Diet bitterly attacked the Shantung settlement, declaring it to be the crowning humiliation of Japan’s ignominious surrender. CHINESE APPROVAL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Official circles doubt the value of the Chinese approval in view of the Pekin Government .chpos. MINISTER RESJGNS. 'Received T,his Day ,nt .RfiO a.pi.) LOND.ON. February 1. Doctor Jowett, a Congregationalist, 'is resigning the pastorate of Westminster chapel ,pn t.he ground o,f illhealth. GERMAN INTRIGUE(Received Tliis Day at 8 SO a.in.) LONDON, February L The “Daily Telegraph” Berlin correspondent points out a small active party is continually pushing the exCrown Prince’s candidature for the throne of the revived Democratic Empire. He suggests- the Crown Prince’s letter was intended for publication in order that it might he implied that he be commended tp the masses.