BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1922, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION-.

CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION

LONDON, Feb. 21 “Touch Judge,” in “Sporting Life” writes:—“Matters have arisen which' make imperatively nlecessary a change in the administration of Rugby football. Unless the Rugby Union desire Ilugby to become an insular game ndt absorbing the interest of all the countries, they must immediately summon a conference of representatives of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, whereat an International Board of Control shall be formed to revise the laws, and agree unanimously how the game is to be played and conducted. The writer instances in support of his contention, the fact that the Rugby Union consented, without consulting the other bodies, to New South Wales and New Zealand’s alteration of the rule about punting into touch, to which South Africa objected. DEBTS TO U.S.A. NEW YORK, February 21 The following have been nominated as the Foreign Debt Refuildiilg Coin mission, Hons Mellon, Hughe*, Hbover Senator Root, and Representative Burton; RECAPTURED CONFIDENCE MAN. LONDON; February 21. Gerald de Lariviere; who absconded from bail in London in December on a charge of obtaining a thousand, pounds by the confidence trick; from Watkihs, an engineer, has been arrested at Monaco. He probably will ,be extradited shortly.

WOUND UP

LONDON, February 21

Winding up orders were granted today to the Greater Britain Insurance Comporation and the City of London Reinsurance Company. Both belong to the City Equitable group, which have been wound up.