BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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PRINCE AT GOLF. LONDON. Sept 27. In drizzling rain a. crowd of five thousand assembled to see the Prince ol Wales play himself in as captain of tlie Royal Ancient ( lub, h,v driving a hall from the firsl tec of tig. old don rsc. The Prince, with Andrew Kirkcaldy acting- as caddie, drove a good ball clow'll the middle fairway. A scrummage followed for possession of the ball which a local dub-maker re-

trieved, and handed over to the Prince, receiving a hand-shake and a sovereign. The Prince later played a round in the competition

A WOOL PROPOSAL. LONDON. Sept 27. Addressing Northumberland slicepbredors. Professor Barker, a textile export at Leeds l diversity, suggested the importation of Peruvian merino rams into north-west England, with a view to the improvement of English wool, lie thought it possible to rear merinos even on the bleak moorlands of Northumberland, not {Australian merinos .which are not acdimatisahle tierce, but Peruvians, which give the finest merino wool fourteen thousand feet above the sea level. He suggest ed Peruvian rams: he exprimonted with crossed with Cheviot black face ewes. The Board of Agriculture approved of the schei"'. Barker asked eight or nine Northumberland breeders lo give Peruvians a trial RUSSIAN TRADE .MISSION. LONDON. Sept 27. Moscow newspapers state the ."oviit mission loaves soon for Canada, as a result of a trade agreement reached between the Dominion and Russia. TROUBLE IN ALBANIA. ROME. Sept 27. A despatch from Pri/.rend states two thousand Irregulars commanded by Bnirnmizur penetrated into Northern Albania. The troops were eight

hours forcing them to retire, with heavy losses, to Tirana. The Government has despatched reinforcements ol troops. CHARGE OF COAIPTJCITY. PARIS. Sept 27. Tt is reported that l.alayan and Afardyan. Armenian chieftains, have hoaii arrested and charged with complicity in the assassination cl Djemal Pasha in November. fngageaient broken oee. COPENHAGEN. Sept. 27. It is announced that the engagement of the Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Olga of Greece, ( on-taii-tir.c’s niece, has been broken oil by mutual consent.