MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATie". ..A BRIGAND’S CAREER. LONDON, December 15. The “Daily Mail’s” Rome corresl/mdent states Carmine Donatello Croccf> aged 92, who was more than sixty years ago the brigand ruler of Southern Italy, has published memoirs from his prison at Elba, where he has been serving a life sentence for sixty-two years. He began bis career in the army of the King of Sicily. During a review he stepped out of the ranks and requested the King to look after ten motherless brothers as “othrwise I’ll give you something to worry about.’ Croccu was arrested, but killed his guard and escaped. He was ■ rearrested but escaped again and formed fifty five bands of brigands. He was practically dictator of South Italy and occupied twenty-five villages. He collected taxes and appointed mayors and officials. Eventually twelve thousand soldiers were required to drive him out of the pontifical states, where he was later raptured.

PACIFIC CABLE. LONDON. December 14. The Pacific Cable Board has let contracts for the construction of the duplicate cables to be laid between Auckland and Suva and between Sydney and Southport. MELANESIAN MISSION. LONDON, December 14. The Bishop of Melanesia has selected six lay recruits, including Miss Broughton, the local mission secretary at Leeds to accompany him to the Pacific. MUSEUM ROBBED. BERLIN, December 15. Kaiser Frederick Museum, which lately lias been repeatedly lobbed was revisited by thieves who cleared off the gold and silver antiquities worth sever;') million marks. The police believe the thieves are acting for enthusiastic foreign art collectors.

THE EGYPTIAN FINDS. j LONDON. December 15. I The “Times” Cairo correspondent t says a leading Arabic journal urges the , Egyptian Government to worthily and | generously reward in the name of the , whole nation. Carnnvon. by offering : him the highest honours and reserving for the treasures special rooms in a museum over which his name shall lie inscribed, erecting a statue as a sign of national gratitude, and awarding pecuniary and honorary rewards to his collaborators, and particularly Carter. POLISH ASSASSINATION. (Received (his dnv at 8 a.in.) WARSAAV, Dec. 16. An artist named Niviadomski fired three revolver shots at and killed Narotownesz, who was inspecting an exhibition of pictures. The Cabinet immediately met and prod aimed martial law throughout the country. It is believed Niviadomski is mentally unha lanced.

POLAND’S PREMIER MURDERED. Received this dnv at 12.2-> pm.) WARSAW, December 17. Narolowicsz (President of Poland), expired in a few minutes. The assassin offered no resistance to arrest. He simply remarked that lie wished to rid Poland of a man lie considered unworthy of the Republic. Narolowicsz was a well known partisan of pan-Poland national democratic group, lie recently suffered injuries to lus head ;n a tramway accident. A new President will he elected on Wednesday. LONDON. December 17. The “Times” correspondent at Warsaw states Narolowicsz was just receiving the congratulations of Lady Mnxniuller, wife of the British Minister on attaining the Presidency. He replied—- “ You should rather condole with me.” Then shots rnn.ee out and lie fell mortally wounded at her feet. He had been President for only five days. BRITISH NOTE. (Received this dnv at 8 a.m.) LAUSANNE, Dec. 16. The British Note to the Turks deals with technical, stategical, economic and political reasons why Great Britain opposes Turkey’s claim to dispose of Mosul. It adds that the true owner of Mosul is King Feisul of Irak, whose Government should open to negotiations with the Angora Government, regarding Mosul’s fate. THE STRAITS QUESTION. Received this day at 12.25 p.m.t LAUSANNE. December 17. Tife Conference cot lied Soviet delegates that the examination of the Straits question will be resumed tomorrow. It intimated that the Allied experts are at their disposal. Most of the suli-comniissiouM will complete their tusk next week. The Conference will not meet on Christmas or Now Years Dnv. jAP A N ESF. AM BA SSA DOR.

TOKIO. Dec. in. Cabinet has confirmed the appointment of Ifauihara as Ambassador at Washington. GERMAN EXCHANGE. | (Received this dav at 8 a.mA | 1 RERUN, Doc. 19.

Exchange is 20.500. The improvement is attributed to the reported ; American interest in the restoration of the mark.