MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

\ tn-rIIAUIAN AND S.l. ('.Wild VSS'.I >aTO" A N.Z. GTET. .Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) I.ONDON. Jan. 9. Thanks to generosity of New Zealand farmers seven parcels ot vegetables and cereal seeds are being disti iI mi led to -n i till tanners in the deva--tated regions of Elanders. AM). BOOKS. LONDON. January 9. Mr Bryan Donkin, supporting Sir A. Reid’s letter in the “AA eslminster Gazette.” re Ettie Rout’s hook, states: It is a in :■ 11 ol of pl <>l •>: lml i egret that \e" Ze:ih in! shnidd turn tin definitely away from knowledge as a protection in this important bran,lt. AVE'ALTH V EARL. LONDON. January S. Em I Spent er left £1.197 The death duties anioiiiit to 2359.19,. GREEK PREPARATIONS. LONDON, a.JHilary 8. Authoritative circles in London consider the Greek concentration in Western Tit race a wise precaution, because fears are entertained that the lurks may make an eflort to "in \A ostein 'l’llrace by force of arms if they cannot their "nv *»t Lausanne*. AVI UK LESS. (]\(»roivud this dav at 9.30 a. n.) LONDON, Jan. 9. The ■‘Times” in a leader, says the Empire cannot wait much longer lor its wireless coiitmttniea tion. The paper point ; out the vital necessity ot wireless to the British Empire, yet the Empire does not possess stations compassing the world like l‘ranee. (<(imany and Pnited States. Ihe clash between promoters and politician- hatltdlived the progress, hut happily no" there is no longer any theoretical reason- why the stations in different parts of the Empire should not he designed, built, equipped and managed by different organisation-, a solution which, events are moving. Ihe ■■Time-" welcomes .Mr Chamberlain's a--iirati<c of the absence ot conflict ol views between the Dominion and Home Government and repudiation of the suggestion that the post office is lighting the policy oi its own allies. FRONTIER OPERATIONS. Received this dav at P-h'-Io p.mM DELHI. Jan. 9. Punitive bombing operations continue against the Mahstids and appear to have a sobering effect on the in- j habitants of the bombed areas. The j actual casualties were small, hut the j material damage "its great. One ■ tribe who recently abducted officers and i attendants, and were previously re- • calcitrant, are now talking of peace, j The inhabitants of Makin apparently | suffering guilty consciences, are busy j digging themselves in. A\ ork on Razmak road is being carried on w'ithont much interruption, though a prominent < tribal leader threatens'to oppose the advance of our troops to Eazmak. GERMAN MINE EXPLODES. ! LONDON, Jan. it Two youths were examining a large barnacle-covered German mine which cante ashore on the Cork coast, when the mine exploded, ft blew them to fragments, only a portion of one's leg being recovered. A third youth some distance away was rendered unconscious. and lost his hearing. The explosion was heard 15 miles away.