MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

t!V TIXEUUAPH —PEH Pl'.EoS ASSOCIATION

A LABOUR VIEW. LONDON. Jat t 21

Mr Ramsay .MacDonald, speaking at Glasgow said in view of the great inconvenience of the rent muddle, vested ii agreement between the owners and tenants, to be followed by re- * trospei live legislation. He would propose the rolvreiioc of the whole Ruhr trouble to the League of Nations tir tin* Hague Tribunal. CALLING IN GOLD. ATHENS. Jan 21. The revolutionary committee lias issued a decree calling in gold. Already four million sterling lias been exchanged for bank notes. STEAMERS COLLIDE. ANIWERP, January 21. Tim British India steamer Australia collided in the Scheldt with the London steamer Nautilus. Ihe latter sank immediately. Eighteen men were thrown in the water. Fourteen were aved and four are missing. A NEW DEPARTURE. THE lIAGFH. January 21. • The li rt t example in the histoiy of the sovereign States arranging a Soveien State before an International Court, occurred in roimeriion with the application tiled l>y Britain, I*ranee. Italy and Japan against Germany, concerning tile latter’s refusal to permit a British vessel free access to Kiel canal in 1921. in accordance with the Peace Treaty

EGYPTIAN FIND

lIKUTI'.ll’s TEI.KCII AMS

LONDON. January 21

Advices, t: in Luxor state, interest in the tomb of Tutankhamen is temporarily diverted by an American archaeologists discovery of the body of an Egyptian Princess, apparently one of the Court beauties of the first Theban dyipstv two thousand B.C. It is marvellously preserved, the teeth intact. neck and bosom delicately tntooed. emblems of caste and nobility, and slight indentations on the neck, wrists fingers and ankles. The necklace, bracelets and rings wee stolen by vandals. The narrow waist, slender hips and immature delicate appearance, suggest she died young. The scar of a hot iron is on the abdomen, and medical men an- of opinion she succumbed from a serious organ*" dl vase, anciently treated by violent fomentations. The body is being sent to Cairo medical laboratory for pathological examination. ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. LONDON, Jan. 21 The Duke of York has presented the ring to his fiancee. Tin* presentation was made at a luncheon at Lord f-t rath more’s London home. The ring consists of a large central sapphire ot rare blue, with a small diamond on each side, the jewel obscuring the platinum setting. Presents are already arriving at Buckingham Palace. , Tt. is expected that the Duke and I' IS „.;p nr tVH’e Lodge. R|eh-mo-d Park.