MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[by Ti-'.i.KonApn—run piik»s association. RESEARCH SCHEME. LONDON, dan. .31. The Cambridge University Senate Council recommends the acceptance ol ini offer of the .Ministry of Agriculture and other Government Departments ot £55.(1f1'1 for the establishment of a Research Institute for the study of path,logy and animal diseases. SIR II PLUNKETT’S VIEW’S. NEW A'OR K. Jan. 31 According to a Madison. Wisconsin message, Sir Horace Plunkett, who is leaving to-,lav, on route for Ireland, declared that he was glad his house wa* destroyed, rather than -ome poor man'* one-roonied dwelling, and he ex-pros-,*<l satisfaction that none was injured. Ho could not see any political significance in the destruction ot his inline.

MATE LOST OVERBOARD. WANOAXI'I. Ann :U. \ftcr !icint: buffeted »*y tempestuous rwhor oIF tin- New Zealand const during; which the chief omcer. Martin Lock, was lost overboard, the Ament an schooner. Lottie Bennett, armed today. lmiiher laden from the L aril.. . Coast. The T.ottie Bennett experienced a fair run across the I’acihc. am last Krutov laud was in sitrht. Durum, the nielli the wind increased to a rale with a mountainous sea. At an carle hour next morning. a heavy sea sw'i'it the vessel, ca rrying the mn.. overboard, and injuring one of tU crew The vessel at the time was mining before the wind, and rescue work was impossible. Several sails can d nwnv. and tlw anchor got adutt, but was'promptly made secure utter m . difficulty. Next day the sea mod.nnt,,i and port was reached without iiutller incident. The T.ottie. Bennett has a cargo of 700.000 ieet ot timbci.