BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A WORLD FLIGHT. PARIS, Feh. 19. Five aeroplanes, piloted by wellknown French airmen, will commence on loth Alai ell. a world flight lasting two years, via Italy, Tunis, Egypt, Syria. Persia, India. Siam, China. Japan, United States. Central and Fast Africa and Spain. A BIG RUN. LONDON. Feh. 19.

C. W. Hart, a former champion runner. now fifty-eight, has undertaken to run from Liverpool)! to London and bark. )30 miles, within eight days.

ROBBERS FEARED. LONDON. Fob 10. V Luxor message says the tomb will be kept open thi- week for visitors, am| then will probably he re-sealed until next winter. It is expected the entrance to the tomb will be filled with tons of him-tone in order to keep, out r dd,ei-. the Egyptians being convinced that there is fabulous wealth in tile tomb. IMMIGRATION. LONDON, Fob 20. Rl Hon OrmsLv-Gnro. replying to a question put be Mr M. rtou-G riffiths said that Nett Zealand I It at present that she could onh aenq.i nominated immigrant-. The Colonial Office was keeping in tom-h with X-w Zealand with a view to formulating a larger immigration scheme, under their Empire Settlement Ait. whenever New Zealand was ready. IN THK COMMONS. ’Received ibis ditv at 10.30 a.m 1 LONDON. Pel, 20. The unexpectedly large Government majority was due to twenty labourites not voting, while three Liberals voted against the amendment. Air Scrymgeotir (Lid: pemlenl. Dundee) is introducing a Bill in the Commons prohiliting the manufacture, sale or importation of alcoholic liquors, except for industrial, scientific and medicinal purposes. The la-t mimed must he sold in bottles labelled poison, and only obtainable by doctors’ preiei iption. Lord Williams (Conservative. Rotlicrhithe) is introducing an amending Licensing Bill to remove the present anomalies arising out of varying opening hours in the metropolis, resulting in bars being open on one .vide of a street and closed on tl:e other vide. The Bill makes the closing uniform a: II o’clockin London, and leu in the pr vinccs.