BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MADAME MELBA. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 13 Madame Melba after an opertaiun in a nursing home in London, lias made a good recovery. The doctors are satislied there is no further cause for anxiety. She is now at Brighton undergoing a rest cure. It is stated she appears at ('event Garden as arranged. A LARGE ESTATE. {Recoiled this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, .day 13 William Howard Rainier, Chairman of Huntley Palmer, biscuit manufacturers, lilt half a million storting. The duties will amount to about €141,000. MOTHER OF MANY. (Received this day at S a.m.) LONDON, May 13. A woman aged 82, living at ViUod Green, who summoned her ntis ni i 1 lor maintenance arrears, has moth' (d 28 children, 23 of her own, 17 belonging to her second husband by the first wile, and 28 as nurse to children. One ot her daughters had 18 children, two U each, two 12 each. She was bersfii one of 1 I and her mother was one t i twelve. HAPPIEST COUPLE. LONDON, May 13. Tom Groves, a Labour Commoner and his wife will be candidates for the Dunmmv Flitch prize- for tlie happiest married couple. This is the firsi time for centuries in the history of Flitch that a Commoner has competed. jockeyless horses. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) PARIS, May 13. Ail early trial will he made of a jockeyless horse race, controlled by wireless telephones affixed to the saddles of the horses, which will I,'c trained to obey a voice signal from the instruments on tlie saddles, the voice being transmitted from the grand-stand. SOCCER TEAM MAY VISIT N.Z. (Received tnis dav at- 9.23 a.m.) OTTAWA. May 13. The Dominion Soccer Football Association has announced the possibility cf a representative team visiting New Zealand next year in response to an invitation received.