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Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1923, Page 2

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AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. PARSON SHOT DEAD. NEW YORK, June 6. Following on a quarrel over a dog belonging to one of his congregation, the Rev. Pierce, a Baptist minister, was shot and killed, and the dog’s owner was seriously wounded, at Richmond, in Virginia. It is alleged that tho Rev. Pierce poisoned the dog belonging to a family named Garrett. A long-drawn-out quarrel resulted, the Minister finally mentioning the matter from his pulpit. Garrett and his brother administered a beating to tho Rev. Pierce who wont home, brought a revolver, and fired upon Garrett. latter returned the fire, the brothey ./ also using n shot gun. HOUSE "OF COMMONS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. IS A BATH NECESSARY? (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, June (i. “Is a hath a necessity or a luxury, was the subject of a debate by the Committee of the Commons, considering the Housing Bill. It originated in Mr Wedgewood Benn proposing an amendment that every flat tenement must contain a. fixed hath, which was defeated by 25 to 19. Labour members supporting, insisted that a bathroom was a necessity tor a decent, healthx life. Conservative members pointed out that the conversion of big houses into flats was tho only provision in the Bill likely to help middle-class folk. If a. hath in each flat were required, conversion would he impossible. Mr Pretyman Newman questioned too necessity of a hath, pointing out that our great-grandfathers washed twice, once when they were horn and onto when they died. Major Molloy said personally li« would rather live in a converted flat without a hath tlian in the open air. j Bathing was not a necessity, but a luxury. Some of the healthiest people in thi> world never washed. Tho provision for a fixed hath was an obossion. Some people liked a piano because it gave an air of respectability to a household.

LIQUOR. ON SHIPS. LONDON, June G. In tho House of Commons, Mr Baldwin. replying to a question, said that the Government did not contend that a ship entering the territorial waters of another country did not subject itself to that country’s jurisdiction, hut, as a matter of international comity, suciv'' jurisdiction was not generally exercised, except to restrain acts likely to disturb public order. No possible disturbance to public order in the United States, or any other country, could arise from the existence in American tentorial waters of liquor under seal. • The Government had accordingly suggested to the United States that the latter’s proposed ships’ liquor regulations might be discussed with other maritime powers, before their enforcement. Mr Baldwin said lie understood the United States could not see its way to comply with this request.