BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AM) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. RKI’OIM' C-t)NI*'II?M (Received this day at 11.45 a.in.) LONDON, .June JR Advices from Oliristiiuiin confirm (lie statement that Amundsen has abandoned his I’olar Jliglil. A SCENE IX PARLIAMENT. CAPETOWN, .Tune 19 During the debate on unemployment in the Assembly, an extraordinary scene occurred. Three men Ironi Johannesburg chained themselves to the bars of the Strangers’ Gallery, and began to address the House protesting, against the Government’s policy. The Speaker suspended the sitting and the police were called in and removed the intruders who were allowed to go after being admonished hv the Sergeant-at-A nns.

FLIGHT ABANDONED. ' PARIS. June 19. Lieut Besson remix, who landed at Strassburg. abandoned the attempt to fly round France after covering ‘2310 kilometres in eleven hundred minutes. The weather is bad. CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR ON MAJESTIC. NEW YORK. Juno 19. The Majestic was the first liner to leave a home port after the American prohibition slop ruling became effective. She will arrive dry excepting for thirtysix gallons of brandy carried as a medicinal supply. The passengers had consumed all the liquor by Sunday night, disposing of 4,120 quarts of malt liquors. 527 quarts of whiskeys. SS quarts of champagne, SS pints of champagne, 363 quarts of wine. 210 gallons of ale. 310 gallons of lager, and 03 gallons of stout.