MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN ANJJ N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION A CONFIDEXt'E TRICK.

EON DON. .June 29. .John Clark was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining £U front Mrs Hill, who alleged that Clark called on her saying that ha was a lawyer, and had received word that, a relative in New Zealand had left her 92750 sterling. She lias an uncle in New Zealand. so believing the story, parted with Ed a- a fee. AIRSHIP I‘OSWir.IEITJES. LONDON. June 29. At the Imperial Air Conference. Major Scott, in a paper on the commercial aspect of airship transport, says even with a, heavy subsidy, and nt- ( rca-ed speed, steamship- could not i j., re.luce Hie lime of transit than twenty per cent. Therefore i ran-.pur: ove 1 ’ long distances by airship offers the only puii her met,hod. jo comparison with the present steam tran-it. England ; > Egypt by airship would show an a-.,-rage -aving of sixty--j v ji : r cent. He also argues from a d, tepee viewpoint dint in comparison between a. light crtiiii:;irolling a | given area, air-hip- , mild imrlerm tbe j task at set nly-fom per emit. cost, j while Iho capital cost of a . rm-er was j sixfold that of am airshi],. and thtir -üb-litlliiou '.SOU!, i i's'iuly I'ediiee nas ; d j exi.cmlitiirt 1 . BEL.GTAX CAI!INET. BRT'ftSEr.S, June 29. j M. Tlicunls’ Cabinet is the same as) previously. * AFRICAN RANKS’ TROURI.ES. CAREToM'N. Jinio 29. The serious position of the National Bank - has caused much concern in financial circles, which are somewhat relieved hy a statement hy the Chairman at the animal meeting nf shaielvddoi'-. | Tile directors report staled that ow ing j to lionvv losses, and bad debts, the re- ; servo fund was absorbed, and pharos j were written down from £!” ■ | sterling, with the approval of Hie I'n- | ion Government. The bank's aeiounls were submitled to the Smith Al'riiatl ,'ve Bank, svhi' h staled that after a tir.iloiig.ed e.xaniiii'ivion of step- taken, and after the shares were written down, they considered '.lie .vmaiuil g Iwo million capital represented the true surplus of assets. Therefore I hey were pi.'pared to extern! the facilities for meeting eiigagemcm'" am! carrying on Hi > business. The Government approved of this decision. The Governor tli o Reserve Bank also informed t]„",u that the Bank of England v.-as prepared to diseoun; in London, a—(cptances of the National Bank. ORPHANAGE DISASTER• DEIJII June 2<b The CaleuUa orjJmiiage disaster G described as the worst recorded m (*alettua. h'orty-tlirec ore now dead, nine are- dangerously ill. another had Inarm amputated', and leu are seriously ill. ,\ public imptiry is being held. I lie .-it v* architect empi m-i:-es the hitpo—sibiltv of exercising r.dei|imte cllective control over building coiistriictmn. v.uji the limited stall.

IN (if AN RANI' AFFAIRS

I.ON DUN. June 29

The Imperial Bank lias obtained a dissolution iniiiuctioi: preventing the payment, of liftv p-r e ot. to creditors r ,r'il,„ Aili; ~ Rank. Blnintitl's counsel immediately appealed, obtaining an extension of ' the interim injunction, pending the hearing of the appeal. It v.as also intimated that the case would be taken to tlm Privy Council if nci.esT| " press < ~linn,-tits Dial tin.-tm-ans an indefinite ox ten-ion. which nil) cause great har,'-hip to the creditors. though the judge was dearly o' opinion that both the Government ol India and Imperial Bank were within tbeir right - in agreeing to make -m Ii a payimtil. (Jl'.N'Ell Al, DUDLEY A lI'RUNTED LONDON'. June 29. '|'| l( . "I Inilv ('l'l'.Jl’ii ic” roundly K"-ic-ts against the insult oll'cred the ;Brit :sh (Mmmauder-iti-Ohicf on the Rhino. U. 11 cmI Godlcy. who wn- uavelling from ( oiogn.. to London on Suii:l, v in a. speiial I lain. At Ais m ( i 1;.., 11 L oliicials ri tlm Belgian Cmt"lils‘ Depart lit kept ( lo'lh v ill" ill his pvjamas for an hour., v.ltil-i tl.’.-v search, d bis i.ers'.nal luggage and imper-. The ”( iirouiclc" ask- whal ithe moaning of ihi- oiiirage. \\ c uii'not believe llial tae Hdgmn Govcrnmetu sail, Dulled - intolerable an m-

General Gmllev muurallv proi.-ied si roiigi v at. 11 1 i l ren! mem . Ii i- h.liev.a! the Belgians l bought C"db'y "f' i j„e („ London the repurt ol Ino B'iu hTen,■e-eimitiye;. who were cnqiiiroig into Hm I'.ul.i.

ADMIRAL BEATTY. t.l iN P( )N. .1 uue 2'k Sixty mi tubers ~! the Common-, lion Amci'V presiding. Hsleued t" a king audios- by Admiral lb ail;. . ''-ho v. M a O'c „f ‘ churls and a map cxplaiue.i Singapore's mlvautage- fmm Hie viewpoint i f the protect!, n "! "'>■ portion of the Empire. -Jm a ol u» addre-s was of a conl’uh'nt ml mil ure. 11| YOItCT, REPORTS. LONDON. -Dme Air Bodkin, giving evidence before ili.« C<.!:.ni"i!s (Limmii lot* tuiii'.r i«' strict, d divorce reports, -aid the most objectionable thing was the urn: mg on .. pede-ta.l. two or three people who • ,| . m .,|,i,|o fool- of Oleins, Ives m Hair 'married Fives, by snapMiot, iug |l'„v went to ami b'lt lb' ( . art. leal details of ma! rimonial > as."- . pale and . i.lnni'h— ht-ule pro- ,| jpe- jn t lie criminal court -. 11 cidct'ol' tile Bill was to prevent tbe reporting of imb-eni detail-gi" '> " trials in curls of m tme. then D Imitation of iho npel'Mion ol L - miiTiaec cases, was limitmg it undid yV

LADY ASTON. LONDON'. -Tunc- 30 I.ady A si or. M.P.. who htl' horn exhibitin': impatience in cornier!mil with her li'inor Bill, has boon forced to subinii to a fun her delay. Sir F. Banl,„ry moved an ainondmeiit, limitin': ihe application of the measure. Lady Asior. bein- considerably impatient owiiV limited time, attempted to move tlie closure. Sir F. Banbury said: "Il the lloh|S lady accepts my amendment. I'll "it down K’ Ladv Asior: "rut down I I won't accept the amendment 1" she then made another attempt to 'retire the elosiii-e. when there wore erics oi down I Turn her oft'!' Tim Speaker adioitrned tlm debate. Ladv Astor imnie'b.at"!y walk' l over to Sir V. Banbury, and •••<«•»: both her tist- in his lace, followin': iMs a friendly dit: in the r.hs. amidst ereat anui'enient. FSPIONADF. TRIAL. PARTS, dm.;- T). Tuteis s-. is , vinced iu \V' re-triol ot .P 1,.!, u iio was fir-'t tri'-tl in F-•!•.--.• try and Marcli. Tito infl-e imerrovated tdi" rr'«--mer cccrarditit: letters sent from Knelanc! |. v “Waverl-y." the pseudonym far a correspondoiit, It is alleged that the information in tl<e«o' eomnnmieations was transmitted tn Germans. This the prisoner denied.

ami lip refused to disclose the identity of Wnverley. beyond stating that lie was a liieinher of an old Irish noble military family, who died recently, aged 80. The Judge ordered the whole of the letters to he read, and afterwards he ashed Judet why, if they were harmless and private, he had earelully blotted out every mention of his own name. Judet replied: “f don't remember doing so.” The Judge pointed out that the letters disclosed the names of English streets where damage had been done by Zeppelins, and similar information useful to the enemy. The ease was adjourned. EHENCTI AIK FORCE. PARIS, June JO. French ollieial quarters emphasise that the increase in the French Air Force does not mean the slightest hostility to Britain. I'he French ne"spapeis ugree that an Anglo-French air pint would be wel.oineii. but de-aarc that France can no; accept a limitation if her air armaments that would leave her in an inferior position. A commission is being appointed! under Foneh, the lautous “Ace” to reform the French Air force, and to obtain pilots. A EH IAE PAGEANT. I .OXBOX, June 30. One hundred aeroplanes, mostly of tl,„ latest types, took part in the great aerial pageant at Hendon, in the pre--o'-ec of the King. Queen and 80,000 .... • 1.. 1 1

spectators. There never previously lint Keen such :i gatbering of wonderful air cral't. the dctaids whereof were mostly kooj.» a seem until to-day. They ran" (d from HKXlh.p Aldershot homben down to -Hh.p. “Wren,” with a specs of TO miles an hour, and weighing less than two hundredweight. r l here was : programme of acrobatic. ma/A llctiie. also warlike maueonvres, eniiclumiij! with an extraordinary realistic destruction of an elaborately preparer rn 11 way bridgo. 1-RF.XCH urikDlXt; ITIOHRAIIMK PARIS. June 29. By a majority of 20. the Chninbci of 1 Equities has increased the 1' reneli air force’s credit from :!G,OOO.iX)O 1> ■if) 000,000 francs. kOXDON. June 30. The “Oailv Fxpress” Paris eorresor mient says: “'ihe arguments which have impeded France to make her sudden and substantial increase m her air foiee nmv thus he summed up:—Ate think that we did not receive a square deal at Washington in the matter m s'.:' iKiuer and air defence. It is a mati( r ~f life and death to France. Fu"land thinks lit to increase her air lon e. W'i have the right, to do the same, tie admit they our only possible enemy is Germany. . . . ■ “The whole question e, dominated m Fn-lieli eyes.” says the “Kxpress” correspondent. “hv the belief that Kerman v could produce in a. few months a powerful air fleet. Frame ears the piosent stagnation m the Allied military control of Germany. which she at, rihutes to Knglaml. and she has lost confidence, owing to kuglaud s fail no to support the occupation of the Mdu .

MORE IIONOFRS

LONDON, June 30

A list of political birthday lmnouis wits announced to-night. The peerages arc -Charles Napier Lawrence and I lerhert Cnkavnc Gibbs. Tbe new Privy Co.inctllors, bed,les Mr Bruce ( Au.-tialian Premier include Nir IL Norman i.Goi c. nut’ of the Eii'dand) Mr George Abraham Gibb-. .M.P., Sir Eyre Mon-elk M.P.. and Hon -Mr Fielding (Canadian .Ministei of I iname). Tt,,. Baroiidcics im lnJc : - Dr Bo" 1b\ < I’l'i'-alelit ~f Ihe Rnxal (.'oMegc of s’ureeoils). The Kll i iht hood- include Professor Gallniicz. and Professor Kliiidci' I’ct’.ie.

ERI'PTION NOT OYER. LONDON, dioie 29 i., ~, i-,' Al'essina corrcspoiulcnt ~a v' . ~ i ient isi s ,ledatv that the Mount Etna eruption is not yet iinislt,.,L White clouds of siitfoeating vapour arc -till rising, from th.e i'<"aoal cral: r. altei'iiaiiug wilii Idaclc clouds, thick with ashes. Eiviptciii niiimhngs arc spill to !,o heard in the vicinity. Til,, lava is still moving, proceeding ;ii ;i r:iU* varvino; lroni ‘A iVv*’ lo Hill yard- hourly. Dii.M IN lON RIGHTS. LONDON. .June 2!> •|'l . "T la* • a 'leading art a-lr -i,lom iioii-c Commons in ratifying | Lilt but. Treaty wilh the 1 mied -•j.., I; -avs : "Tlic Canadian Premier', frank -mu incut that ii Ihitreat v had I,ecu of an imperial charae- . til - ('.ic, riuueiil would have expo" :| i: .. Bi it i- h A inba-sa lor to \\*al l !it::t*-tl to ".Go sign the Ovary, a ll w e, 1 . much oi 1 h,e in.scliicvoiis t riIms I,ecu made iv-peel ing t;,. ! 1 ill ii:■ ■ i motives. The problem, however, ol whal i- a mat ter of purely ibiow-i cmicern, and what partV.kes ol an Imperial character, is one a- embarrassing as any wltieh the I; : 11 iiti,:tis. seeking Impei'ial assistai'e,' uforcing a -o-ealied domestic in:"'., might (listover. \YhnLever may ho Ihe le-sull to be del it ed I roll! I his ir-.g'.. t tic re is a fund.ameni a I problem awaiting tin- Imperial Conlei'etiue There are signs that the anli-Coiiser-vate.vs realise the danger of offending ils', p'l i riot ic sent iiniint > of the great mi,joriiy n( th.e Canadians.