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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. ANGLICAN DECISIONS. LONDON. July 5. At the National Assembly of the Church of England, in revising the Prayer Book, it was decided to add to the Litany the following applications: “For all who serve their maker, by labour, commerce and learning: for all seamen of the Briti-h Empire: for miner. and others who labour in dangerous oc eupatiims." It was also decided to substitute

“tbo High Court, Parliament, and all the King’s Councillors" for “tin* Lords o! the Council and all the nobility." The House of Laity decided not to tamper with the ten commandments. Mrs Maude Hoyden and Mrs Creighton, proposed a series of amendments to bring marriage vans into tauter harmony with, the real position of women to-day. It. was proposed to Mibsi a ate for

“Wilt thou obey and serve him ’’ lithe marriage service the word-. "Will thou love him. tomfort him!-’’ and to omit the giving of the unman and the words “With all lay worldly g.srlI thee endow.” Tt was also proposed to change tiepromise to obev. to a promise to iber-i-It

Mrs Hoyden said the promise to obev lmd been interpreted to admit the right of a husband to decide a point which nature, except in tin* ease of a, man. had always, left to females. The church she said, should teach that self-control v.as noce.--ary in-toad of marriage, ami that the wife - teeliugs should ho consulted, and her will accounted at least as often as that of the husband. Lord Hugh Cecil urged that. Saint Paul taught the subordination ot the wife to the husband, hut subordination did not imply inferiority. Athelstan R Icy protested against this attempt to make the Bible i oi:fortn to the modern world, instead ot making the modern world contorui to the Bible. All the amendments were dcieaPd nr were withdrawn.

DEFENDANTS APOLOGISE. LONDON, July <i. A libel action brought hv Mr Winston Churchill against I In- proprietorof the “ Evening News," and the publishers of the •• Daily Herald.’’ arising out of the allegedly tiiisanei ionetl expenditure of money in connect ion w ith Mr Churchill's visit to Egypt while Colonial Secretary, has been settled. The defendants apologised, and paid costs. The judge stated Mr Churchill lmd been entirely cleared. SPANISH RKY ERSES. MADRID. July 7. The Chamber has appointed a committee to inquire into the political responsibility for the Spanish reverses iu Morocco. CHINESE MINISTRY. PEKING, July 7. Chang Yettgua. Minister of Finance, lias lied to Tientsin, whence he has sent a message to the Cabinet, ret using to entry on the Ministry owing to a failure to raise funds. BIG PICTURE SALE. LONDON. July fi. One of tin* biggest picture -ah's over held in England occurred at Christie's to-day. when the Sir .1. R. Robinson collet lion of old masters was auctioned. The room was packed hv art and society folk. Ihe .sensation ot tin* afternoon was the -ah’ ot I* ran/, Hal “Portrait of a (ieiilh*man." It fob. 1 **l i£9930. (ompan'd with only £" r P which it was sold tor in 188.>. Rembrandt's “Portrait ol an I 'ld Man." was sold for U .3*> > guinea-. Four panels by Butcher, fetched £!*-.•■ A' guineas. Gainsborough's \i; Drum.noun sold at £lo,off). Sir T. Lawrence's “Portrait of a l.ndv.’’ brought £*8925; and Revm.ld’s “Portrait of Mrs “Matthew" was sold at £»HN>. The. day's total wa- C-MlO.i>. which is a record for Chi t-tic's. I la* pictures went r.o private (oliect ions, mostly ru Britain. TURKISH DECISION. LONDON. July fi. A Constantinople correspondent saythat in the face of protests from all j quarters, the Turks liav- agreed to allow British. French. Ttid.an and .'.men-J can subjects to enter and leave the citv without rclerenee to Angora. THE WASHINGTON TREATY. PARTS. July 7. The Chamber of Deputies has ratified tint Washington Naval I renty by 400 votes to 100. ENGLISH HOCK STRIKE. LONDON. July 0. “The Times" has a. special article by a, Labourite wliicli I clefs to the menace o. the Communi/ts striving to cx| hut the dock strike. The writer declares that if the Communists did not instigate the strike, they were very early in the movement, and have zcnlott-ly helped to spread the aim, not only of making, tile strike as widespread as p -,-iblo. hut of involving other unions, hv advocating it in a most cnm[ re-

I’.cnsivo why. NEW -UR ROI'TF.. LONDON, July 7. The “Daily Mail" states the latest European airway, opened between Moscow and Titlis. makes it possible to Hv from London to Herlin. thence to tie border of Persia by German and Russian machines. It is thus possible to reach Tiilis from London in less than four days. \ SPENDTHRIFT IS ANKUC I ’T. LONDON. July 7. The bankruptcy examination of Wot:11 Solomon Joel, son ol tsollv Joel. the millionaire, has concluded. t ite liabilities are shown at ClL’.Jbj am! nsst'ts at £l’Jb. The debtor said lie had been living on a voluntary allowance oi per annum front hi- lather. Hiinsolvency wr- due to extiavagance and hisses through betting on horses and card-. Hi- father had previously paid Cl I.PRO for his -oil's debts. The debtors said he had none but himself to keep.

MSCTSSION ON PSALMS. (Received this day at. 8 n.m.) LONDON. July 7. The House of Clergy voted in favour of permitting the omission ol impiecntorv verses from the I’salms. Ihe Hern of Carlisle asked if anyone believed such sentiment as “I’lcsscd lie he that dashetli children against stones,' (Psalm 137. verse {>), is an expression of the wrath of God. A Mem her of tho House interjected: "It has a mystical interpretation." The Dean restored: ‘'Then we are to dash mystical children against mystical stones. That is just the sort ot ahstuclttv against which many of the clergy and lain- are in revolt.” SAAR COMMISSION. GENEVA. July 7. ■Raulm, President of the Saar Commission announced the commission was preparing an amnesty regarding the contravention of the ordinance prohibiting criticisms of the Treaty of \ersailles. CONFIRMED. LONDON July S. The Observer’s Moscow correspondent confirms Tikhon’s release cabled cm .Tune 27th,