MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTHA MAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CARGO PLANE. LONDON, Juy 30. The first purely cargo aeroplane to leave Britain journeyed from Loudon to Cologne, carrying IJ,1 J , tons of touaceo, al a speed of ninety miles an hour.

OBITUARY. LONDON, July 31. Obituary.—J. M. Shields, late man-aging-director of the I’, and O. ALLIED OPINION. (Received this day at 12 nooni. PARIS, July 31. 'l'ho “Petit Parisian” says the Italian Ambassador informed Lord (urz.oii that Mussolini thought it better not to answer the British request, believing in the. present state of negotiations, that intervention would not serve so useiul a purpose. He was particularly desirous not to increase the difficulties remaining to be settled between french, Belgian and British Governments, before. a- final agreement was reached. 'l'lie “Petit Parisieii” adds that for a similar reason Japan has also not thought it expedient to reply.

DIVORCE REPORTS. (Received this day at 12.2-5 p.mA LONDON, July 31. Evelyn Cecil's Bill, embodying proposals for the restriction of divorce reports prohibits indecent matter on medical, surgical and physiological details which are calculated to injure public morals, and the reporting of matrimonial eases inti-t be confined to i-e names addresses, description of r.he parties, names of witnesses, the grounds on which the proceedings were brought and resisted, the summing up of the jury’s finding, and the judges observations in giving judgment.

The penalties proposed are imprisonment for three months or a line of live hundred.

The Committee's' report says that the pernicious trimsformalioli oi sordid stories into epics for profit cannot be restrained without legislation. The report says that the flaunting of immorality More renders of all ages is injurious to public morals. TO BE PARDON KJ>. (Received this day at 12.2.) p.m.) CAPETOWN, July .‘II. The Ciovcrniuent has decided to extend a general amnesty to all those sentenced to less than five years imprisonment. in connection with the Hand upheaval in 1022.