MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. C'AIII.E ASSOCIATION. EXPERIMENT WITH ELEPHANT. LONDON. Aug. 10. During an elaborate .'Housing experiment at Zoological Gardens on Judnrini, an elephant refused to take orders by wireless from a native keeper, who shunted Ihe familiar commands. “Lie Down,” Stand Up.” The shouts were picked up from the broadcasting station. The sounds (nine distinctly from a loml speaker outside the liars of Indariui’s enclosure. Imlarini was entiled within two feet of the bars by a feast of locust nut- and small pola toes. He only ome raised his oars otherwise lie entirely ignored the commands and continued to demolish the potatoes niieuiiccnieilly. The suggested explanation is that it is not the words alone, hut the personality of this attendant which is necessary to control an elephant.

Sill .). ALLEY. CONSTANT! NOBLE. Aug. 10. Sir James Allen has left eis route for Gallipoli battlefields and Anzae cemeteries. MINERS’ DISEASE. LONDON. Dig. o'. The report of the Miners’ N.>-tag-mils Committee slums an appivmit increase in the disease. In ma-i in—s they are only partiallv ini non •I'.atcd. Sufferers benefit physically, psychologically by work which should he encouraged as soon as possible. Tim leport recommends everything ;••■:. ibl< should ho done to make the s' nidi rd illumination of safety lumps ci|ii d to the open light of the nit. I lie lvpo"t ((includes that errors of refra" cm have no direct influence on the disease. empire exhibition. LONDON, August !0. It i- umlor-tncd that the leading British caterers are not tendering in connect ion with the British Empire Exhibition. beesui.-e the coml it ions restrict the tenderers in Empire products. 'The caterers state that the public demand the option of ordering foreign specialities. siieli as French champagnes and Hava,nail cigars, which represent the caterers’ principal source- ol profit. Without, these and similar foreign articles. the caterers would he dependent upon staple foods and liquors of Empire origin, affording them the narrowest margin of profit.

II is pointed mil Hint ill'.' caterers wolll'l lII' rOspiiMsil'l" I'm 1 !'<■ mil iul outlay in litlin*; mil til'.' (liiiilij'-nioins. installing cookers and general <'fjiiipmout. .Hid in providing cdokiii'.' mid waiting services. those' probably involving mi expenditure of many t lunisands. I herofore they have hesitated to tender if prohibited from supplying profitable art it le-. A meeting of the emincil has postponed consideration of the mattei in tin: lllemit illle. ( IIIXKSK TIAXDITS. I’EKIX, August 10. 'flic Foreign Diplomats hive present ed in ihe Chinese Foreign Olliee a Xote stipulating sanctions and a- damages r'lU'.rantee eovoring the bandits nntin(ro on ilie l.iehelig Railway (cabled Muv Ob The Xote demands eomponsntion for losses, indemnities, and sufferine; indicted upon victims on holialt of each of nlimn SBOOO is asked. A demand is also made for guarantees o! safetv of foreign nations. I lie Xote deplores the notorious iniideqiliu*y ol the Chinese (lovermnent's stippressive measures in the bandit-ridden protiuee, and invites tin; floverninent to organise in-oteetive operations. However, foreign circles doubt tho efficacy of the Xote, which carries no apparent or concealed thrente to u-c force in the event of China delaying ncLion. It also is deemed unlikely that China wit! he able to make a satisfactory answer in view ol its present chaotic and headless state'.

PROTEST OYER RAKOVSKY

LONDON. August 11

Tln> “Daily Express" .A Disco w cfino?pondcut slates the Soviet in tends making stroll”- protest against Rritain’s refusal to accept It. Rakovsky. Itmlistein and Tchitcherin. as representatives of the Soviet, stating the position is incompatible with Soviet dignity, and sufficiently grave to threaten AngloRussinn relations.

TAXI-CAR AIERDKR. LONDON. August 11. Itlnsuii’s .leath sentence (tabled Tilly til) has been commuted to life in.pr;somnent. STRIKE IN NORWAY. CHRIST! AX LA, August Twelve thousand paper workers wit. strike oil August 23rd.. owing to n failure to negotiate a wages agreement. | AIR LLOYD GEORGE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Aug 12. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at C onwav .reminded his audience that tin fist clause of the Versa dies I rent' provided for the Covenant ot the l.t ae Nations. That fact .met people 'veined to forget. Ile contmue. U at the first peace meeting at whwl. - ■ Si.x ,rL,*': prevent a repetition ot a "* Alanv conventions and treaties concindcd. lmt not nil had heeu.ried out. The trouble ... Europe *eimt*<l to be netting but lu ‘ hopeful this was simply the dark hour before the dawn.

E.S.A. CABINET. (Received this day at 12.-I-3 P-mA WASHINGTON, Aug. 1- • White House announces that the pie sent Cabinet will be retained.

ITALIAN HEAT ’WANEROME. Aug. 11. The heat wave is "lost intense. \loine glaciers have melted into rushin.; streams. Eight persons were killed bv’ lightning in Coln.bria.

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