NEWS BY MAIL

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1923, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL

mystery submarine. I/JXDOX. .Ittn'e 2S. Britain's mystery submarine. X. 1.. tlie largest in tin- world, was liuniclied at Ciiatlniiii Dockyard on Saturday. The Inuneh was strictly private, none but officers and officials and their families being pii-'oiit. The approaches to the dockyard wore dotely guarded by t!i g police. The utmost secrecy is being maintinned concerning the details of the ship, but it in's been officially stated tliet |;er displacement when .submerged will be :J,o>:o tons. This is I.UU tons greater than that of flic largest (ionium .-nbmnrino l .1 12. it is stated ih.it the X.l will mount a 12in. or l.'l.oin. gun. but ii is possible that she has boon designed for a high surface speed, enabling her to work with the battle licet in which case r. big gun would not be earned. In the Washington Treaty. Britain agreed not to build a ship carrying a gun larger than Bin., apart from the two new battleships, but the X.l was laid down 111 days before the treaty was signed. The lost of the new submarine, apart ! from armament and oidnance stores, is 1 I.UOO. DiUXKEX OK KB hi. ! VEVEY. June 28. 'lie idn'utu.os in iilcohi-li-on cl a :10-it of go. e oil a fill 111 near Vevev Bi.tiiiiug c niiions for the piooarati .ii i f one of the famous Swiss cordial-- :> m j royais.- ;t the farm when the limit if geese found its way to =c:r.e v. lb 'll i,f I'm i'leutiiig juices. ShmUy by a crowing clan-oar among the birds V. ;. i:! slM'itc i;g I i|v. Wvl 0 found II.V----t! CV led lint; ly 1) the ground. Believing tint they l"d been l-< is' tied iud in g i.t I:-1 to make something 1',., ;P C . ..:1m of j lie feathers. the family r.'.cl t 1 c servants set In work to pluck the bin'-. Night fell lief.mo the task V. I. ;} ii-l.ed. SO .lie bodies were flung i. t • ha- ii t ill it.••ruing. At sunrise the tanner teem'd the I, in. To his r-l; iii'hinciit the Ibvk stage red sheepishly forlli, loudly hcwr.iling ll e loss of its feathers. The morning was very cold mid wet. AM r a hurried consultation Ihe fanner’s wife and her .laughters set to work with some old cloth amt fashioned warm tunics, which the hi ids will wear until now leathers replace the consequences of their orgy. 1 >Ol SOX IB IAI. DRAMA. I-T.OHKNT K. .lime 2S. 11,1 ; viiiit if public demonstrations .... 1 i r - . me hii h have recently j. j !:; e in c uri between the 0p-,,)-ii:c eiums.l. tbe trial of Captain _\j, ]’ r e!|i. who i- accused of having , ~j Iti- f ithcr-in-law and aitemptc 1 to ]c i -on his mother-in-law, haI ■ -i | o.tpe.ned to the next as.-isces.. • j';•«. charge again-t, C ipCiin BDelli w. laid by lii= wife and his limiherindaw. So keen i- the public feeling i,i. inly ho Die to Captain Biscili’s «•- citscrs, v.'iiiclt. lies Icon anm-ed by the case throughout Italy that Sigm.ro l’>iselli and her mother have, been obliged .ricl'age in a eonvenl. At. one bearing of the c:i.-c an attempt was iu:i!c to lynch two oi tac vitnc--.es for the pro.-eeut ion. BRAND PR I N DRESS RARADIv. PARIS, duly L Tim race lur the Brand ibix. won hv l-'ilihert tie S.ivoie. e.i 1R to 1. :| 1 I.- ngsiiiiiiip to-day was blessed with II m |.|-M real summer weather this year. The sunshine ma le the rat o-(-oiii'sc a glittering show ol dresses. Then wu- a glut of novelties and a eh Ii vnnet \nl lahric- .»l all colon!' , I i-*illl.-in.r I'vAic the iiio-i airv muslin- to

■.iiks nnil relvets. 'i lii'io were draped fn>:•!■:and kuoood skirls in plenty. new stylos in units ami mantles, lints of iniv' l ami of strati .mo now mil--1 dials. Tina mu-i iili\’ions leal lire was the* of lho women's waist-liic's l>y funr oi' li. a iiiolu Dresses in o i-a;ii in lie and the flimsiest of ino.slin- v. oiv worn In - alinnt a dozen in.i nil' ‘fill n ■ iinin il ilon' !l houses. Tl-ov Modi| oat will) a licooiiiiny lumped i (foi l from the hip; anil swayed ms iln-ii- v.oarers walked, fine was to lial-'si oi eon with a pink slip, which prodi-oed a seawater effect. Tins or-•ra-di,. (Ires- -.-as -.-nibi-oiilm ed in roeueo-elfe-'l lliiner-. Ti:.(lie- bonnets of ffariy Viol ii-ian stylo coliiplt'lo:! I In- picture for ! iiis and other dainty mu-din ci.-a- ---! li..n *. | .V-, the h;i> p c-ffort is ihc new fashion ; for mot muslin d.is-s., .. pleats and i simple drapery Imvc lief-ll imposed on - dresses of shot: silks and crepes. There | wove pleals everwhere. They ai ; e worn i (liieionally. horizontally, run! vcrlical- ! ly.