MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. NEWFOUNDLAND TO PAKTICL PATE. (Received this dav at 5.30 a.m.i LONDON, Aug. 2d. Newfoundland has decided ta participate in the Ilrilisb Empire Exhibition and has ordered the erection of a pavilion. PRINCESS SHOT. CAIRO, August 25. Princess Abbas Halim, forme,' ly .Miss Harrington, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Englishman, was found dead at her husband's Alexandria residence, after a shot v.as heard in her room. II is stated she was cleaning a involve]'. The police are conducting most minute inquiries. The Prince and J’rinccss we:e leaving for Europe in the afternoon. „ INDIAN RIO IS. (Received this day at 9.-15 a.m.i DELHI, August 20. Muharrarn celebrations have concluded. and resulted in serious riots in Sannranpur and Cauda, united provinces. Large casualties, with the destruction of propei ty is reported. Hindus shops were looted at both places. The polite were compelled to lire to restore order. A minor fracas were reported at Ahmcdabad, Calcutta. Amritsar, and Xelloro mainly between Sliids and Sunnis, ,-oc->t-i(in:s of Islamic t. The Savaranjoir riot was of u most serious eliaraeter and ' was caused by insistence by .Mohammedans to lop the branches ol a sacred tree at a Hindu temple overhanging the street, with a view that the carrying of processional flags should tint be interrupted. Hindus resisted where on tile temple was attached and shops looted, and a free fight ensiled. I elision is high hut the situation is in hand.

CHINESE BANDITS. PEKIN, August 20. The Italian Legation states, aeeordj iiig to news from l.aonokow, llupeu bandits burned the Italian Catholic Church at Tz.inio and attempted to seme Father Hello, who escape.!. Ihe Italian minister sent a strong note to Wui Cliiaopu, declaring he "ill hold the Chinese Government responsible and has made a reservation asking -or an indemnity in proportion to the damages caused by bandits. SWIMMING RECORD. j (Received t.his dav at 11.45 a.m.) NEW YORK. Aug. 25. At Indianapolis, Indiana, Miss Gertrude clipped eleven seconds olf MisAVhitenaek's 880 yards world's record, raided on Aug. I H 1... s.wmiimng the '"distance in 13 minutes li seconds. AN AIR TRIP. SYDNEY, August 27. Captain Percival, with a passenger. Hew from Brisbane to Sydney in six hours making three landings on route. VICTORIAN POLITICS. METfBOEKXE, August 27. it is believed that during the week efforts will he made to effect a reconstruction of the State Cabinet, with the object of forming a composite ;u----ministration. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EINANCL. ADELAIDE. August 27. 'pbe Premier announced the Coinmonwealth agreement for the joint collecting of income tax was unuceepta > eespeciallv the request that the State ink*.* over the whole of the Commonwealth ollicers engaged in , l N j' ll ''|’ work, with a pro rata dismissals m the event of ietrenchment. I be >'<- nl ier added that the Commonwealth |7O officers in South Australia dealing with forty-live thousand taxpayeis. „ W hile the State has fift.v-two for five thousand. _