BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

*bdXUALIAM AND N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION. BOBBED HAIR CONTROVERSY. LONDON. Aug. 29. A quaint controlersy has arisen in the Salvation Army owing to Captain Mildred Olsen, of New York, being summoned to appear before Commander Evangeline Booth because slut bobbed her golden hair. Olsen pleaded that she was an expert swimmer and found that her long hair hampered diving. It is now announced that General Bromwcll Booth frowns on tho practice of bobbing the hair for Salvation Army lassies in England. Though there is no formal ban, it is considered unsuitable in connection with tho Army bonnet and it is not harmonious with the recognised simplicity of the Salvation Annv dress.

Many hospitals also object to nurses bobbing their hair and have notified probationers that they must let their locks grow as soon as possible* The nurses report that bobbing is thoroughly hygienic.

REC FIVES COM PENS ATIoV

LONDON, August 29. Mrs Harding has received compensation trom the Soviet Government. A WASHOUT.--'' LONDON. August 29. First class cricket was a. wash-nit to-Uay. Heavy rain prevented the ball being ho" led in the six matches at the Lords Oval, Manchester. Brighton, Portsmouth and Worcester. CORNER IN COTTON. CAIRO, August 29. A syndicate of the largest cotton growers in Egypt, having already induced the Government to intervene in the eniton market in the hope of inflating prices, are now planning to starve the market lor the next few weeks. The syndicate alleges that tho Egyptian crop this year is over thirty per tent less Chau last year and tis anticipated that the American crop will he seriously curtailed. A MISSING STEAMER. SHANGHAI, Aug. 29. Hope has been abandoned for the British steamer Mvlie, of 2189 tons. She last was seen on August It!, battling against a typhoon. It is believed tin- vessel and her crow of GO have, perished. INDIAN UNREST. DELHI. Aug. 29. Sensational evidence was given m the Babbar-akuli conspiracy case. A witness deposed there was a movement organised by Kishen Singh, the lormet* quartermaster of a Sikh regiment, who planned, with the luelp *hf a number of associates, to murder high officials in the Punjab, including Sunder Sing, an Executive Councillor. They stole a. number of pistols. A second witness corroborated this.

MR LLOYD GEORGE’S ARTICLE

LONDON. Aug. 29. “How will the Anglo-French debate end'” is the subject of Mr I.loyd George’s 2t!th. article. WORLD’S RECORD. LONDON, Aug. 20th. At Gothenburg, Arne Borg (of Sweden) created three world swimming records. He did 880 yards iif llmin. B]see.; one thousand yards in 12min. !7 2-osees • and one thousand metres in Llmin. 5-sec.