MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A PAPAL PROHIBITION. ROME. September 10. The Vatican ordered a notice to be [dated on all church doors, prohibiting women in low-necked and shortsleeved dresses from receiving Communion. This measure is largely due to tin* laxity shown at the bathing resorts, where some Women have attended church in bathing costumes covered by dressing gowns. RED HP ARDS MUTINY. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 9. Two thousand Red Guards were made prisoners in IVtmmnd for desertion. They mutinied in ihe prison, killing the winders, and they escaped into the streets, where ITicka troops overpowered them. • ml 311(1 were summarily shot. BIG .MOTOR RACK. ROME. September 9Premier Mussolini, in the presence of no fewer than 250.000 spectators, started II American. Lionel), Italian, and other cars in the Motor Grand Prix ol Europe, at .Milan. Kolamans, driving a Knit car. won. covering the 800 kilometres in live hours 27 minutes. 38 seconds. He was followed only 24 seconds later by Nazaro. in another Fiat. Murphy, in an American Miller car. was third, being five minutes and 13 seconds behind the winner. BRITISH TRADE. LONDON. September 10. Mr Walter I’unciinan. at an executive meeting of the Northern Liberal Federation. secured the passage ol a resolution as follows: ‘That in the interests of British trade, it. is desirable that the international liabilities for the reparations and war loans should he speedily settled; and ihe British Government should, therefore, open negotiations lor the cancellation or of reductions of the loans due to Britain in proportion as tlio-e countries lowered or abolished their lactile tariffs. FRANCK’S-; INCREDIBLE PROSPERITY. GOVERNMENT MONEY LAVISHLY SPENT. -H-tceived this day at 8.3!) a.m.) LONDON. September 10. Sir Beach Thomas, writing in the "Daily Express”, says that a great miracle iias been wrought in France. The country's prosperity leaps to the eye. Magnificent new faeloiies have been built in every district ironi the Pyrennes to Calais, while most modern iron and steel plants have been installed along the frontiers of the devastated regions. Engineering trusts grounded on productive factories in Era nee have extended their operations to t'zceho-Shrvakia, Poland and RoU--111 :i 1 1 ii t. Unemployment is unknown. Indeed, thcic is a shortage of labour. The French exports of wool, cotton, linen and textiles have trebled. The total of all exports has qeadrupled in quantity and all ihi- well within tlr.ee years. Thi- incredible prosperity lias not come incidentally. but it has been organised. The Government has lavidled money on ill" le-loration of the devastated area-, rebuilding and reequipping factories. impmvTng mcamot communication, developing v. atei ami elect', ie power, l’roteetive duties lntve been clapped on, when needed, without even a day's delay. .Ihe meicnaiil fleet lias been increased until it i- now the world's third largest. It loses money but assists trade iuimoM.se|v. All inis expenditure has entailed h e avv debt, but it lias temporarily lowered' the value "I Dm Dane, ami the loiter ha- assisted nmouicci uret's and given them an overwhelming advantage over their heavily taxed anil unprotected rivals in Britain. French monev has been spent productively and their bread lias been cast upon the waters and now it is returning buttered.

ArONUME N T UNVEIL El >. [ R eutr.as Tki ko a. AMS.] (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 10. There was tin impressive ceremony in the Crimean Cemetery, where » monument to British soldiers who died in captivity and siu.c the occupation, was nnvciicd hv General Hmington. Australian and New Zealand representatives were amongst those who placed NTl'lUllS nil it.

FI LAI I NG A MURDER. ( LONDON, Sept. Oh There were curious scenes at CanlerImiv Cathedral during the filming of s the' murder of Thomas A. Bucketr. 1 Large crowds assembled in the (Listers to see armoured knights rush the * Cathedral gateway, in order to ant” ' si,lute the Archbishop who was played \ hv Sir F. Benson. .