MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUBTRAJ ’AN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

E l LG ARIAN R EVO L UTIQN

(Received tliis day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 19

Tho “Daily Lhnmiele’s” Belgrade correspondent reports that hundreds were killed on both sides in the revolution which has broken out in Bulgaria where Agrarians and Communists combined in an attempt to overthrow the Government.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TAKEN

(Received this day at 1.50 p.m.) BERLIN, Sept. 10

Acting under instructions from the Commissioner, the Police raided the big cafes and seized foreign currencies belonging to two customers, who were able to proved heir right to hold them. The raids were carried out under the ' personal supervision of the Commissioner of Foreign Currency, assisted by a large force of uniformed police, who guarded all exits while plain clothes men proceeded to search cvoiybodi s Poe iiTespeotive of nationality. The waiters provided rich booty. Ihe foreigners were informed that tlieii money would be icturned if they were able to prove that they arc entitled to it. Futile efforts were made by the angry and disappointed people to hide their foreign currency under sofas and tables. It is declared the raid brought in a large sum. CYCLING. f.A USANN K. Sept. 19. The International cycling sprint race was won hv Morctti (Italy). Spears was second and Kautlmann (Switzerland) third. The twenty-five kilometres team race was won by Spears and Guignet(France), Kauffmann and Guillod (Switzerland) being second. OBITUARY. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON. Sept. 19. obituaries.—M. A. C. Fraser, formerK. lv Registrar-General of Western Aus--1 trail a who died suddenly at Alton, Stnf- ' fordshire. and C. J. Gooch, a pastoralist of Western Australia.