MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N . 7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. v A DENIAL. LONDON, Oct. 1. The London "Daily Chronicle” states that Brigadier-General Wilding made a statement that the report ho consented to the marriage of his - daughter to his valet is incorrect. Ho will say no more at present. A correspondent says the daughter is heiress to L'l00.001) which she will when she is 23. SPANISH REFORMS . LONDON. October 3. - The “Morning Post's’’ Mad)id correspondent says: A decree reduces the civil and military branches in all branches of tbe administration. There is a 2-T per cent, reduction. It will be gradual. I'ltimatoly it means »n enormous economy. AFS’L’RALIA’.S PREMIER. LONDON, Oct. 2. Mr Bruce, the Australian Premier, arrived in France at Toulon on Med-, nesdav morning, lining accorded both port and municipal courtesies there. CHINESE PROTEST. —* GENEVA. Oct. 1. The election of Czecho-Slovakia instead of China, as one of the six nonpermanent: members of the Council of the League of Nations for the ensuing ysar. which was due to the activity ol the Czecho-Slovakian representative. Dr Bones, on tlie Reduction of Armaments Committee, has led to a protest by the Chinese delegation, which complains that the principle of the geographical distribution of tbe non-per-manent members is not being repected,