MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCDVION. SUrCIDE AT 100. LONDON. Aug. 23. Having celebrated her 100th. birthday only a lew weeks ago. Mine, Musee. of Moiifreuil-sims-l’nis, near pans, committed suicide by asphyxiation. She lived alone, and was found the other morning to have turned on the gas and waited ~i: her lad for the end. TOWN'S STAMPS. LONDON. Aug. 23. Snndgnle. Kent, which has been deprived of its postmark, h.-rau-c it- p >-t ofhee has been made a iiraueh ofliie of I'Wkestone, refuses to In- eousiden-d a sub.III,. It al-o objects to being iK-onc-d of Hu advert I sin;.; value distinctive |,o-tma i !■:. "The town." t ,„ile-iI!or J. i|. Afaliliv el)air;iiaii of the lonaetl. slated vc.-ier-day, "is up in arms against the change. nm{ wo ;m.- n”lii it [.»r ;«!I wo an* worth. Tin* jiotiiion uo an* ii>« is hornsiji<-fi hy ovojy inliahihint. W’o an* IDD.O.N) stamps i>oarim.l; 1 1 if* town's rmiiip jinci views uf tiio castle. son. ami ol'iis.” . These arc »fluxed to mail packages, irrespective oi the oflieial stamp. R O-SEBI, DIVORCE CASE.

iße.ee,\cd this day at fi.ls a.m.) LONDON, Get. 2.5. Mrs Russell has presented an appeal to the House of Bonis against the divorce decision in favour of her husband "I", m Die son and heir of Lord Ampthdl and who was ordered to furnish a reply before the Ith Dec. j t is unlikely

the Bonis will hear the ease 1,,.f0r, 11)21. CHINESE RIVER PIRATES. Received this day at !k 1.5 a.m.) PEKJN, October 2-5.

I he ( hinese river steamer. Sunnin". (, n route to Hong Kong, im, hoard,..! by pirates, on tlie night of the 23rd.. and Captain MoKenrht,. was seriouslv ""moled. Ihe pirates 'wounded one and overpowered two of the fiidion Guards and escaped v, ilb considerable booty. INS.A. SUGGESTION.

WASHINGTON. Oei The I'll i ted Stales lias . B~:1. In A a not,, to Britain concerning tbe icparations question. It, is und up! ,ud it suggests a new method of scti'cment. A GENEHOFS GILT.

[l.reruns Tki.kc rams. j (Received this day at. 1.-5 p.m.) LONDON. October 2.5. . The (Ti i versify of London has accepted a gift of ten thousand sterling to establish a chair ol etiology, from Geoffrey Duveen. who allocates an additional fifteen thousand to the University College hospital for the treatment ol deal mutes, made in honour of Hie donor's father. MUSSOLINI'S Ti! I P.M PH ANT MARCH. (Received this day at I .5 p.m.)

ROME. October 25. Mussolini has started a mur of the northern provinces in (clebrutb the anniversary ol Easrists' march on Rome. He was tri uni pirn at l,\ received in Turin where he addressed one hundred ti.iousaml Black Shirts after a, military tournament, and vir- loudly acclaimed.

According to the new spaper "Me-sa-gom six grenades exploded prematurely during the tournament, wounding an officer and live soldiers. A BOMB TRACEDV. (Received this day at 12.'J0 p.m.) DELHI, October 2-5. Lahore reports a tragedy occurred near Hoshiairur through ;T bomb ex-

plosion. According to a message from the deputy Commissioner for Hoshiarrur. Horten (Sit) erinteiulent).-aece.m--panied by Jenlyvn (Assistant Su|vrinlendcnt of i’oliee) and a niimher of constables aiuvsted Dhanita Singh a notorious Ibihar Akali leader, nine miles from Ho-hiari or. Singh had a six ehamhered levolver. leaded and one hollih on his person. The bomb cxphaled and Singh and lie,. pnikcuien were blown to death, and another eoii-

stable is in a precarious condition. Horton ami .leiikyu were both wounded and I lemoved to the heudqunrfcis hospiitd where they were attended by a <■ i\ i 1 I surgeon. AN INDIAN NAVY. :

(“Sydney Stitt" Cable.-). (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON. October 25.

The “Daily .Mail” states India is pressing the Imperial Conference for an iudepeiuleiit navy. It is understood she is willing to font the hill if granted supreme control. A dillienlly at isos on the Washington agreement under which Britain has the full complement of ships allowed. The Indi.inisution of the army will he considered, atul probahiy concessions granted to India may I>o extended. The chief opposition comes from South Africa which is expected to enter a reservation for any decision for greatei recognition of fndians. I’KRSIAN POLITICS. (Received this day at 1.5 p.nt.) TEHERAN, (let. 25. Sarder Sepah. .Minister of War. has

been called upon by the Shah to term a Cabinet. He reserved his decision till III" evening. IRISH DEPORTEES’ CI.AI.MS. ißceived tii'is day at 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, (let. 25. The Irish Deportees Compensation Tribunal in Loudon has awarded an aggregate of 2,'iq j | 1( , t| K , throe nten and the three women deported from Britain to Ireland hist March. Their claims aim noted to £2!).3')i>.