MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CARLE ASSOCIATION. S'ARTOR IAL ARTISTRY. CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN. LONDON. Nov. 10 Th” newspaper "Mens \\ ear iser" caustically lonimoms on' tho dominion Premiers' .tailoring, which it declares "ha- given us a pang of regret ami humiliation." The writer complain' tint Mr Masseys jacket makes no pretence ol being In any fashion at all. Mr Mackenzie King’s coat- is stated to ho really a poor fit. His trousers sadly need ail uplift-. General Smuts is accused of failing to realise the importance of "fit, quality and age of his suits.” Mr Bruce alone wins approval for "taking his tailoring seriously and fashionably,” blit ho is mildly relinked for omitting the outside breast-pocket. POWER BOARD DEBENTURES. LONDON, Nov. 12. The list of the New Zealand Southland Electric Power Board’s debentures closed at 10 3b. FOOTBALLER SHOT DEAD. (“Sydney Sun" Cables). LONDON. Nov. 12. The noted footballer. Thomas Ball, the Aston \ ilia Club’s centre half was shot dead in Birmingham by his landlord. Stagg. ait ex-policeman, tollowiug "ii an altercation. KING OF GREECE. LONDON. November 12. The "Daily Express” Athens correspondent says: "M. Oussos, formerly Greek Ambassador to Washington, visited the King and pointed oiu that it would help to solve tho crisis if His Majesty voluntarily left Greece. Tho King replied that he would not. tnko the initiative. He would consult tho Government and the. Party leaders. General Pangalos declares that tho King was mixed up in the rerent revolutions. "and he ought- to leave the country, and leave the people free to chose wlnit kind of government they want. FRUIT TAN OPPOSED. LONDON, Nov. 12. A meeting of the United Fruit and Vegetable Traders, both import and export, resolved in protest against (no proposal to lax apples, and to request tliat nothing further he done without discussing the matter with the trade representatives from the chief importing centres, London, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Hull. CHINESE POLITICS. PEKIN, Nov. 12. A mandate appoints Wu Pei Fu as Inspector General of Chimba, Shantung and Honan, vice Tsaokitn. Tho Finance Minister, Changsnu, has resigned. PRESSMEN TO VISIT N.Z. [ Reuters Thlkgbams.') Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON. November 12. Mr Massey uiiiinuiKcs that the Empiio Press l Tiion has accepted his invitation for the members to visit New Zealand i n the occasion of the .Press ( onforeiiee in Austiaha in 1921. SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS. lßeceived this day at 9.-15 a.in.) CAPETOWN, November P2. Unusual interest is being taken in the elections of the Transvaal Provincial Council as the result is regarded as pointing to the probable effort of a Nalionali'i-I.ahourite pact upon tho next Union Parliamentary general election, as the majority enjoyed by these jarties has been reduced from fifteen to ten. The final strength of the parties in tile Tiausvanl is South African party, twenty; Nationalists twen-tv-.ne; Labourites, nine.

A CSTR ALI AN DFFFXC'K. SYDNEY. November l.'l. It is unofficially stated that Sip fl. Fuiler (Premier of New South Wales) ha- icccived a despatch from Europe containing startling facts, and proving the necessity of Australia securing population adequate for defence. I'nnimontiiig on Sir .lohn Mona-h's speech. Sir (L Fuller said he agreed with every word of it. The public must take this nie.-snge to heart. Hon. Mr Bowden, replying to Sir John Moiiash. admitted that Australian d'ten e is not all that it should be. but added that it was now on a better footing than it had been since the war. He contended die air force was not a sham. It was not as big as it should be. but that Was because there was not sufficient money for it. He concluded by saying t hat in addition to the minin' provi led for defence this year, the Federal (ii'ivernment has a suspense fund of two and a half millions to be used for defence, when the decisions of the Imperial Conference on Empire d.efvryo had beep received,