MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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LONDON, Nov. 1.1. Obit nary.--Till' Duke ef ('•.imhei'land. PANEL DOCTORS' DISPUTE SETTLED. (EvC-cived this day at. 10 a.ni.) LONDON. Nov. M. The panel durtois have unanimously agreed to accept the pmiicrcd court ol inquiry, thus settling the dispute. PACIFIC CABLE 0 C LIST lONS. (Received this dav at 10.11 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 11. Ale-,si's .Massey, Bruce, and MaeKelizie King, hope to confer with reference to I’aeilie cable questions within a few days. IS ANOTHER WAR COMING : VISCOUNT GHEVS DECJ.A RATION. (Received this day at IP.hi a. in.) LONDON. Nov. 11. Vi -count Civ. made a grave declaration in the eoniv nl a -pei-eh ai Hath when he said that tiling, in Europe were .shaping for new war, perhaps not immediately, hut \ ■ \ eerlaiiiiy. The root ol the trouble wa- that El a nee and Britain have noL lam pulling together. lie was hound to say that Britain had been doing her best to work with Eranee. The can -o m not pulling together was that I ranee had eondueied a policy i:i ihe Rilin' which we believed, in the Lcgilining, tvi... nd-laken and would pnidnce result:- tlte opposite

to I'T'cneji expect a tiniis. Event- had proved its right. Britain must -fu k to the League of Nations. He had not expected to sec Britain again involved in a war hut if ever it unfortunately happened, he would rather se ■ us engaged in a war In uphold the covenant of the League than anvtliing else. AUCKLAND LOAN. (Received this day at 11.21 a.m.) LONDON. Novemher 11. A ipiarlcr of a million xieiling City of Auckland, live per cent bond- will he tillered for .-uhxenpt ion by the Bank ol New Zealand at ninety-nine per cent redeemable in Bill. The terms tire similar to the Auckland Harbour Boaid debentures olfon-d on October 2(jt!i. Lists close on November |pth. I GREEK SENTENCES. (Received this day ai 11.21 a.ni.) ATHENS, November 11. The Court at Eleil'is condemned to death, General.-, I'.•.■oimrdopoiilos and Garg'lides and Maims A' uainbti- and Xienlarcu* : al-.i setllCUeed litany ollieefs ul high lank to life or long leniis of inipi'isonmeiil in connection with recent re veil, FAREWELL DINNER Tu PREMIERS r R Kt"l Ellis Tei.euiiams. ] 'Received tliis dav af 10 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 11. Air Baldwin presided at a farewell dinner to the Dominion Premiers at the House of Lords, under the auspices of the Empire R.-iiTiamentary Association. In proposing the health of the gue-Ts lie said that no one would daily eonves:-

w ith the Dominion representatives without realising the Empire was a great fact, lie cxprc-.-cil the oninion ilia! the Conference had marked an imporlanl step m tlie evoliitii n of relations athey itll'eeled the world otil.-ide tlie Kin - Pire. Mr liriiee, le.-pniidiiig. said that it wih useless for any one portion of DuEmpire to reiu.-e to follow I’rilniu in war; hm as ihe foreign policy ami war were so closely associated, it was necessary that Australia sluuild have a voice therein. Australia recognised that her own safety laid with ihe Empire. Ml! M ALEV’S DEC I! EE. (Received this day at 10 a.in.) | I.OXDOX, Nov. IT. | The I lei fa s t I'niver-ity will confer a Doetorsliip of l.aws on Mr -Ma-sey on j the Ttlt!i Xovemher. Il i- understood thal Cidiinet has approved of the proposal to ;i-- i- 1 agrieulltire by a subsidy of one pound sterling per aere on all arable land mi eonililiini that a minimum wage of thirty i shillings weekly is paid lab. Hirers by tin- j applicant. The subsidy i- in he estimated on the present acreage. The maximum cost of the subsidy i- .-leveu millions annually. PARK AX WAR. XKAIi.LV ( ARSED RV ROVE ! AEi-AIU. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) I.OXDOX. Xov. 10. The “Daily Express'’ Sofia correspondent says that a .servant girl’s love affairs nearly caused a Ball,'an war last week. This is established b,v an ollicinl eni|tiiry into the attack on Colonel Is iuistiti 11. .is rastiteli's soldier servant wa- fund of a maid employed in a neighbouring house and she had also two other lovers, both Bulgarians. The three rivals met in a wine shop and the Serb boasted that he had won the girl's a licet ions. 'I lie Bulgarians decided on revenge amt laier. when the three were not over soiu r. they went to ;K rastiteh's hones-. While the Bulgarians were attacking the Serf. Colonel is rast i teii arrived and was struck in the general .-eiilile. I in; assailant- disappeared and all sorts of theories ha-ed on high polities have lieen advanced to account for the outrage again-t Is nisi itch. The most popidar i- thal if was an attempt by the Bulgarian Agrarian ( oinniiiiii.-ts to make trouble I \ embroiling ihe Governeu! with .1 ngo-Slavie. The i ase will shortly go to the International! Court at Hague which has to a--.--tlie damage .1 UCM-Sl.mii -clfere<!. VNORO-IT.RMAN Oil. 1X" KB K.STS. I' Rectkiis Till.Klllt A.MS.'j I.OXDOX. November 10. Tlie rtltiu-urs that were lvcentiy eir-mlai-.l that the Hnya! Dnleli m l tlie Shell group were negotiating ‘or : lie purelia-e of the British Oovei nm'"it's extensive holding of A ngl n -l Vi-inn oil share.-, formed the subject of a i,a--tion in tlie Horse ni Commons. Mr Neville Chainin'rlaiu admitted that the proto.-al for the tuqu;.-,:. n had been under eonsuler.uto'i i • t inn* hut the (oivernii '".t had c.‘*i -■ t reached a decision. No st-. p wa- i «!.- t,am lated by the Coveinmo'ii. win h would jeopardise the supply 1,1 1 '■ Daw to the Xavv or the mercantile marine. THE BETTI NO TAX. (Received this day at 12. Io p-m.) ROXDO-X. Xovemlier To. The Betting Committee gave a tuaj ritv decisicn that the belting tax was practicable. hut in view ol the parliamenttiry dissolution it abandoned the consideration of the Cliairmti'i - report in favour of two and a half lor cent duty, collectable by means ol stamps and the establishment of ready money betting cilices.

EX-AM HER DIES. (Received this day at 12.C0 P DEI,HI. November To, Obituary—The ex-Atn.wr Surdar Mu fmnuuad Ynkphkhnm ni- Dehrodtin