MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

VUSTItAMAN AMI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LATEST FINDS AT LUXOR. LONDON, Nov. 27. The “Morning Post’s” special correspondent at Luxor says: Mr Carter found a bouquet of flowers against the back of the outer shrine, inter-twined into what must have been a very beautiful wreath. An official message states the firstpress visit to the tomb will be on the fourth of December. A MINE EXPLOSION. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Two miners were killed, out of 922, billowing an explosion in the United States largest coal mine. \ A! DOW’S GRATITUDE. (Received (his day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 27. The “Daily Express” says that the famous lawyer. Juan Lucierva, has received a fee of live million dollars as the result of a famous iaw-uit. He "a- counsel for the widow of Sctlor liomaguera and succeeded in. upsetting Komagiiera’s will, which left the whole of I lie estate of fifteen million dollars to the Bishop of Madrid, on the ground the testator was afflicted with a religious mania. The widow has just died, leaving a third of her estate to counsel who receives a record fee. Romagucra made a fortune in South Africa.

AERIAL DEFEXCE OK ITAI.Y. (Itcoeived this dnv iii 0.0 n.ui.) LOXDOX. No,-. 27 Tin' “Times'’ Romo eorresponde. 1 says that Premier Mussolini is dcVt mined to create tin air force sfroe.; eiiotndi to compete with other eono tries. When the Fascist (iovernment entered ofliee the country poss vised only one hundred effective* aeroplanes, hut to-day the Italian E.A.F., which is wholly independent of the army and navy, has a, thousand machine*-. By June it will possess I,ADO which the Government considers will enable the country to udci|UMlclv hold it-• own. The Italian oenuTaphieal position and natural conformation causes the development ol aviation to lie more in the direction of •.tephmes than aeroplanes, j 'flic Alps on the north are a fnrmklahle harries apainsi an air attack fiom thy] hmd and the vast extent of sea coast ! and the strategic position in relation to j other .Mediterranean powers render a stroll" force of seaplanes essential to defence. The present developments therefore, are mainly in this direction. TARIFF REFORM IX IM'S^IA. LONDOX. Xov. 27. The "Times’' Moscow correspondent report, that the Soviet is drawing up new tarilf removing all export <luti<*s from aoricultnral produce and imposino import duties on ;;oodx not maiitiFucfared in Russia. Agricultural machinery implements not made in Russia will he admitted free till 1921) am! the Russian coal industries will he protect oil I ruin British coal. CREEK FXEKisT. I.ONDOX. Xovrinher 2d. Tile “.Mornioo Post’s'' Athens eoirespoiident says: A meeting held in the Temple of the Olympian Zeus adopted a resoluujnj tulvot itinjt the deposition ol the present Creek Dynasty, and the exercise of authority hy the Revoltllionaiy (iovernment until the ratificntion of a Repuhli* on form of Cnvernnii*iit hy the people. Premier Plasiiras. replying; to their deputation, said: “'I reject your proposal that my "oveimnent act as a recency. In any ease, we should not overthrow the dynasty, unless with the

,i k-olntaudnnin of the whole people The .National Assembly, after die eleclions, (-.m seel; their opinion. Meanwhile my advice is to cany oil n moral piopagamla. Then ihe- country "ill have peace, and he aide to face external dangers.