MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FREIGHT REDUCED. LONDON, IV-. 1. As a result, of negotiations between Mr Hruce and tlie Imperial ('(inference, tlie line of freight oil apples is reduced to four shillings. This represents an annual saving to Australian producers of thirty-eight thousand sterling. ANGLICANS IN JAPAN. TOKIO, Dee. L Rev S. .Motoda will be consecrated Bishop of Tokio. and Rev \ . Naido, Bishop of Osaka, during tiie next fortnight. Both are Kpiseopalians. The ceremonies will have a religious and historical significance, being the first time that missions of churches of the Anglican communion have created self-supporting dioceses and elected tin ir own Bishops under canons o) their own churches, on an equal standing with sister ehilrrhcs in the British Kmpire. TTu-.se Bishops have full eeeiesiastieal control, Imt the schools and hospitals will continue under Foreign Missionary control. All the territory outside Tokio and Osaka will continue under foreign missionary Bishops. AH! MASSEY NOT AFRAID. LONDON. Dee. L Mr .Massey commenting on the criticism of his Belfast speech urging protection, and pointing out that it broke an unwritten diplomatic law said: “They cannot shut me up. fam not afraid of speaking my mind. lam satisfied J expressed the Dominion’s views.” PRESENTATION TO MR MASSFY LONDON, Dee. !. file Town Clerk of Londonderry. Mister. presented Mr Massey in London with a silver model of the,famous cannon “Roaring Meg,” which was used in the siege of Londonderry. Tinmodel is mounted on 11 stand made of oak, from Londonderry’s one thousand years old Town Hall. The presentation commemorates Mr Massey's election to the freedom of Londonderry in ]!)]<;. laird French of Ypres and the Duke of Ahercorn are holders of the only two other similar models made. 1)1 VKI! ATTACK Ml). XKAIM.Y ( KMS II KD TO DEATH. PARIS, December -1. While engaged in diving operations at Toulon, Jean Negri wax attacked by a huge devil fish, which lie accidentally irod on. The monster wrapped its tentacles round Negri’s arms and shoulder.-, almost crushing him. Negri managed to free one arm before the gup tightened, and struck tiie monster with a large steel fork, inflicting several -wounds, hut tiie fish retained its

grip. Negri was nearly overcome, when (lie linesman, noticing tlie commotion. hauled him to the surface. The octopus maintained its hold, and was In eight to tiie surface, where il had to 1 e killed before Negri could be released. The ;-ntneles each weighed over 301 bs. Negri was sent to the hospital in a sei ions condition. It 1-- expected he wii! have to remain there three months. COTTON SLUMP. LONDON. December -I. A sensational slump was recorded on tlie cotton market to-day. the Liverpool prices for American cotton at one time being 12li points la-low yesterday's level, but they recovered somewhat. dosing at TO to GO points down. Tlie collapse is supposed to be due t*» sjvruhiturs soli Jit}* in t l| «* nniicinitlinn till, l ill-- nest crop report, to be ~Micil oil Saturday, will indicate that tpe cotton crop is likely to turn out Letter til,-in lias been expected.

1)1! SPA II 1.1. Ni I Ell'S (I'll K. | ( OXTIRMEP l:Y Clf CAT Sl'lfUKON. (Received this day at O.iio a.m.) I.HNDON. Dec. o. The "Daily Express” Geneva enrrespondi'iil stated L! 1 :>l Charles Co"' >t. a professor in a Cai versity in Paris, and v.lm is rei ogniseil as one of the greatesi surgeons in tfie world, pays vla> highe t I riluile to Dr Spaldingor's serum. He gives details of a sei ies ol remarkahle cures in eases ol tuberculosis in the hoiie- ami glands. and whieli are usually iron led surgically, wherein the tuberculosis lesions are replaced hy a perfectly healing tissue, lie says that these are puito -ul’hienL to prove the etmiency of tjie scrum, and in eases of surgical tuhereulnsis it would he ah'olutely criminal to louder its general adoption. I lie SpaliIjnger scrum must he used on a large scale in hospitals- where o\ei\ dm -ol ern observe the changes in the tuberculosis lesions, l.ut. it must he reim inhered that it will take Dr Spat.linger four years to prepare the scrum even if he gets eflicienf help. Till'. F\YCI<T> AND SIGNOR xrm. TR«eeiveil this day at 9.25 n. 111.) I.T'LXDOX. Dee. 5. The “Morning T’osi s’ Dome torrespotitlt'iii says that tin* hand of young Fascist! who surrounded Signor Nitti‘s suhurliaii residence, overcame tic earahiniri. who coiistaiuly guarded the house. They swarmed through tlm building, tiring revolvers and shouting tor Xitti's hlooil, hut Xitti managed to hide. Invaders did much damage. Ueiuforivments of the police cleared suit the marauders. Thi' Fascists intribiite to Xitti all ltalv'- recent woes and the newspapers violently attacked him for Ids message to the American newspapermen, wherein he is reported to have declared that Italy's condition was not worse than in BUS. hut Xitti’s remark really referred to F.uropo generally. TH F. tfbt: accident. XO C'AI'SE FOR ANXIETY*. Received this day at 9.15 a.m.Y BONBON. December 5. “There i- no reason for anxiety containing the modern inbo as it is as s;.f( as any other mode ol travel and a subsidence could not occur unilei normal conditions.'' declared a Minbtr\ Transport Inspector at the inquiry into the Newington accident. Driver Bunting gave evidence that twelve balks of timber fell, some ahead the train and some on the real fonch.es. He immediately stopped and removed the obstruction, arid though gravel and water were falling be drove tic train to safety. The Director of underground railways interjected that they had already recognised Bunting’s commendable action.

The stntiomnnster gave evidence that By the time he fetched a hand lamp after the first fall, tlie tube was completely blocked. The tube has not yet been cleared. GLASGOW lIFM AI NS WKT. (Deceived this day at 10 a.in.) LONDON, Dee. o. The Glasgow local veto polls resulted in each area repealing its former verdict, namely, two dry, eight limitation and twenty-four wet. Thus the entire city remains as before. KING ALFONSO’S IXFLFENCE. (Received this day at 10 a.in.) HOME, Dec. b. The Pope lias decided not to limit the creation of cardinals at the coining consistory to Italians. This is attributed to the fact that King Alfonso, during his recent visit, suggested that Spain and South America ho move largely represented in the sacred college. Tlis Holiness, influenced by King Alfonso’s visit, does not desire to appear to have slighted them.