MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION QUESTION OE SANITY. ißeceived this day ai 51.24 a.in.) LONDON. Dee. 7. On llie ajiplieat ion lor a jury io try whether Iggiddeu (i allied ou Nov. Kith.) was insane ami unlit to plead, the jury found he was able to stand his trial. The gaol dorter v s T the opinion that Iggiddeu wa, nisei:.. VISIT TO LEEDS. tJI« aired this dnv at ft. 24 a.in.) LONDON. Dee. 7. Air Bruce and Air .Massey visited Duals to iuspeit l lie housing system and then went to Bradford, whole limy were shown So Titus Salt's w 0.4 spinning mills al Saltairc. The Lord .Mayor welcomed 1 hem al the Town Hall w here I were eit'.erl aim'd hy a large eonipaiiy ~i Iniielieon. In proposing their healths he said there never had been a lime when closer cooperation between llm .Motherland and Dominions was -n neivs.-mry. Mr Brine urged business interests of Bradford to do their utmost to further trade development with the Dominions. Aft Alassey warmly supported Air Bruce’s advice and added he had heard N.Z. wool in seme respects was now quite what Bradford required. hut lie wuts taking back information for dealing with .Bradford requirements. He urged exhibitors at the Empire Exhibition to do their best to provide educative exhibit* in order to give oversell.- visitor- an id' a el the value of York-hir- iedus't re--. A deputation from Bradford ( hamher of Commerce and executive of the British Wool Federation eoulerred ■with Ai IP no., and Air A!us-vy mging the disuse ol tar for branding sheep. They pointed cut t h:9 experiment: ready disi losed soKeni braiHiiu l :; material which would l'e-i,st the ref.tilts of ta lion com pin '.neb ol the ie.leiiortty e; halos used ill packing wool, staling vegetable matter from interior bab-s coiibl not lw eradiealed until il nnehed the cloth and emailed an r.xira cost of 12s (id per sixty yards for hurling. 'The deputation suggested the use of Romney rams in N.Z. was causing inferior streak* ol wool resulting in serious doh-ots oi cloth. I bee recommended the I \\ ee-loydae l j ranis whereof they presented a him specimen to Mr Alassey. and also demanded a reduction in Australian and New Zealand tariffs on nrlilicial silk goods. I hey dismissed questions oi mails and Australian exchange. Air Bruce and Air A!n**ev promised s.vmpatheiie attention m be given to all , mat levs. A .SOVIET AIOVE. -Received this dav ut 8.30 a.m.) LtiNDON. December 7. The “Daily AlaiP Riga eeri'*'sr>euiknt renoits the Soviet has abolished Ninas and Easter holiday* even ler .schools, instil utilise tbrie day holiday in Ecbiunry to eoinmeinorate the over-