MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCUVION. LEWIS LLNS LONDON. Jan. r, The report that it has been decided to replace Lewis gun- with Browning machine guns throughout the aimy is officially denied. Experiments arc taking place with Browning and other gun-, hut nunc has been adopted in preference to t.h" l.onis gun A SPINSTER'S CATS. LONDON. Jan. V Five hundred sterling in trust hr die ma in lenancc and comfort of her rats, is the chief provision of the will of Mary Tomlin, a spinster. The (■-- •.atc is valued at L'l2‘22. Alter liedeath of the last cal L'bb) goes to the person to whom iho cat-' were entrusted. She ah-o bequeathed one hundred sterling to tin- London Horn" for 1.0-t Cats.

CROWN JEWELS TO BE SOLD. PERSIA WANTS RAILWAYS. (Received this day at 10.-Pi a.in.) LONDON. Jan. ti. The Persian Government has decided to sell a portion of tb" Crown jewels in order to build tailways. The jewels ale valued at seven million, and include a diamond oi DO carat-. another of L'l'i carats and thousands oi' linsci pca-|s. sapphire-. many jewelled carpel s, -milliards, iiibie- and a gold globe i wen tv i iii-1 ii - - in din - meter -‘U v. it.!; o'MilMI preinui- -tom-s outlining, the cotinmY- nt tie world which i - worth a million. In the ci'c-t oi the Shall'- crown is all uncut rtlhy tile size o) a hen's egg THE LATEST IN AIR TRANSPORT. (“Sydney Sun" Cables). (Received this day at 10.10 a.in.) LONDON, Jan. 0. The passengers aboard tic new allsteel aii- expre-s, for which Messrs Handley Page and lie Havilam! secured the eoiitrael. occupy liner-like cabins equipped with lounge chairs, wash basins and enjoy hot meals conked in midair on electrical -love.-.

ILLNESS Til ROLL il ANXIETIES LONDON. Jan. ti.

The “Exchange Agency's" Luxor correspondent has learned that the Egyptian Governmentinterference with .Mr Carter is becoming intolerable. Mr (aider is obviously ili -living to the anxieties and responsibilities. He is seen walking in. the Valley of King- wrapped in a ln-avy overcoal in Mazing --11 1 1 ig1 1 i He hopes to iiit the lid of the sareophaguin a fortnight, when further dramatic discoveries are certain. OVER FATTEN INO OF CATTLE. LONDON. Jan. G. The Animal Nutrition Institute at, the Cambridge Eniversity i- endeavouring to discover the exact stage at which cattle fattening should stop owing to fanners’ losses due to the over-fattening of meat which the public rejects. AN EXPENSIVE EXPERIMENT. (Recoiled this dav at 10.2 d a.m.) LONDON, Jan. (b The woolly heads and faces of Shropshire sheep, which, breeder\s have evolved at a rust of thousands (luring half a century, now cnii-e embarrassment. to the tanner. The President of the Shropshire 'society sues that a reduction of wool mi the head is urgently required (o imvi tli*- American demands. The Society decided that a niie covering on the poll -liould suffice. EMPIRE TRADE [Rr.rrmi.s Tklkurfits, j j (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Jan 0. .Mr Bruce, speaking at Lincoln, declared the Commonwealth meant to develop mauufaetores as well as the output of foodstuffs amt raw materials. She was not here as a suppliant for trade rebuious in order to benefit herself to the (let riinent of Britain. She believed in tariffs and J unable Lo get a niaikei ill Britain -he would have to get one elsewhere. She had already been approached by inner countries lor reciprocal treatun-itl. hut hitherto had refused the offers because they would be detrimental to C-reaf Britain ROYAL* HELPERS. ! (P.eeeivi'd this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON. Jan. G. The Queen has consented to h--eome a patron and the Duchess id York. President of the Women’s section now being organised in conneelion with the Empire Exhibition. The "hict are to organise- hospitality, especially for Dominion visitors; also home week- to a-sisl. in iimling aeeniunioihitioii for Overseas visitors. Prime Arthur of Co mm tight ami l.aily Patricia have eonsenteil to act on the general committee. WEMBLEY AND SENDAY. DECISION TO CLOSE ATTACKED. ( “Svilncv Sun" ('aides ). (Received this day at 111 2-> a.m.) I.t'NDON. -hinuary 7. All McMahon explains that under the Lord's Day Olecivanrc Act they could not charge lor s dtuKsion to the Etnpiri Exhibition on Sundays. Ihe difficulty is surmountable only by a special Act of Parliament. Fuithcr. not only ; lie churches, hut several. Dominions aunouuced tlieir oi-po.-itin eg Overseas. Sunday observance .is regal-red mine strictly thru in England. The “Sunday Times" says that the deeisic.i) to (dost* Wembley on Sundays means the deliberate run lit illation oi the worst tales the Dominion visitors ban- ever heard of the horrors of a Hindoo Sabbath. If the churches knew tiieir business they would make the Exhibition a centre of religion- activity.

GERMAN FINANCE. AMSTERDAM. Jan nary 0. Scliaelit, President of the Reiehsbank. returning from Loudon, said the object ol his visit to London was merely to introduce himself to lending bankers, ami he was highly pleased at his reception. hut regicited none wore willing to help the German people financially at present. We are thrown on our own financial resources. It is understood Fcluk'lit discussed with Dutch fmancieis tin creating of a new international gold circulation hank, wherein Dutch. B;i- ---• I till and American capital participate. WHEAT SALES. LONDON. January <L Wheat cargoes ate linn, quotations threepence and sixpence higher, vvith a fair inquiry for parcels in better ivq lies t. Till*: STEAMER LEITRIM. MALTA. Jan. (’>. The steamer Leitrim, hound for Dunkirk and London from Brisbane, is reported on lire in the cross bunkers and number three hold. MR CARTER- ILL. LONDON, January G. The Exchange Agency states that Air Carter is ill.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, SEINE STILL OVERFLOWING. WOMEN AND CHILDREN TRAPPED. PARIS, January G. The Seine continues to overflow and the water has Hooded the Invalides station. The water Ill's now leached a depth lof eleven feet at A’itry. .Many people arc isolated, being unable to leave then homes owing to the rising water-, while it, almost impossible to attempt a res; tie. Women and children arc seen on tie- roof- waiving handker.chief- a, s.o.s. signals. HIGHEST LEVEL PASSED. .Received this dav at 11. lo a.m.) PARIS. Jan. li. It is Imped the flood has now reached the wor.-t stage since the highest recorded level has already been pa.-M'd on the upper reaches of the Seine. Nevi.-rihele-- the situation i - -till threatening as an infiltration of water ha- .started in many parts i.t the capital remote from the river. A -eusation was caused by tile c.d----hip-e of a wall separating the iovalide- railway iron the Seine. The water at tin- invalides -tation was ten |.-.-t deep and ii will pro vein. a resumption ol traffic ior at least several weeks.

The inhabitant- id the -uhnrhs c nti11111• to leave thi-ir homes. hut the water ro.-e so rapidly during the night in tie- -nbtirb ot Vitry that the popul,m- are marooned and are now .nNtinieroiis work- have heeu closed down, idling many thou-and-. AAIA/lNi: GI'.OWTII OF BOY'. HELPED BY' A. GLAND. LONDON'.. January 7. The -• Weekly Despatch" says the schoolboy who amazed everybody Ingrowing two and a hall inches in one term was the hero of a .-cieutilii- rola im i- which ITni'e.-.sur Colli- unfolded at the King'- College. Tin- hoy was disturbingly small, so therefore he was given a lew do-es oi extract ! roll! tilepiluita tv gland an-1 lm -hot un like a mushroom. 'I he Prelo-sor "xlLmvd that the piluitaiy gland i- over huge in giants and prnhahli -,.i-oplc became

over-sized hecaus*- of the m---r-ai-l ion of t he gland dm ing grow i h. rNTERV'iI’.W RKELSED. I.OXDON, January G. The ''Sunday Times' -tale:- that Yl: Ramsay Ala 'Donah! ha- returned to l.cmhm from Hossiev.oul h. Re declined to he interviewed by the press, hut he saw leading Labour colleagues and is ex| ecte>l to make a I'll!! | ro-ncainci-lllenl at tic: Albert 11 ill on I liesdav ■