MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
(“Sydney Sun” Cables)
SOLICITOR FOR SCOTLAND
LONDON, Feb. 19. Mr Fenton, K.C., lias been appointed Solictor-General for Scotland. Previous to the announcement, Air MacDonald was heckled over a statement that he did not propose that the holder of the office should have a seat in tho House. DR V XKEX MOTOR]SI'S. LONDON. Feb. 19. Lord Parmoor, in tho House of Lords, said that the Government was introducing a Criminal Justice Bill, under which the penalty for being drunk while driving a motor car would be a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or a tine not exceeding £3O.
CREEK REPUBLIC. ATHENS, Feb. 19. As the result of a long debate in the Assembly it seems certain that a republic will he proclaimed in the near future. Since .At. Ycnizelos retired, there has been a swing to the republican outlook. Unless it is quickly proclaimed, the Assembly will vote for the establishment of a republic without awaiting a plebiscite. Another reason for this action is the belief that the Boy a lists are planning a fresh coup d’etat.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1924, Page 1
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180MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1924, Page 1
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