MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN A Nil N'.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. CLASS AREAS KILL. INDIAN OPPOSITION. (Deceived this day at 12.25 p.m.) CAi'KTOWX, Keh. 21. The Class Areas Bill has aroused the determined opposition of tho Indians who contend, inter alia, that the bill is a breach of the Smuls-Uaiidhi agreement. Meetings throughout the union resulted in a deputation to Air Dunam the Minister for the Interior, who. while adopting a sympathetic altitude, % Intimated the principal of the hill would lemaiji. He pointed out that, no Government could ignore the dominant sentiment among the Europcan.., nor the fact that tho close as..oeiation of Europeans and uou-Tiuro-led to a certain measure c-: social frict-ior. The Dill was designed to reniov® the cause of that friction and not to east a stigma upon Indiana. The Government would see reasonable and fair play and see that the bill was carried out with justice and reason. CHINESE V ICE-1 * RES! DENC A'. RICKING, Feb. 21. Chinese circles believe the Coulerenco to lie opened shortly at L-ovang will lead to an important development, the subjects for discussion being the plans for the election of the \ ieuRresident in co-operation with the forthcoming Parliamentary elections. Rlnus will also he considered for the proposed expedition to Canton. DISSOLUTION OK DIET. CAUSED THO OUCH A GIRL. 'Received this dnv at 12 D. p.m.) TOKTO, Feb. 21. With the arrest and confession of Tonnnjiro Naruse, a farmer residing in the neighbourhood of Nagoya, the mystery of the attempted train wreck which precipitated the dissolution of the Diet, has been solved. ft appears that Naruse was jilted by a girl on the night of 13t.ii. January, and as be went, homo in despair and anger he saw a train rumble past, fie then decided to wreck a train to relieve his won tided feelings and with great labour ho placed an obstruction across the track He then hid to watch the results.