MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1924, Page 3

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

HACKNEY EMBARGO REMOVED. fj)Y TKMXIHAI’H —TER PRESS ASSOCIATION, | LONDON, Fob., 28. Publication of tbo announcement that the tax is no longer excluded from llvdc Park ends the struggle which has been in progress for the i>ast twenty-live years against the law made 228 years ago, placing an embargo on hackneys. The law was framed because, as the law states, several persons of quality had been affronted by men wearing masks who rode in haeknev carriages.

fitALBENGES 27 TO DUEL. ROME, Feb. 27. Following on a political quarrel as the result of a Fascist newspaper publishing articles criticising Signir Bnndi, editor of a Florence journal, the latter has issued a challenge to a duel to the Fascist editor, who has disclaimed responsibility, declaring that 27 men signed the article. Raudi has now challenged the lot.

KIPLING’S MISTAKE. LONDON. Fel). 27. Rudvard Kipling made att amusing blunder when naming the gates ot Wembley, as opposite one entrance lie announced: “This is the leathern gate,” believing that it gave access to (he leather department. Later, however, he discovered that tho gate led to tho huge grill room. The rcchristoniug was immediately performed.

A FINDNEW YORK. Feb. 28. An expedition from the Fniversity of Pennsylvania- found .the Temple of the Golden Calf, mentioned in the Bible, near Ur of the Chaldees. MIFFS’ V'TLF. CONDON. February 27. Mill* bequeathed two Murillo paintings to the National Gallery. £I.OOO to charities. £50,000 to each .of his three daughters, mentioning that he had already provided for £50,000 each for two ' nramlsoits. Numerous other bequests" are made to distant relatives and servants. The balance ol the estate goes to his only son.

ttyf.-fjvecttox. LONDON. February 28. Burnley bye-election resulted : Henderson (Labour) 21.5,1 H. J. Cams (Conservative) 17,531