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Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN’ AND N.Z. CARI.K ASSOCIATION AN PNPSI. AI. CASE. (Received this day at 10.-15 a.m.) LONDON, March 9. An unusual ease was lieatd in the Dublin Probate Court. .Michael Moylau, deceased, left his wile, seven sons and three daughters in New Zealand amt returned to Ireland in l!)l'2, where lie lived with a woman by whom he had tom daughters. The woman passed as |p- wife and secured the administraian of Moylan’s estate. The Court IP's now granted the New Zealand application cancelling the administration Oilier, because deceased's legitimate wife is living at. South Hill End. New Zealand. MEXICO AND BRITAIN. [”Tjik Tim km” Seiivick.'J DON DON. March !>. The “Times'’ understands that negotiations with .Senator Nieto, on behalf nr Mexico, to secure Britain’s recognition of Mexico have broken down. Niilo tailed to produce credentials, .sin wing that lie was officially authorised to art for President O’Bregon. It is cnii-iil'Tcii piefetahle that the matter sl.ni'lil he taken lip by I lie Lriti'h IV|l| I 'dilative in Mexico City. Nieto's i • uitentioii was ilv.it Britain, having roiivi ised Soviet Russia, lie eousidered .Mexico's < Hiiiii fur immediate utieinidilional ieeoguil ion .stronger than RusMa's and this claim "as strengthened by the lollapse of the llliortan rebellion SHORTAGE OF CLERGY. (“Sydney Sun” Cables'. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. March 9. Bishop Durham ascribes the shortage of clergy firstly to the fact that the classes whence many excellent clergy "ere drawn are tending towards sterility: secondly, movement towards clerical celibacy: thirdly, the uncertainly regarding conditions of the Ministry and dread of clerical poverty: fourthly, the intellectual diHietll t ies. He points out the (lasses which were accustomed to keep their sons at school until they were 23 or 24. are being replaced In classes expecting their sous to earn their own living at Hi to 18. THE GOLF BALL. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) LONDON. March 9.

An interesting situation has arisen concerning the luiiire ol tin- goll ball. Anthony Spalding, writing to the “Star” recalls that St Andrew’s Club agreed six months’ ago with I toted States' Hull Assn, to undertake experiments with a ball lighter and larger than those usually used, with a view to lessening the length of the drive. Despite the apparent threat of coming limitation. British manufaetttrers are working overtime to produce a ball lucre,'sing tho length of the drive. although most players would be benefited by adding inches to the putts, instead of cards to the drive. It N reported that Duncan and ,Mitchell have driven the new Silver King Ball, not yet on the market 3H'I yards, ulii'-h is a wonderful perfot'inanee in winter tin’-. Reading amateurs and prolc.-siomds. "ho have tested i lie hall are enthusiastic over it. .Meanwhile most American goiters are opposed to the limitation of driving possibilities.

A DIVIDEND. j Rei tkiis Telegrams. 1 LONDON. March 9. The I-'.astern Telegraph Gnmnauy lias rle'-hired a final dividend of 5A FRENCH V I-.! I/'W LOOK. (Received this day at 1 1 .2-> a.m.) PARIS. March 9. The Foreign Olfice has issued a yellow book dealing with the Inter-Allied negotiations regarding I’ rom-h seeuiitv, covering the period, January i9!‘) to December 1923. The book reveals no secrets, but lias thrown light on abortive Anglo-French negotiations for 11 Treaty of Alliance and Fneli's memorandum urging the organisation of the Rhine as the military frontier is apparently designed to denionstrale the view, in the possibility of a fresh conference that all the I'reiteh (lovernments since the armistice have been dominated by the same pie-oeeupation. lianielv. to insure the security ol |'ranee against pu-.-ihlc German aggressi,m om-e and for all. but without annexation of any part of Germany which has not I '■untemplaled. It, is emphasised that the peliey of since—ive Frem-li Cabinets is consistent and unvarying in that ( onneetion. V ENIZEI.CK TO LEAVE. | REfTEtts T elegrams.] ATHENS. March 9. 'III'. Regent lias nlfeied the Premier slop to l’afiaua-tassioii. whom M. V enizelos says the Conservatives and LibeiaH wiii tolotate. There is every probability of M. Yeiiizolos definitely leaving Greene in a leu days. INDIAN AFFAIRS. budget rejected. (Received this dav at 11.45 a.m ) DELHI, March 9. The Nagpur Swarajists’ obstruction in tin; Legislative Council culminated in Hie total rejection of the Budget. Onlv two rupees yearly "ere voted lor ill- salaries of tile Ministers upon which Mr Siamloii. the Finance Minister, dei lared a Governor would have to take over the transferred Departments. MR .MACDONALD JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB. LONDON. March 9. It i- st-ueil tin,l Mr MacDonald has !k ■ u elected a member of tho Athenaeum ( Tub. tbe nio-t. exclusive in London under the rule pet mining the election of exclusive petsouages.