MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1924, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIOU. TOKIO WATCHING U.S.A-. .MOVES. TOKIO, April 15. The United States Congress’ action on immigration is exciting Tokio, where frequent newspaper extras show ihat every Washington move is closely watched. Cabinet discussed immigration iu camera. Tho press strongly resents the bitter talk among some sections in America, but does not despair of American justice. The papers regret that AI. Harihara’s expression regarding grave consequences, was misunderstood in Washington. They believe he merely meant that moral reaction against America would be created among the Japanese people. Viscount Slubusawa typically con-’ demns tho House of Representatives’ action as the height of abuse and an injury to the Japanese nation. They disregarded all the dictates of international courtesy and morality which the Japanese nation appeals to America to seriously consider. CONFIDENCE VICTUAL NEW ZEALAND FARMER. LONDON, April 14. Conliiience men intercepted » iNew Zealand sheepfanner at St Paul’s Cathedral, where they met the stranger with the old story of an inherited fortune. The farmer lost £2OO. FLOORED SEVEN TIMES. LONDON, April 15. Rice beat Danny Morgan, the AA’elsh champion in the eighth round. Rice doored .Morgan in seven successive rounds, after which the referee intervened.

CLAIM AND COUNTER-CLAIM. LONDON, April 15 The “Daily Telegraph’s” political correspondent states the Soviet hill against Britain is identical with that submitted by Lievinoff at tlm Hague Conference in 1022 and then rejected by Hon Lloyd George as too fantastic. The correspondent says the main light is not so much concerning this bill for two thousand millions as over 15iiLi--.il private claims amounting to ISO millions. FIND OF SAPPHIRES.

COLOMBO, April 15. j A lemarkable find of sapphires, des- | cribod by Colombo jewellers tin unprej (dented, is reported from Relmndulla, j fifty miles from Colombo. Dozens of j tin l stones weigh up to half a pound, j and some are worth half a lakh of rupees in the rough. Tt is feared they , are almost too big to find a ready mari hot. The discovery was made in a i Paddy field, the owners of which, it is estimated have already received half a million rupees for rough stones, the Milne of which, when polished and finished cannot bo estimated. Colombo jewellers bought so heavily that the limit of the local market is almost reached. Tho outcrop shows no sign of being finished. The stones are remarkaide not only for quantity but for quality, being magnificent specimens of yellow. gold, purple and blue. The stones range from about thirty to one thousand carats. TTTK NEW LETHAL RAY. LONDON. April Kb Air Grindell. the well-known invon. tor M a method of destioying Zeppelins gave a demonstration in London <4 his electric ray which is a conductor of energy capable of transmitting power enough to kill an animal or man, stop an aeroplane motor engine or other machinery. Air Matthews explained that (lie ray. which is an invisible light wave, may be converted into an engine of destructon, whereby an army could be wiped out in a few seconds, but lie hoped that this power will make war impossible Afr Matthew’s rav has aroused much interest in France, where some inventors claim it lias already been discovered. Af. Cluubonneai, the astronomer and physicist, says that in 1918 he propose,] to the French Government that they utilise an electric wave whereby the enemy trenches would be made untenable at a distance of 50 metres, as the wave would explode their mines, grenades and cartridges.