MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1924, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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WELCOMED IN FRANCE. PARIS, April 30,

Mr MacDonald’s speech gives the greatest pleasure. It ”s. officially stated that no European statesmen’s words since the armistice has lieen inspired by warmer sympathy towards 1* ranee. The announcement that M. Poincare cannot leave France until after the elections suggests he lias already received an invitation from Mr MacDonald, which lie will eagerly accept at the earliest opportunity. Mussolini has arranged to confer with Belgian Ministers at Milan

DOMESTICS FOR N.Z. LONDON, April ‘3O, Margaret Bomlfield, farewelling

party of domestics bound for New Zealand urged them to remember that if they settled down at the end of their eiigagemnet. they lied ill custody tho gaud name and loputation of the women of Britain. Aliss Bondiield praised the condition of contract, preventing marriage within twelve months, adding (amidst laughter), that domestics of Britain were luekv if they were married within twelve years.

SALES OF FRUIT. LONDON. April 30

Sales of Colonial fruit at 'Wembley for the fiisl week Exhibition were so extensive that the authorities wero obliged to provide special binns in various pavilions for tlie reception of apple cores slid orange peels. Fifteen lons of desert apples were Sold at tho Australian pavilion alone. The supervisor is erecting an additional stall In meet the demand. An average of a thousand Jalf a. oranges arc daily sold at tlie Palestine pavilion. Half a million wore supplied to Exhibition restaurants. These are tho only oranges sold at Wembley, pending the arrival of .Australian and African orange.*. STRUCK BV LIGHTNING. DIE LI 11, April 30. Advices state a Cochiboat containing twenty-one Christian Indians on Chawnra River was struck by lightning during a sevre storm. Six were kill- - and several seriously hunted and taken to tlie hospital. LUXOR TOMB. . CAIRO. April 30. 'l’lio Government, has allocated £4.110 sterling for next season’s work at Tutankhamen’s tomb and Jiitirmnees mi private interests will he allowed in share in the future investigations. TALLOW SALE. LONDON. April 30. At the tallow sales 978 casks were offered and 31(1 sold, mostly at a do. dine o f 2s. Mutton Ills to 12s. beef !5s to 11s 3d. MAY DAY MESSAGE. LONDON. April 31. Mr MacDonald in his .May Day message says:—-My fervent hope is that by next year, lbs League of Nations will have, become the all embracing Parliament of the peoples. Nothing was more fitting than that the League’s (ir.-t law h(> the setting aside of .May Day as th“ festival day of the world friendship.

NOTABLE WEDDING. BARIS, April HO. Lord Dudlev and Gertie Millar wero married til the British Consulate. AN OUTRAGE. BERLIN, April HO. A round up of Communists throughout the country i-: being carried out as the result of a discovery in T.imburg ef fuses leading to sufficient dynamite to destroy the whole town. A ROBBERY. AUCKLAND. May 1. Hie Coal Company’s office at Pilkeroa was entered during the week-end and £lOl taken. An entrance was elicited and the safe opened by unlocking the door, thus pointing to the use of duplicate keys.