MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1924, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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WOMEN’S BIG I ITS

NEW YORK, April HO.

At Buffalo, the Executive Council uf the National League of Women Voters, represen Ling Hi States, overwhelmingly defeated a propositi to attend the Federal Cousiifution to provide coital rights for women. ’lhe Council pointed out that such an amendment would nullify many of the existing laws protecting women in industrv, and would prevent the futute enactment of legislation of a similai nature. ItIIODKSIA ELECTIONS. CaTkTOWX. April HO According to advices front Salisbury mi far four election results have been declared, which with two unopposed, including the Treasurer, Mr Flynn, gives the Rhodesia I’arly ten seals. There are fifteen constituencies, each returning two. Premier Coghlan and Attorney-Gen-eral Hudson had overwhelming majorities in Bulawayo North. A feature of the elections was the defeat of all the Labourites in the towns, including Mr Keller. Leader of the Party. There is no news trout the outside districts. The last result will not be declared before -May bth.

AN EVENT—IN PAINT.

LONDON. March 1

An event of high importance is happening tit the Foreign Office. It >s being repainted. The upper corridor, the great upper corridor, from whose quiet rooms real knowledge always and information often wells downstairs to receptive Foreign Ministers and Under-Secre-taries, hardly knows itself. The traditional 'sofas, upon which Christie's already has an eye, and the austere wooden cupboards, look "ith amaze upon walls (light in pensive and shadowy greys. The tints of walls and corridor and door lintels and jambs are differing shades of the same smyholicallv cautious hue. There is the faint grey or the Charge d* Affaire, speaking unofficially : the mid-grev oi a Minister opening ••conservations”: the deep gay of an Ambassador reading a Note. " All very diplomatic indeed. hut still has not an opportunity been lost L One would have liked to see the colours of the Entente decorating the walls which preserve it. and the inner decoration of each room-now all in "Conference cream”—inspired by the national affairs therein studied. How pleasant for the distinguished Chinese visitor to lie us her yd through a porcelain door into a room painted in the myriad colours of Iris flag!