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Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FGREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

ItJBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ROUMA NIA N ROY A LTV. LONDON, May 8. The King and Queen of Koumunia arrive in London on Monday from flic Continent, and depart on Thursday after the round of the Royal Ceremonies, including a luncheon at Guildhall on Tuesday and a State Ball oil Wednesday.

BANK BATES. LONDON. May 7. The Associated Australian banks from .May Sth. are raising the selling rates on Australian drafts ns follows: — Mail transfers at 12s (id per cent, premium and cable transfers at a fifty shillings rate. The purchasing of documentary bills of Australia, have reduced to par for sight. 11s 3d discount for thirty days, 22s fid for sixty days, an dfijs for ninety days Rills.

BIG ELECTRIC SCHEME. LONDON. May 8. Mr Shaw, at a meeting of the Parliamentary l.alxmr Party, states that if a favourable report is forthcoming from committee investigating the proposed twenty-live million barrage across _tjie—river Severn for the purpose of generating electrical power, the Government will facilitate the carrying out of toe scheme. JAP RAIDERS. MANILA. May 8. Japanese from Formosa are raiding Babuyames Island, north of Luzon, and stealing timber and cattle. The inhabitants arc panic stricken. CHOLERA DEATHS IN INDIA. DELHI, May 7.

A serious outbreak of cholera has occurred at Bihar. There have been over 10,000 deaths this year, and 1000 occurred last week in Clmmparan, the worst affected district. The disease is spreading.

MINISTRY HEALING. LONDON, May 8. The Archbishop of Canterbury, pres siding at the convocation of Canterbury, wlu-re Ministry healing was debated. said they ought to remove the misapprehension which was in considerable vogue, (hat Ministry healing was adverse to the normal ministrations of meilica! men. The use of oil, especially if the' llishop henedictrd. was fraught with danger that might yf result in the usages which would— 4 -' change the attitude of many. Halfitiformed people, who were seeking cures for human ailments in the church might mislead people if it underrated the weight attaching to the new branches of knowledge, which was brought about by what seemed miraculous changes: but really brought about hy the providence of God than by other forces. Extreme caution was required. H was extraordinarily difficult fo decide how much was physical and how. much was spiritual.

N.Z. LOAN" SUCCESS. r“Tm-: Times” Service.] (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON. May 8. The City Editor says the prompt success of tlu- Now Zealand loan is a further testimony to popularity of New Zealand as .a borrower in this country, for the terms do not leave much margin fu a premium in view of the existing levels of British and Colonial securities. FREE MASONRY. LONDON. May 8. Addressing a Bradford meeting of YiU r-shire Freemasons. Sir William Raynor (provincial Gi-mtl Master) said: “Freemasons have honored King Solomon. therefore Masons could not refuse the Jews admission to the Brotherhood.” Tie urged Masons to act according to Masonic principles in ths matter, instead of raising obstacles against the admission of Jews,