MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1924, Page 2

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTIUIIAN ANI) N. 7, CADI.E ASSOCIATION.

REVOLT IN ALBANIA. HOME. June 10.

It i.s officially stated Italy has agreed \\ ir.ii Jugoslavia not to into! fore in Albania. Signor Mussolini is seeking a neutrality declaration from other neighbouring countries.

NKW SJ’KKD RKCORD SOUGHT. LONDON. June !>. The ‘‘.Morning Post’s” Paris correspondent says:—The monoplane whereon M. Xaidi l.ecointe will attempt (in Thursday to heat tin* world’s air speed lecord weighs within twenty-eight hundredweight. It' "ing surface is fifteen square mottos, and the motor is of six hundred horse “power. It is cxjveted the sliced " i]l In* over 280 miles per hour. HELP FOR REFUGEES. LONDON, -.Tune 0. The “Daily Telegraph” Beilin correspondent says the Belgium fiovetntnent has granted an amnesty to fifty Ruhr prisoners in the Belgium zone. The German Government welcomes their release as facilitating an agreement with the Entente. Simi’ar action by Franco is expected.

FROM ASIA MINOR. LONDON. June 10

The -Morning Post’s” Alliens correspondent says; —ln consequence of an advance of one million sterling from the Bank of England, the work of settling the refugees from Asia Minor has been expedited. The original 120,000 agricultural refugee families have been increased since the lieginniiig of the year hv 20.030, main I v from Pont us and Bithynia.

VALUABLE.GIFTS. LONDON. June 10.

Tho “Morning Post” Paris correspondent states that the Frunco-Ainor-icait Committee administering the Rnekfollor Gift (cabled May'.Tilth) have decided to utilise seven million francs, one third of the gift, immediately. One million francs "ill he devoted to repairing the roof and tin* Angel Tower of Rhoims Cathedral, and in re-estab-lishing the superstructure to the state it was in before the liiimhardment. Reinforced concrete will he used in order to avoid the danger of lire. Two million francs will lie expended in Fontaiusleii and four millions at Versailles. The gift at the present exchange rate, represents between nineteen anil twenty million trams.

JUHALAND FRONTIER

LONDON, June 9

Anglo-Jtalian experts engaged in three! ideation of the Juhaland frontier reached an agreement ceding fortythree thousand squtfro miles of Kenya to Italian Somaliland. The hulk of the country is semi-arid.

LABOUR ALP'S. PRIZE. LONDON, June 9. Mr llardv Jones, M.P., for Pontypridd, has won the Dmimotv flit eh of baron. He declared Ids connubial existence has been so full of concord that ho has never experienced the pleasure of making it up with his wife. ABERDEEN TRAGEDY. LONDON, June 9. In the Aberdeen tragedy, cabled June .Tth.. Mistress Reiil is dead. THE KUST’ON DISASTER VERDICT. LONDON, June 9. At the inquest on the victims of the Eustou railway disaster, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The signalman. Chandlers, wept while giving evidence. Ho said that lie made no mistake with the lover, lint believed that the train was on the other line. Thi' Coroner saiil that he was satistied that Chambers made an honest mi'irike, and there was no outpablo neglect.