MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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HOME RULE FOR INDIA. LONDON, June 11

Sastri, .Mrs Jtesaot and other Imli; leaders now in London, pre-entod a tr more ndiini to the Indian Ollice < maoding the establishment of Donn itto Home Rule and urging the despat of a Commission of Emptily to Iml with wide terms of reference.

INDIAN TEA SALES. CALC ETTA. June 1 I

At the tea sales lucre "as a strut il.mand for till good liiptoring <ptal ties, value- being linn to dearer. I’oo or qualities are easier. Price- rangt from eleven annas *ix nice to fourlce

X.Z. APPLES AND PEARS. LONDON. June II

At the tipple sales tin- Port Hrisba.no'.* New Zealand lot- brought I Is to 1 ."is fid per case, some being rather over ripe and wasty. The .Muimosa's New Zealand pears carried badly owing to the tray- being too .shallow, leaning iiistiUh ietit -pare for packing. Importers were compelled to sort the winter Noli- and repack the sound fruit. The Winter Coles were mostly worthless. JAP POLITICS. NEW CABINET'S TASK. (Received this day tit 11,2-i a.m.) TOK ft). .1 tine 11. Shidohara. the Home Minister, admitted that difficult, problems confronted the new Cabinet and more difficult one perhaps were coming: hut their policy was not to be Afaehievelian. not aggressive, hut along the path of justice and peace. They were not afraid of seeking to realise the Empire's mission by observing the lofty spirit revealed in the Washington ami the A'orsaiilcs Treaties.

ELECTION OX FRIDAY. 'PARIS. June 11

The Chamber and Senate will meet jointly at Yorsailles on Eriday afternoon to elect the new I’ns-ideiit.

LADY NOVELIST’S EXPERIENCES A I'CKLAND. June 10.

A wandering, adventurous eruise round the world, in which cargo steamers are always chosen in preference to liners, and schooitcis before either, is being made by Mi's Elinor Mordaunl. ail English novelist who arrived at Auckland yesterday from Suva by the Tol'tia. Mrs Mot daunt lias written nearly twenty novels and a number of short stories. At present she is endeavouring to see it- mm-li ol the world as she can. particularly outlying islands and places oil' the beaten track.

Mrs Mordaunt's tour began from l.niulnii. Crossing to Marseilles she joined a French cargo steamer for the West Indies, where she visited the French islands of (iaudelotipe and Martini(|tie. She visited St. Pierre, in th< latter island, a town which was entirely destroyed by the fearful volcanic outbreak of Mount I’elee many years ago.