MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.]

CLAIM TO HUGE ESTATE

LONDON, June 1(>

The “Daily Chronicle” states a romantic ciaim to the Angcll Benedict Estate, in South London, valued at sixty millions sterling, is being made on behalf of William Allcry, an eighty-year-old tailor. Allerv’s agent states that he lias obtained the highest legal opinion, which supports his claim. A fund of five thousand pounds is being raised to defray the costs of application. The subscribers arc promised a return of one thousand per cent on their contributions in the event of the claim being successful. .

STEER ROPING EXHIBITION

ACTION AGAINST PROMOTERS

LONDON. June 17

The Court has granted the application of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to issue summons against A losses ('nehrauo and Jox Austin and a cowboy who roped the steer which broke its leg at Rodeo: also against Cochrane and Austin for keeping a place for lighting or hailing animals.

EXCHANGE RATES. LONDON, June 17

The exchange rate on Paris is 78.J0 francs to Cl. This is an improvement for the franc, due to the French political crisis ending. The rates elsewhere' are:— On Brussels, 1)0 I .'8 Irancs to Cl. Stockholm, 10.27 kroner to Cl. Christiania 17.00 kroner to Cl. Copenhagen, 20.fi0 kroner to Cl. Berlin, eighteen billions of marks. Rome, 100.3/8 lire. Calcutta I7d to rupee. Yokohama 221 yen to Cl. Hong Kong, 28 7:8 yen to Cl. .Montreal •I.’iO.C.A cents. New York, -102.-V) cents.

MODEL FOR EMPIRE. LONDON, Juno Id.

Mr Mael’herson. tbe jnurualLt, who visited Australasia to report oil the possibilities of further development in'his second article states: “New Zealand is an ideal country for the newcomer farmers. It i.s difficult to realise that the country has been developed ill such a short space of time. One cannot fail to he impressed by its well laid out towns, splendidly enuippod ports, gigantic schemes of water power, and its general use ol labour-saving devices; but it is not upon individual effort alone that the country depend.- for its prosperity. Coupled with that there is a collective spirit of co-operation, which is a phenomenal feature of the Dominion's economic life. By linking their individual efforts with their cooperative efforts in production, transport and marketing, the Now Zealanders are attaining a standard of efficiency which is a model to the rest of the Empire. BRITISH PROTEST TO MEXICO. LONDON June 17th. Mr MacDonald through the Mexican Consul-General has sent strong representations to Mexico in regard to the Cummins affair. The Premier interviewed the American Ambassador, and TTiited States is being kept fully informed of the progress ol events. STEAMERS COLLIDE. CHRISTIANIA. .Tune Hi. A score of dentils, mostly women anil children followed a collision between the mail steamers Aakniij.iri and Kongliarald in Vest Fiord. The former sank immediately.