MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1924, Page 1

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUBIBU.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MAORI CRITICLSAr. LONDON, June L’o. ‘‘Our party is disgusted with the Maori Pah at Wembley, because it is only half Maori workmanship. The carvings are poor examples of Maori art. ’ said Aloka, Ratana’s secretary. "In comparison with llurnia exhibits, the Maori hot suggests to the public that we are low down in the scale (if native races. Because we were treated so badly our party refused to enter the New Zealand pavilion.

( lIINKSK ROAM! OUTRAGE. PEKING, June Iff. Two French residents have succumbed making live deaths as a result- of tile attempted assas-iunliim of Merlin at ( nmol). UNSATISFACTORY REPLY. TOKYO, June Iff. The .Americaii reply is unsatisfactory is the general verdict of the Japanese press which expresses regret that Air Hughes is dodging the main point at issue. OBITUARY. LONDON, June 20. Obituary—Sir Dighton Probyn. STKKR ROPING CONTESTS. LONDON, June 20. Air Cochran, commenting on the Exhibition authorities decision tii prohibit steer roping contests at the Stadium, declared they were not entitled to stop private competition. He alone had the right to decide whether it should continue or not. Under tho terms of the competition every body would be entitled to claim first, prize, if i lie competitions were slopped in this way.

BUILDING LOCK-OUT. LONDON, June. 20.

National conference of building employees decided on a national lock-out from fifth July to enforce the observation of the .national agreement. EVEREST FATALITIES. DELHI. Juno 20. Of the Everest expedition Alallory and Irvine were killed, 'the rest of the party are sale. (’LIAIR ABANDONED. LONDON. June 21. Information received at' Alallory s Inline confirms his and Irvine’s deaths. ’file climb lias been abandoned, but no further details are available. AFALLOR Y'S PROPHESY. LONDON. June 21. The Daily ChYuniole recalls that, Mallory. in 1022. with Doctor Somerwell and Norton, broke a- world’s record by i limbing to a height of 20.800 led. lie was w i Ik.Colonel Howard Barry oil his reconnaissance expedition in 1021. Alallory narrowly escaped death during Bruce's second Everest, expedition ill 1022. when ho and others were overwhelmed hv an avalanche seven of them perishing. When n senior hoy at Winchester, lie was taken for till Alpine trip, in consequence of a. chance remark lo a muster that that was the beginning of a career as it climber. Irvine was one of six recruits to the latest expedition. lie accompanied O'Dell in the .Mellon expedition to Spitsbergen hist year, when he was n member of »•„ sledge party who made it new traverse. .He rowed lor Oxford in the University boat race in 1020.

I .ON DON. June 21. The “Times” an an editorial expresses regret- at the death of Mallory and Irvine. It recalls Mallory’s recent comment: “The third time wo walk up I’onghuk I'lacier w ill he the last, for belter or for worse.” Tbits lie revealed prophetic instinct of what the future field in store. worth!) I’M IxKS. TUI I .111. June ’JO. The American llier- have arrived at Rangoon.' ItANIIOON. dupe ‘.’o. A cargo boat collided with one of the American planes during the night, and seriously damaged the wings. Tt is hoped lo of foe t repairs by Monday. INDIANS SKNTKNCKD. DKhill, June 20. Two ileiignloso ealiled on March If! were sentenced to ten and seven years transportation respectively tor having possession of live bombs. Bid I.OOK-OIT. LONDON, June 21. The building trade lock-out will involve, nearly seven hundred thousand men. It probably will mean the stoppage of the hulk of the building throughout- the country. The employers’ decision is til) the more startling beeattse the National Agreement, embodying the settlement mentioned on the Bit it. May. was formall v signed on the Kith, ol June. The employers are declining to endorse the settlement. In breaking off negotiations, the employers point out that continuous disputes and revolts have boon occurring throughout the country. The operatives declare the employers have now repudiated their own negotiating Committee. and they hint that if the settlement terms are not- observed. they may .strike without waiting for the lock-out. MATTKOTTI CIHMK. ROM K. June 21.

The paper ”II Me-sagero ” slates that one of the principal persons arrested in connection with the Mill tent - ti crime admitted complicity and accused three other prominent Fascists, two of whom Itavo been arrested, as being the instigators. The inlormani alleged that Matteoiti was dragged into a motor-ear. and murdered and the ear was driven to .t wood, where tlie body was thrown tinder a hedge. The murderers then returned to Route and conferred witli other- ill regard to the disposal ol the hotly, with the result that one Ol the assassins drove to the wood at night, and disposed ol the hoily, which the prisoner believed was burned.