MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUBTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

MeLAREN’S FLIGHT. TOKIO, July 13. MacHiren lias started for Miuato. TOKIO, July 13. MacLaren lias arrived at Tunate. AMERICAN FLIERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 13. The American flyers have departed for Konia. GENERAL SMUTS. (Received this day at 9. 15 a.m.) CAPETOWN, July 13. General Smuts lias been unanimously elected President of the South African Serviie Association.

MARITZ TO BE RELEASED. CAPETOWN, July 13,

It is reported that Cabinet has decided to release ex-rebel Maritz next month.

MOTIYE FOR THE ATTACK. CAIRO. July 13. Several students have been arrested on a charge of complicity in the attack on Zaghlul. The perpetrator admitted the attack was intended as a punishment for Zaghlul’s readiness to negotiate with Britain. PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON. July IJ. The Prime of Wales opens the Advertising Convention at Wembley tomorrow. HEAT WAVES. LONDON. July 13. Heat waves were responsible for several deaths throughout the country. One hundred and twenty visitors collapsed at Wembley where the sweltering boat tinned the glass roofed pavilions into ovens.

AXGLO-SOVI ET C(INFERENCE. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, July Li. It is understood the Anglo-Soviet Conference is at present considering an agreement • calculated to benefit tile Soviet Government to the extent nT ten millions sterling. Il is stated that if a treaty of commerce L concluded, it will supersede the trade agreement of 1921, and enable the Soviet to claim money which belonged to the Russian Imperial Gmcrnment, and is now lying iu an English bank. It is pointed out, in. well informed quarters, however, that the matter will not lie the subject of a separate agreement, bin part ol a general j treaty, embodying a complete agree-j meat on all points, including the Sov-f iet indebtedness to Rrilain. j

JAPANESE TARIFF. TOKYO, July 12. The Tariff Rill which passed the Lower House, despite strenuous protests of the opposition, carries the ■Seiynkai recommendation that domestically produced luxuries he subject to a ttix similar to that at present proposed : also that the lari If be revised as the occasion warrants. THE BY FLEET All'll DER CASE. LONDON. July 13. Mysterious developments are occurring in the Vaquier case. Following a new statement by a Frenchman, a prolonged i*oiilorence was held between the Police .Home Oflice and the director of the prosecutions. Later on Airs Jones and another woman. hitherto not mentioned in the ease were called in interviews at the Home Office.

ADVERTISING CONGRESS. LONDON, July 13. At, a preliminary reception at Bath Lord Duruhani welcomed four thousand delegates attending the International Advertising Congress, including fill.' from Australia and New Zealand. ZAGHLUI/S CONDITION. (Received this day at 11.2.1 a.m A CAIRO. July 13. Zaghlul passed a good night. He was gratified at messages from All MacDonald, General I.! I lei iky and! others. Spasmodic demonstrations, crying “Do"'u with his opponents AIR AIAC'DONALD’S HORROR. LONDON. July 13. Mr MacDonald lias telegraphed to Zaghlul. expressing on heliall ol the Government and himsc'rT person silly, horror at the outrage and sincere wishes for a speedy recovery. CHINA AND SOVIET. PEKIN. July 13. It is now virtually decided that China will comply with the Soviet io(|Uost for :m exchange of Ambassadors

AMERICANS II ELD-UP.

COX ST ANTI NO PJ. K. July 12

American airmen would have left this morning, hut the 'I urkish authorities insisted on delay in order to examine their machines, which were visited hy several Turkish aviators and military ’officials. Though the engines were working splendidly, they will he replaced by new engines at Hull and floats will replace wheels, before the Atlantic passage is undertaken.

FREE Finin' TN FI!UNCI 1

(’HAMPER

(Received this day at 10 n.niA LONDON. July 13

The “Daily Mail” I ’a vis correspondent reports that violent Seelies occurred in the French Chamber during the debate on the Amnesty Dill. .The Communist Deputies and Opposition members exchanged blows, the l’residen of the Chamber suspending the sitting. The cause of the live light was a Nationalist Deputy’s allegation that ,M. Marty, who was the notorious clnel of the lilaek Sea mutineers, and is at present a Communist Deputy, had tle--ired to betray his country for money, whereupon the whole oi the Communists and some Socialists left their seats and desperately attacked the Centre imnches. M. Marly, followed by other Communists, avoided lie ushers and the officials cordon, hv running along t!„. top of the hack benches, hut giant-like. M. Maginot, squarely blocked tin- gangway and brushed the assailants aside and repelled the attack single-handed. SWISS ATTF..M I’T TO CONQUER EVEREST DF.RNF. July 12. If the nect’ssarv lin.iii-ial support is forthcoming a Swiss expedition will attempt lo climb Ml. Kvcrest in the spring. Instead of the ciimhCrsonie oxygen apparatus the party will use tit Ik---: of compressed oxygen to he injected when respiration is difficult. BOYCOTT OF F.S.A. FILMS OFF. [Rkctkks Tki.koua.ms.] (Received this day at 10.25 a.in.A * TDK It). July 13. The Cinema Companies have rescinded tlm resolution Imycotting American films.