MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1924, Page 3

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GENERAL TOWNS! 1 END A POOR MAN. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, July ID General Townshend only left unsettled property to the value of L’ll9. SEVENTY BANKRUPTCIES DAILY. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) BERLIN, July 19 Bankruptcies are occurring at the rate of seventy daily, those in the textile industry being the heaviest sufferer.. CONSECRATION SERVICE. LONDON, July 20 The King and Queen attended the consecration of the new cathedral at Liverpool which, when completed, will have cost two millions sterling and will lie the third hugest in the world. Seven archbishops, forty bishops and twenty-five (leans participated in the supremely impressive service. The King’s speech at the civic reception, as well as at the consecration service, was broadcasted to the count reside.

win: at LONDON. July 10

Cargoes of wheat are inactive ami declined sixpence to a shilling. Parcels wore slow. Trade Maui tubas declined sixpence to ninepencc. but closing to firm. PEDIGREE CLYDESDALE. [Rkutf.rs Teleg/iams.] flteceived this day at 9.2."> a.in.) LONDON, July 19. The steamer .Waimoa is carrying five pedigree Clydesdales to New Zealand for stud purposes. GALE DAMAGE. LONDON. July 19,. A trail of wreckage and much loss of life followed a gale which swept- the continent and parts of England. Eight Ostend fishing boats arc missing and forty-two men were drowned. McLaren”,s position. TOKJO. July 19. McLaren reports Lv wireless that lie was forced down at Tokotau Bay l.v the weather, lie i.s i;c*niai,n.ing there because of the illness of .Sergeant Andrews.

MR O‘GBADY’S VIEWS. LONDON. July 20.

Tlio Commoner. Mr O’Grady, interviewed said nothing "n,s settled regarding his rumoured appointment to the Governorship of Tasmania, but an announcement may be expected tliis week. He expressed a personal preference for the ambassadorship to Russia when ho felt he'eould render greater service. MARTIAL LAW IN TEHERAN. (Received tliis day at 11.20 a.m.) TEHERAN, July 20. Martial law has been proclaimed in Teheran, (several suspects were arrested in connection with Jmbridies murder.

PRINCE OK WAEES. LONDON. July

The Prince of Wales, visiting Australians at Rislc.v. tried his skill at shooting the running deer. He scored 24 out of a possible of .10, whereupon ho renia ,, ked: “I’ve had a very kind marker.”

EMPIRE PAGEANT POSTPONED LONDON. July 20.

The pageant of Empire, due to often at- Wembley to-morrow, bus been postponed till Friday when I’rinco Arthur of Connaught, members of tho Cabinet and represntatives ol tho Dominions and linli will attend. Tho postponement is due to Hie Council not obtaining possession ol the stadium in time. I'lio enormous scale of the production can he realised trom the fact that £IOO.OOO is being spent on it. There are fifteen thousand performers and it will take throe nights to produce the pageant in its entirety.