BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.] EVEREST CAN BE CLIMBED LONDON. Aug 4. Major Norton, the leader of the Everest Expedition, in a dispatch from ) atiing. discusses the question of whether Everest will ever be climbed, lie says: "It lias been proved that porters can carry the requisite loads to an altitude of nearly twenty-seven thousand feet, and no doubt, under favourable circumstances, a camp can be established at least live hundred feet higher. There is nothing to prevent the climber sleeping well at twenty-seven thousand feet and starting comparatively lit and well next day.” Major Norton concludes: “We of the 15124 expedition are confident that Everest can be climbed.” WOMEN’S OLYMPIAD. • LONDON, Aug. 1 Fifteen thousand were present at the Women’s International Athletic Meeting at Stanford Bridge. The British gills outclassed their Continental rivals in the lint racing, though six nations were strongly represented. In tl-a fancy events, such as putting the weight, there has been a remarkable improvement since the first women’s olympiad in France. l-ivo world records were broken, including the thousand metres flat, which Miss Tuckey won in 181-5 seconds. Miss Thompson won the hundred yards in lit seconds. Miss Linimos broke the women’s world record for the 120 yards hurdles and also won the long jump and the 25(1 metres, establishing in the latter a British women's record. No Australians or New Zealanders competed. OBITGARV. TORONTO, August B. The death i> announced of Sir Kdmund Osier, president of the Dominion Bank. WELLINGTON. August 4. Mr W. .). Boulton, accountant in tin* head office at ’Wellington of tlio New Zealand Shipping Co., died at his home in Kliandallah yesterday morning, at the age of 58 years.

IHISII GAMES. (Received this dav at S it.lit.) LONDON, Aug. 5. Australia has scored its lirst success at tile Tailtiaun games. In the first round of the heavyweights Jardine defeated Bice (Wales) on points. In the lightweight, Kellegher (Ireland) defeated Sinclair on points. '1 he only knockout registered in ten contests was in the third round of the featherweight wherein McGnvan (Canada) defeated Smith (Ireland). MAKING MACHINE GCNS. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, Aug. 5. Yickers factory at l-.rith has reengaged the workers discharged during the trade depression. They are making an enormous number of machine guns, believed to lie for Japan. TLBKISII LAW, CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 5 The parliamentary commission drafting the new Turkish Family Status Bill adopted the principle of monogamy. but if the wile is sterile, the husband i- allowed a second spouse.