MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.] NAVAL PROMOTIONS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. G. Captain Harper, author of the official report of the Battle ol Jutland which was suppressed in 1921 lias been -promoted to Rear-Admiral, \ icc-Ad-mirul Phillimore, who was beach master at the Gallipoli landing, has been gazetted Admiral of the Fleet. THE DI KE OF YORK. LONDON, Aug. G. The Duke and Duchess of York leave England in November in a private tour of Kenya Colony and Uganda. A MONASTERY ROBBED. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) VIENNA, Aug. 0. Twelve visitors in the army ollieers

uniforms called stt the I'oiitainalba " monastery in Itmiiminin and asked the Abbot to show them round. The monks invited the visitors to a meal in the refectory. In the middle of the meal the officers suddenly produced revolvers and forced the Abbot to baud over a collection of valuable church plate and priceless jewellery. The robbers locked the monks in the cells ami vanished with the treasures.

I! AN PITS AND CAVALRY EIGHT. 'Received this day at 0.45 a.m.) LONDON, Aiio. (i. The Warsaw correspondent of the “Times” says a battle was fought between Russian bandits and Polish cavalry at Stoblee on the Russo-Polish border. Hundreds of bandits, some wearing Soviet helmets, armed with lilies, machine- guns and bombs attacked the Government olliees, police stations, and public treasury, all of which were looted. Telegraphs and telephones were destroyed, and the prisons raided and prisoners released. The bandits posted sentries around the town. . The battle resulted in seven cavntrx being killed. The bandits, apparently suffered no loss, though they escaped to Russia, and are believed to be cut The Polish Cabinet are helpless in the matter as everybody knows the Soviet encourages raids, but it i' 'impossible to find proof. The raids are increasingly frequent and happen dndy.

DELHI. August 6. /mini has arrived at Allahabad.

f.VP DESTROYER AGROI'ND. TOTxIO. August r,

A message from Ketre says that the pestrover D 4 grounded at the entrance' to Beppu harbour early this morning, while taking refuge from a

Srxt scientific convention OTTAWA. August 0.

Major-Genera,l Sir David Bruce. President of the British Association nt Toronto, said the countries throughout the world will have to make a business of stamping out disease. In mnnv eases it was only a matter of research and therefore, of men and

money. „ ~ Horace Lamb, Professor of Alatliemntics at Trinity College (Cambridge) has lieen elected President for the 102 n Convention which will bo held at Southampton, England.