MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

ITALIAN POLITICS

(Deceived this day at 0.2-Y a.in.) DOME. Aug. 12. When I’arliament reassembles in November M. Mussolini will introduce a I Dill nlor revision ol the ('•institution w hieii will reduce the Chamber ol Deputies' Rowels and create a new legislative body elected bv Associations representing l.abour. I’niversities. Industry, Commerce and Finance. Local chambers without legislative powers will simultaneously lie established in the provinces to carry out local reforms. These will be. necessarily, exclusively Fascist. It is anticipated the Chamber of Deputies under the scheme V. ill become a secondary ornamental body, which s i nier or later will disappear. Athe opposition parties do not intend to attend the Clianilier. owing to the Hnvel iiliient ivju-al to disband l lie extra l’arliaiueiilary Fa-i i-.i .Militia, the complete administration ol the country will be in Ibe bands ol the Fascist'. TR< iI’DI.E IN FLY IT. | Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at 11.2 d a.m.) LONDON. August 12. It is learnt that a Dritish battalion is proceeding from Egypt to reinforce Dritish troops in Soudan, in cnnsci|iieiiiv of three outbreaks following pro-Egyptian demonstrations. firstly by tile cadets of the military school at Khartoum on August ihli. whom a company of Driti.-li iron] - disarmed ; secondly by the Egvptiaii railway battalion at Atbai'a on August lOtli., and thirdly on the same date by Egyptian railwamen who broke from their barrack' armed wit It club'. Led by a .suspended olljcial they paraded the town and returned to the barracks. The townspeople aie calm.

THE AID DACE. LONDON. Aug. 12. Though -Jones, the scratch man, finished with the. lie-t time seven hours twenty mins. d2 seioiul.s. Cog ham who was second last year, won the King’s Cup, Butler being second and MacMillan of World flight fame third. Courtney retired and Barnard, winner in 1022 landed at I lay-field. Ayr. and broke hi- luolieller. AN AID RACK.

(Deceived this day at 11.2-1 A.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12.

Ten famous players ascended at livt in the morning for Ibe longest one day aerial race ever held, over '.Oil miles, for the King's Cup slatting at .Maaitlesham SuH'olk. and passing Edinburgh. Dumbarton and Falmouth and liiushiug at Ice on the Solent. Ibe machines included one souolnne and two amphibians. I.iciit. Julies ol till- Air Force was first to pass Dumbarton at s, |.-,, King crushed breaking the un-li-r-i arriage at Newcastle. Courtney |,ist war's winner, broke a spinner anil lauded at Brough. Hazy weather ilikely to prevent reeord speeds.

POST AI. ( (INFERENCE. (Deceived this day at M.2.'> a.m.) LONDON, August Dk

A resolution was passed in the committee stages at the Stockholm Postal Conference reducing transit rates twenty-live pet cent to Australia. All- Kay. ri-| ri .soiiilng Australia, emphatically protested, l-ut rcrcived lie support.

Mr Hibson, the Commonwealth I’o.sl-master-Hciicral. state- that when the question coli-es up ill the open eonfern,lv Mr Ka.v will .seek exemption on sea routes from England to Australia. If the concession is not granted An—trn.hu- will have to consider whether to remain in the Union or not. Tbo proposal, as it stands at ) resent, moans that Australia will bo loinpelled to pay a. disproportionate amount on mail matter curried, involving: a. loss of twenty thousand sterling eoi annum. THE DEATH PENALTY. PAID DY YACM'IED. (Deceived t In- day at 11.2'. a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 12. Viiqtiier's exeetllion was earned out without a hitch. lie became hysterica, as the hour approai bed shouting I 1 tests and had to be supported to tin scaffold. the kfdf.man tracedy. CAPETOWN. Aug. 12. The t rial cti a charge of rulpabli homicide ol l.ietll. .lonberl. whose .11 to plane dropped a bomb on a croud dm ing a military review at Kurui cabled on June 2!hb.. resulted m lh< m-qllittal Ml the accused who was exonerated of till blame. Jouhert stated the bomb dropped in eideiitally and uukimw n to him. KOYPTIAN TllOl'lll.lw (Deceived this day at 11.20 a.m.) CAIRO. Aug. 12. The newspaper "El llaram" states ten were killed and nine wounded when Dritish troops tired on a pro-l'.gyptial demonstration at At balm. Soudan, n: which an Egyptian railway battalion participated. I lie lailuay soldiers wen confined to the barracks Horn u .itch they tried to break out. attacking tb. "•nurds with bricks and stones. .a guards, who are Arab infantry, line after giving a warning. Ii was sta ■< later that I’.i it i-li I roup- were present hut did not lire.

\ BKVtH.ITION (.HT.LI.KP. LISBON. Aug. 12. Radical coinninnisls attempted a rcrolution last evening, hut were >pcedilv overpowered hy the police, altet . few bombs had been thrown without doing da The police and nullt,ary are now in full control o) the city. MKA'I TRADE DECISION. (Received this day at 11.20 a.in.l LONDON. Augu-t 12. The formahleliyde eonunitti-e deeisiou Inis greatly disappointed tlm-e interested in the Australian and Now Zealand meat trade, who regard it as iuexplieahle in view of the use of formaldehyde and similar drugs ti medicines. The opinion is expressed that if the recommendation is etiloteeed Australia will rceeive :i knock out |,low' so tar as heef is concerned. th< trade in which must he handed over to Argentine.

IRISH SI'ORTS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. August- 12.

At Tailtoann (lames. Dublin, in the 100 metres, senior international race, tun in heats. MeK<-. hetmoay (Canada) ln-at Portitt by ten yards in 10 9-10 seconds. Carr won his heat in 10 4-> seconds. The final was won hv Carr.