MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(“The Times” Service.]

MASON'S APPEAL DISMISSED. LONDON, Aug. IP .Mason's appeal against the death sentence was dismis-ed.

STRIKE AT LONDON. LONDON. August IP

As a result ol the Covent Garden strike twenty thousand tons of frtii are lichl up at the docks in Guidon The work of discharging steamers stop |ed at midday. Dockers and carters at Hull, obey mg instructions trom London will no handle fruit consigned to Coven Garden. French supplies are reduiei to one third ol the normal quantity DELEGATES ARRIVE. CAPETOWN. \ug. IP. I he Attst-ruhisinu 'Empire | arty dele gales have arrived at Durban and wen lo artil.v Welcomed bv the Mayi r. 'l' '■ill be entertained lending the arrival of the British and Canadian deb. gales on noth. August. IRENOII POLITICAL SCANDAL, A BARON BE VS VOTES. fßeceived this .bit at I 'lO p.m.) LONDON. Vig. lit. The “Daily Herald" -.its -hat a p.-ii-lieal seamlal of tic lir-t iimgiiilnle has arisen in Fra m e i on a qm lit on Deputy Rcvrier's deelarat ion ‘I, n Baron Man rile de Roth-child, who u.i- ree-i.ily elected lo the Clinmbci of Dej ntios had no politic-. Inn -im.dv re|uc .-'C-ited nioiiev. ami bad lit-rally bong:,' voters at so in noli per eapila throughout this crust it 'tent y. which is . i.*-i ,* :1c Sui--horder. .Men. women and •hi i‘ii n open handed. Hooked round de it< tl:child, while free drinks .vciv avadoMi for everyone on polling dnv. An iiifnrmat ion arising from Rcvrier's charges Inis been laid in the Law Courts CHINA Nr.MS. PEKIN. August IS. 'file American Red Cross has donated one hundred thousand gold dollars to Hood relief. 'I lie Shameen strike has ended and the men are returning to work.