MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

[ R F.UTF.IIS TkI.MIHAMS.] KAISER’S NEPHEW TO WED. (Received this day at 0.2 b a.in.} MERLIN, Aug. .’il Tiie ex-Kaiser has consented to the betrothal of his nephew, Prince Wolfgang, to Princess Marie, daughter of the Prince of linden. The announcement has caused consternation among tin* Monarchists, who have boycotted and threatened the life ol .Max. because as Chancellor. Max allegedly precipitated the abdication of the Kaiser in l!ll**t instead of endeavouring to sale the inoiiareliy. EX-NEW ZEALANDER’S FATE. CAPETOWN. Aug. .‘ll A iragie occurrence at Phimtree. Rhodesia, resulted in the death of Edward Power, former headmaster at Whangarei, New Zealand. Power clinic to South Africa tnn years ago. lie engaged in teaching, hut later, owing to his suffering Ironi neuritis, went farming at Pluinlree from where, a report non slates, in a lit of jealousy. Power shot and wounded his wile mlio escaped by a window and took refuge with a neighbour. Power then set lire to the house and perished in the llanies.

A SOVIET DENIAL. LONDON. Aug. 21. The "Daily Telegraph’s” eorrespondi ut, ai Riga, says the Soviet, while refuting Ihe reported mobilisation does not deny a large concentration of armed lories near the frontier of Poland and Rouniania. Divisions are also assembled in While Russia and the Ukraine. NIPPED IN THE lil’D. ["Tin-: Times” Service-! .Received this day at (b-b> a.m.) LIS RON. Aug. .’ll. An armed Communist rising has been nipped in the bud. A body of ( ntr.munists attacked tlu* citadel intending, after its capture, to give tinsignal to confederates secreted in \ minus parts ot tin* oil v and start a gen oral rising. The movement was sup (lolled by a number of sergeants ol tlu* garrison, hut the officers and pi 1votes remained loyal. Ihe attack Mas easily repulsed, a few shots being tired. Thirteen prisoners were taken. N Z. AND WEM 111 .EY. LONDON. Aug. 21. Sir James Allen. interviewed in r* feronce to the continuation ot lbWembley Exhibition, emphat lonll; suggested that- the results of the .*. * hihition wen* best perpetuated in a more concentrated form at the Impciial Institute. H is understood that suggestionhave been made to retain for tlu* N<”*' Zealand (iallery at the Institute, such exhibits at Wembley as Mould male tin* present display more effective.

FOREIHN ousting empire MUTTER. (Received this day at ln.2b a.in.) LONDON. Aug. 21. A serious shrinkage in tlu* Empire supplies of butter 'is 11 leature of tb dairv produce industry, according Wcddel’s Annual Review for the year t>udod June With. Tlu* proportion ' Empire to tb" total imports ol butte: into the United Kingdom is thirty-lire tier cent us eompared with lorty-li'*-,-,*1,1 in 1”22-2:1 and litty-iun pel cent, in 1221-22. On tin* contrary tlu supplies of loriegn butler have con.-m----crahlv increased. |l is mil "U oil by that shipments trim Siberia, have resumed alter seven years and amounted to 2,2!T1 ton-. SION .'.TORIES TO PACT. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 11.2 b a.m.) LONDON. \ug. 21. Sir Ci. C ook and Sir .1. Alien sigm < tin* Pact of Loudon on behalf ot Alllmini and New Zealand. CANTON STRIKE ENDS. PEKIN. Aug. 21. Canton’s business men’s strike, which lasted :i week elided by a cola promise with tlu* Oovernment. JAPAN ESl*’. NEWS. TOKIO. Aug. 21The lirst certified case ol nieuiugit:in Tills io was recorded yesterday. Since tho outbreak of the cpido.nn have been reported throughout the couutrv which total more than 2. olK) cases of which I .“>OO bare been fatal. REPORTED RESIGNATION TOKIO. Aug. .lilt, i> semi-oflicially statcil lli.ifchidii. Governor-! lencral of Forums: has resigned, llaron Izawa succeeding.

CHINESE REVOLT. (Received this day at 11.2. i a.m.) < PEKING. Aug. 1 Wupeil'ii is reported to be Jakin t precautionary measures agonist ■ « action on the part ol bang- o , whose intentions arc the sub,e:-t o p.. , found interest in Peking where it >" ( pointed out that a Fangtem . idle would precipitate the biggest «• !„ China since the revolution, t sin!in's vast military preparat.on ; seem to have all been timed tor eoi _ ~let ion next year, and the floo;. , country would make the I , - sivc in North China most <l.l .<’< • “ ,1.,. other hand the danger ol » mima turn of Luvunghsiang may in lien. t’hangstoliu in favour ot unit.." autumn. IN ULSTERLONDON. Aug- 31. The Belfast “Telegraph" states tin. owing to the peculiar pobtical sitim urn j„ Ulster. British m.l.tnry offices and men in the six Counties lope p'" . dcred not to join any politn.il I Mil i t i«*:i I ion. CLIMBING FATALITY. BERNE. Aug. .11 - English tourists. Carr. Patterson and Miss Carr, were climbing neu. I Rosa, accompanied by a guide an P t,.r when the rope broke. Miand the porter fell into the <■'*'•'• Carr descended the crevasse an I . covered the ho.lv ol h.s daughtei. 11. porter’s is missing. OR W'GKMEN FOREGATHER. (Received this day at H. 25 »•«»;> LONDON. Aug. 'l'liiftv thousand Orangemen Participated in a demonstration at AslifZrowNewrv The Minister of LnbotiiMi Andrews, in a speech, assure. tnem on behalf of Ins colleagues th.xt transfer of Newrv district to tit l State if suggested, would not t » V,... 0n,,,.; but as the traiislcr ot sacred Um >■ to which they, as nn.t.nists. wot> " ; ver a-ree. Some South Irish h.uler desired to effect the downfall of >’ Empire from within, squabbling o the territory transforod to them by the lOOfl Act. Tt was a folly which might lead to civil strife and disaster. resolution was adopted p >’. g united and whole hearted support t | M . Notrhoru Ireland Government m any crisis. SAVINKOFF’S SENTENCE. MOSCOW. Aug. 31The Central Soviet Executive romliiuted the death sentence on Savinkolt deprivation of liberty for ten yearn in consideration of Ins promise not to tight- against the Soviet in the I mini. - Manila sentences. MAXIM. Aug. -M. Tomas, the rival ring-leader of the recent Scntns miitiuv was sentenced to oft years’ hard labour and 11 Other icft'.lers from 15 to 5 y«nrs'.