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Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1924, Page 3

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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. \UBTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CIIII. TKNNIS MAIIVKI. I.ii.VDON. <j;>t»• 1111>t-r 11. Hetty Nntliiill, iijinl l:l. li:is Ih'ci.in? tlie eirl jiuiiiii l lawn tennis elittinl'inti of Great I’.ritain liy defeating Mks Deariuan, who is lonr years older. L.v l-fi (i-l. 0-1. Hetty's severity of stinke ami clever tactical style are wonderful. H is hoped she may heroine the l , .o"li‘'h l.eti'.'leii.

JACK IK COt IGA N IN LONDON

(Received tl.is day at 5.30 a.m.) LONDON. Se; temher I L

Jackie Googaii, ill a sailor suit, hail a great reception at Wale:Jon Station from thousands t.f cheering people, lie pro: ceded to the Savoy Hotel, "here be occupies "illi bi-, parents’ party, n suit!* of t'-veive moms. Jackie appears a happy and unaffected boy. lie is going to Wembley on Monday.

FI'SCo TO KXPi;A IN

JtOMF. September IT

A telegram from Naples says that Dr Alai tioo-Ftisfu has notified the pr efe t of police that he "ill present himself i n Monday to explain the discovery of l.ivv's books.

CONCUSSION RFFGSKD GKHMANS AMS IF I! DAM . Sep. 11.

The Government re.iecfed the application for a concession to explore and exploit the Dutch West and North New Guinea b,v the German syndicate, which is headed by Duke Adolph ol Mecklenburg. BELGIUM'S RECOVERY. a remarkable: I’F.R FORM ANTE. LONDON. Sept. 11. A report from liegium shows that out ol over 100.000 houses destroyed liv the war, IHI,(1L!I have been rebuilt. These include 1 lot I public buildings, out of 117(1 destroyed, and the whole of the :!'ll schools which were ruined, (her JT.OOII acres of devastated land have been restored to and the "oid; of land restoration may lie regarded as nraetieally finished.

FRF.N't'lI I’ll ISDN REFORM

(Received this day at 11 .‘Jo a.m.) PARIS, September 1-1.

M. Ilerriot is abolishing all overseas penal settlements, including Devil's Island. I leueelnrth all convicts will serve their sentences in Frame.

COY EXT GARDEN STRIKE. PARIS, September II

A mass meeting of transport workers at Blaekl'riars considered the report of the Court of Inquiry regarding the Covent Garden strike and decided to continue the strike.

Ml! DEVALKRA'S ADVICE. LONDON, September > I

In a speech to his ( ork suppoiteis Mr Devil lent said that whet Iter the boundary was rectified or anything else done therewith, there would he no bouildarv so Inr as he was concerned, lie referred to the despicable, mean anti low tricks of the British Ministers s j n( . c 1 1 and concluded saving the cure was to ••Stand together and we cannot In* hoatcii.

CHINESE I! F. VOLITION. (Received Ibis day at IT .Jo PEKIN. Sept. IT.

Dr. Sim Vat Sen has | rm tided to Shiukwan to organise a not them expedition. He has i.-sne 1 a manliest:. „I,jell is open confession of the lailmv „f his Coveromelil at ('■•oGm. ami coiiilemiis the imliH'-rem e of ties people towards the Revolutionists’ cause, lie acknowledges grievances from heavt war taxation rod | ivs.-mn by il.y f „.,|,., I.- ..eneraL end m * •<! ' ,|a Is lie announces Ibe" il Inn a" al ol treops. the eamellalion d war taxation and returns the Provinces to the people I'm- self goveriilnl’.t, Imping tilt leln io engage their enthusiastic Mippmi b-i the | riocij le.s of the revolution.

the react: <>f india. (Received this day at U--T n - m -) DELHI. .September LI. The strained relations between the 1 1i n diis and the Mohammedans are a serious menace to the present day pence of India. Within the past few weeks serious riots, arising out of rtligioiw troubles, have occurred in Delhi, Nagpur, Mulerabad. I'oona and boliat. Lucknow is now in the danger zone, following on a i mimur that a Brahmin hoy had been furei: l.v converted to Islam. Rioting o.eurii'.l on Friday night ~m l still fiinlilPies. As in other phi es. troops’ have been called out. Already four have been killed and a large number injured. CHANG MAKES A C'AI’TT HE. PICKIN', So) Icinher I I. . A (ommunique issued by bn s,p\s that it telegram was leieivcil Irom Mukden which states that Chang Ts'lin’s forces have captured CTiaoyaiigl'u in C hihli. INTERNATIONA I. L.A WS. STOCKHOLM. S-l t. 1b The conference of the Internationa Law Association adopted a new general average of rules to ret la:e the Am. and Antwerp rules with a view to establishing uniformity and stabdiU n principles.