MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

STTDICNT’K CONOR KKS. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at ’ -o a.in.) WARSAW, Sept. IS. At the athletic meeting in connection with the International Students’ Congress, Porritt (New Zealand) won his heat in the liU metres lint in I I l-IO seconds, heating Lucinni (Frame) and (|tmlif.vin<; with live others lor the tinal. . . The Congress adopted a decision supported hy ISritisli students to admit (iermaii students to the Federation. TIITC MYKTF.iI Y SOT,VICO.

OF Til 1C I.IVY ROOKS

(Received this day at 11-25 a.in.)

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'|’he mystery of the missing hooks of hivy has heen linally cleared up. A report, aeeoiupanied hy a signed statement hv Martino Fusco, was presented to tile 'Minister of ICdneatiim l.y the Inspeetor-Oeneral of State Archives, which says while examining the State Archives in Nuplos Mnrtin I' usco foil 11 tl a document dated 23/12M332 which was already well known, wherein King lt>hert of Anion, ordered the payment to Sirihe Paulino, for the transcription of ten hooks of Livy on the Macedonian war. Martin Fusco, not being versed in mediaeval documents, thought Panlino's copv was not restricted to the ten known hooks, hut referred to tin* complete text of Livy’s works. Ihe professor continued lus researches meantime, lightly assuring friends that he had found all the missing copies, and had alreadv begun the Iransliteru•tion of the second ten. Martino’s statement admits that lie followed the scent, and formally retracts all Ins previous statements about the lost Imoks. Hu* Minister of lCdueation does net ilmi *t the bona lilies of the statement, hut intends to watch developments with a view if necessary, to preserving the State rights to the treasure trove. ORTH NANO 1C It FSICKV ICO. (Received tins day at. 11.25 a.m.) CAPICTOWN. Sept. 18. Government reserved the Natal Piofiom municipal franehise. pending an appeal from the Indian Congress. I Ins ■'•‘ordinance was twice vetoed hy the Smuts’ Government, as ultra vires, but during the elections Mr Hertzog stated he could lint see hmv the l mini Government could persist in vetoing it if it were again passed, lienee the reservation has caused much surprise m Natal. WRAXGICL ISLAND. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at 11.2. T a.m.) LONDON, Sep. 10. The hoisting of the Soviet (lag cn AVranged Island does not perturb liritish diplomatic circles, which point out that during the negotiations preceding the signature of the Auglo-Russ.an treaty, the Russians were told that the island would again become Russian properly.