MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1924, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUOIKALIAN AND N.Z. OAULD ASSOCIATION. AT LY.MPNE TRIALS. LONDON, October 5. The prize winners at Lympne trials for the Air Ministry’s two thousand sterling, are Berdmoro monoplane £IOOO Melding; Bristol Brownie monoplane also won ti prize of .L’soo for the host taking off and pulling up. The reliability prize of £;l(>0 was won hv Cranwell in ail Air Force biplane.

MR. MACDONALD’S CHALLENGE (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, October 5.

Mr MacDonald, in a special interview with a “Reynolds News” representative at Chequers yesterday said—“l regret national interests are lioing sacrificed to Party tactics and the business of the nation brought to a standstill, while Conservatives and Liberals conspire to tiirit out the Government on a side issue. My Select Committee, whereto I would appeal, is not ten members of the Commons, but twenty million of ©lectors. While I do not seek an election, I am not afraid of it. By creating a condition of a I fairs which no Government can accept, their action takes from the Government the authority it requires in order to conduct, tin: business of the nation at Home ami abroad, forces an (•lection and compel:; in; |o give up. al a. time when I think every patriotic move .should in dine them to maintain the status quo. AVe are ready to moot the challenge on Russia. Geneva, or anything eise.

THE ELEPHANT’S FAULT. PARIS, October -I

Ronhaix factories are suing the Electric Company for u day's loss of current. The companies in turn are fining the proprietois of the local menagerie, because one of its elephants fell dead ami broke the electric entile. BKI.I. EIGHTS IN VIENNA. VIENNA, October I. Budapest has been thrilled hy the arrival id' sixteen Spanish toreadors with twenty hulls, who will light ill ten hull fights in November, if the Government permits. The toreadors were frantically welcomed. Their leader, lloltano, is a handsome man, 2!) years of age. He has become a city idol. He receives hundreds of love letters daily. His hotel is crowded all day long mostly hy women.

PRINCE OF WALES. VANCOUVER, October 1

The Prince of Wales arrived here at It) p.m. on Eriday and was welcomed informally hy the Mayor and City Council. Then, he proceeded to the Hotel Vancouver, where the entire eighth lloor had been reserved. No functions or celebrations are being held in accordance with his expressed wishes. lie proceeded to A ictoria on Sunday, and is leaving oil Tuesday for the East, planning to spend at AAeunipeg one dav, at Toronto two, and at Ottawa two. Invitations to visit friends at New Emlland, also Chicago and Detroit are under consideration. LABOUR HOPES. SYDNEY, October 0. In speeches at the annual eight hour day dinner, the Labour leaders urged Die need of party unity being given, and that they predicted a victory at till- election. Senator Gardiner said if the party were united in New South Wales, the whole map ol Australia could he painted red in a political sense. Since the last annual gathering Labour had won out in Westralia. South Australia and Victoria.