MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1924, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Reuters Tei,egiiamb.] INSOLENT GERMAN. ARMISTICE DAY INCIDENT. COLOMBO, November 11. Widespread indignation lias been aroused by the insolent behaviour of Captain Stiyker, of the German vessel Oekcnfel.s, in Colombo harbour. The pilot tendered the port notice of the armistice observance.

The captain asked: "What is this nonsense ?”

The pilot replied: “They are the rules of the port.” The captain : “I don’t give a for your port regulations.” The pilot was told to throw the notice down anywhere.

During the period of -silence, work continued, and a live elephant, bellowing loudly, was hoisted on boaul the ship. The pilot lias submitted an official report to the harbour authorities.

A PLAIN MAN. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER. LONDON, November 12. At the first meeting of the now Cabinet all the Ministers arrived silkhattod with the exception of their chief, the Prime Minister. Air Baldwin came wearing the democratic bowler, and smoking a cherry-wood pipe. -Mr Austen Chamberlain sprinted the whole length of Downing Street, pursued by camera men.

IF TRUE. A GRACEFUL ACT. LONDON, November 11. The “Standard” says that if it is true that Air Baldwin offered Mr Asquith an earldom, it was as graceful an act as Disraeli's gesture to his savage critic Carlyle.

SOCIETY DIVORCE. LONDON. November 23. Lady Crowley, giving evidence in the divorce case brought by her husband (as cabled yesterday), said that her husband had a most awful temper. He was very angry after the birth of their first child, which he declared, would be very expensive and upestting for him. He often swore at her, and he threatened to knock her down. When her husband informed tradesmen that he would not Ik- responsible for her debts, slio had paid them by pawning her jewellifrv for £9OO. It was her husband who attacked her at the breakfast table over her hotel hill. She admitted she threw the milk jug at him. and she added; “I am sorry I missed him !’’ Her husband left her the same day. He locked her in the hotel room, and tool; off their child.

SENSATIONAL FI RE. LONDON, November 2(5. There was a sensational fire in the British Empite Club annexe in Piccadilly Circus during the early part of the morning. The Club is widely used residcutially by overseas visitors. It is a five storey building. The lire started at the bottom of the lilt sbalts and in a lew second; the whole staircase was alight. The initiates. in night at-tiie, at the windows were pleading for help when the brigades arrived. Tin- escapes were speedily hoisted and eleven people were rescued from windows, some unconscious. Five were taken to the hospital. A

subsequent search discovered the housekeeper. Mabel \Ycbley. suffocated in a room.

"Will El .ESS. LONDON', Nov. 'Jo. .Mr Simmmids. of (lerrard’s ( loss, received wirelessly Marhlurgnn’s greelines to 11 is Majesty from Australian radio experimenters. The message was transmitted to the Kino. MOROCCAN WAR. LONDON. Nov. i. The “Daily Telegraph's’’ Madrid correspondent states: The first forces from the Sheshiian have begun to arrive at let nan. Political action continues on the Mexerah-1 ell ai line, and is not yet finished.

01 ft!RANTS TO RRITAIN. LONDON. Nov. "JO. Sir Wm. .loynson Hicks (Home Minister). replying to a deputation, repented the aliens figures he piloted on Novemls-r *Jt)th. lie said that there was an excess of tell thousand inimigranls into lirilain in the past nine mnutlie as compared with 111-T hut this hatanee probably would he rectified by the end ol tin* year. I mler the pi esent law, an alien could only come to lake up employment it in possession ol written permission from the Ministry of Labour. Sueh permission only would he granted ill special eases. Alluding to the eliorls to abolish the visa system. Sir W. .loynson links, said timt if this harrier were thrown down, it would make the work of the immigration ollicers more diflieuli. lie promised to consider a tightening up ol the regulations to prevent evasions. lie added: “It is remarkable that, while the Socialists disclaim against the condition ol the workers • here, their frends. Socialists from Eastern Europe, are pooling into Britain in order to secure better conditions than obtained in their own land.”