MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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[KhUTKIUJ TELEGRAMS.] A MURDEROUS ATTACK. RAIDS’, December 23. The police arc investigating an alleged murderous attack by I.an.v. a well-kno" a ll’ussian Communist, ■ against Kleboff, an ex-Russian officer, now driving a taxicab for a living. R is alleged that l-any engaged the taxi for a long drive in the suburbs and when passing a quiet part sliot Kleholf five times and left him lying wounded in the roadway, f.any took the wheel himself, hut had to visit a garage owing to a breakdown. The mechanics became suspicious and the police were called. Lany when arrested said ho had been charged with the duty of killing Kleboff. TDK .MILLION TRADE GRANT. COLONIAL OFFICE’S NTATEAIENT. {Deceived this day at 9.23 a.m.) LONDON, December 23. The Colonial Oiliee emphatically repudiates all anticipatory projects in the allocation of the million trade grant. The Government is not committed to any scheme, theoretically or practically. The allocation will he solely dependent on the investigation report of the Imperial Economic Committee), not a single member of which has been appointed, or even considered. The responsibility of all the appointments, apart from the British nominees, devolves upon the Dominions. Aleantime all statements concerning the subsidies, .subventions and preferential licenses relating to meat, fruit, dairy produtc and other products are declared to he merely the wildest of guesswork. The present idea is to devote the million principally to the improvement of marketing conditions XAIAS AY IN DEALT.. LONDON December 23. Tin 1 Government in accepting the legal decision (cabled (I November) is paying out two millions to the post office employees, which is described as the World's Greatest Xmas Box. [On November 7th.. the Appeal Court decided in favour of the employees in six test eases in connection with the Rost Office clerks and telegraphists’ claim for their full civil pay. in addition to the war bonus, during their military servin'. The decision meant a windfall of -two millions to 100.000 employees.]

AIR. AVIIEATLEY’S FEARS. (Relieved this dav at !). Jo a.m.) LONDON, December 23. Air Wheatley (.Minister of Health in the late Labour Government), at Glasgow, said he was afraid the Baldwin Government’s policy was making direct for war against Russia, tf any attempt was made to launch war against Russia, he would devote his life to appeal to the British workers, not only not to join in the fight but utilise the opportunity to attack British capitalism. Air AVheatlev warned Labourites that the free trade and protei lion conflict was merely between rival sections of the capitalists. It was not vitally affecting the workers. Labour was not for protection in its higher sense but lor a better standard of living for the toilers. OBITUARY. LONDON December 21. Obituary Charles Gladstone Allen, one of the famous twin international lawn tennis players. RUSSIANS TO BE EXPELLED. LONDON, December 23. The “Aforniug Rost’s’’ Russian correspondent telegraphs that in consequence <>l' the Soviet officials using Turkey as the base for their propaganda in adjacent States, the Angora Government is threatening to "N|m - I them if they do not cease these diplomatic abuses. WEIG fIT-METING DECOR IT. PARIS, December 23. Bigoulot, the French Olympic champion, made a new weight-lifting record. with 102,i kilograms. SOCIAL POSITIONS REVERSED. PARIS, December 23. The Bolshevists’ reversal of the social order is being amusingly emphasised. A party of the Soviet ‘Embassy staff gathered at the Russian Club at Montemarte and bought champagne for oxofficers in the Tsar’s army who are now professional cabaret dancers. Another incident was that ALulame Krassin went to buy her new Embassy dresses at a fashionable modistes whose saleswomen were mostly ox-Russum aristocrats and these refused to nerve Madame who was forced to shop elsewhere.

DANG ER OF AVI R'KI.F.SS. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received tuns dnv at 9.2 n n.m > LONDON, December 21. The headmaster of Bradford Grammar S.linol has < ircularised 1 arents declaring the wireless craze has caused the scamping of home work, owing to the hoys being forced to work while a loud speaker is in full blast. lie adds that unregulated indulgence in wireless' imperils hoys careers. THE AVO.sDK.It ALPS. LONDON, December 23. The “Daily Mail” commenting oil tli increasing popularity of winter sport, expresses the opinion that the New Zealand Alps are the most perfect of all playgrounds the year long. M HAT SUPPLY. LONDON. December 23. Regarding the report from Sydney that "the llritish Government has endorsed the scheme of licensing the Dominions to export meat to Britain in a quantity sufficient to make up the home grown deficiency, it is learned authoritatively that while the Government is sympathetic towards the scheme, a definite decision ,i.s unlikely until the matter has been considered bv the Food Commission. TIIIC ZIXOVIKFF LETTER. (Received this day at O.fio a.in.) LONDON, December 23. M. Rakovsky. tho Soviet Charge IVAffaires, in a letter to -Air Austen Chamberlain with reference to Sir VC Joynson-Hicks. on the Zinovieff letter, says that in the interests of truth, tho Soviet Government desires to assist in the investigation of the matter and is prepared to guarantee the unhindered departure from Russia of the person who supplied the llritish Government with the documents.

AiARCTUS HEROISM REWARDED. CAIRO. December 23. Lord Alletiby, at the Residency, in the nresence of the principal officials presented March with a silver medal ami the Order of the Empire also a cheque for five thousand Egyptian pounds. Lord Allenby paid a tribute L March’s remarkable coolness and conra< r e at the moment of the attach when "he almost succeeded in saving the Sirdar’s life.