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Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1925, Page 3

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iUHIKALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILS ASSOCIATION. CARE AIR SERVICE, CAPETOWN, Jail. 17. It is officially announced that, beginning on March Ist. the Government is inaugurating an air service from Capetown to I),urban once weekly each way for three months, with a view to its continuance, if it is sufficiently supported. A FALSE REPORT. ABORT PRfNOE’S ENGAGEMENT. LONDON, January 16. St. James Palace states that there i? absolutely no foundation in the report as to the engagement of the Prince of Wales to Lady A fay Cambridge.

GIFT TO JAPAN. TOKIO. .Jan. 10. The Tokio University authorities have gratefully accepted Air J. D. Rocki’eller’s unconditional offer to contribute four million yen towards the rehabilitation of the University Library GOLD EEUAI A.M ERICA. (Received this day at. 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 18. Gold valued at over six million dollars. and silver worth 27.000 sterling arrived at Plymouth in the United States liner George Washington from New York, consigned to London, but about half of the gold is for Bombay. AN AIR LANDING. PARIS, Jan. 18. An air mission to Lake Chad landed at Camp d’Avord, Department of (.Tied, owing to unfavourable winds. ITALIAN ’ELECTORAL LAW. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) ROME, Jan. IS. With the abolition of plural voting, which was part of -Mussolini’s original Bill, but was withdrawn with the Government’s consent, the new electoral law follows the general principles of English electoral law in every particular. An important change is the reduction of thu period that must elapse between a dissolution of the Chamber and the new election. from giving three months to twenty days, giving Cabinet a better chance of choosing a pysieliologicallv suitable moment to hold an election. TENDER FOR STEAMER. (‘‘Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received U's day at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. TTie Newfoundland Government has plated an order for a new fourteen knot steamer with the Dutch Shipbuilding Cov. Many British firms tendered but the lowest was considerably above the Dutch. British firms were also unable to promise delivery in seven months. The “ Daily .Mail ” draws attention to the fact that this is the sixteenth British shipbuilding order which lias recently gone to Holland, in competition with British yards. SPANISH FOOTBALL. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.' MADRID, January IS. The popularity of football is ousting bull lighting. At a match between Barcelona and Paintrugnll the local referee gave a penalty to the visitors from, which they scored. A .Magistrate watching the match thought the visitors ought to have been penalised and ordered the arrest and imprisonment of the referee and two linesmen. CERA!AN ATTITUDE. BERLIN, January IS. Luther's Cabinet is not likely to last. It is already threatened with disruption. The junkers are demanding a sharp imle being sent, clanging I lie Allies wrlb a bieach "1 Ihe \er sailles Treaty in enntinuin.g the ncciipat ion of Cologne. Ktresemann is insisting on the use of moderate language enabling negotiations to proceed.

A GREAT RUNNER. NEW YORK, January IS. At Chicago, Nurmi lowered his own record covering a mile in 4.2 G and a mile and three quarters in 7.55 2-5. THE .(ORANGE NEW YORK. January IS. The steamer Aorangi was met and escorted through the Panama Canal by American naval aeroplane in recognition of the fact that she is the biggest motorship to make the passage. AN INDIAN SENSATION. DELHI, January IS. The case of .Afunity Digum, a former court favourite of the Maharajah of Indore, is causing deep public interest following on an alleged attempt to murder "her and the actual niurodr of her protector, while they were fleeing from. Indore to Bombay. An important personage is stated to he invoiced in the intrigue. The report says that while the girl was in the keeping of Mnlmrsju 'at Indore, she •intrigued with an officer of the latter s household and was obliged to fly. Detectives traced them with the above results. The girl who is recovering from her wounds, has been removed to the police hospital and is being fed with specially prepared food, attempts to ■poison her being feared. A stion_, armed guard is stationed at the hospital to prevent a possible attempt to assassinate her. A remarkable feature of the ease is that the girl petitioned the Magistrate for protection against her own mother, who is travelling under an armed guard to visit her at the hospital. A commissioned officer of Indore mounted police was arrested for alleged complicity in the affair. Sensational revelations mo anticipated. A FRENCH PROTEST. PARIS. January 18. M. Herriot has instructed the t rencli Ambassador at Moscow to protest to the Soviet Government against a recent speech bv Rvkoff when ho described French loans to Russia as imperialistic, and denying the legal o >- ligation to repay them.

IT\I lAN ELECTORAL TITLE PASSED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ROME, Jan. 17. The Chamber has adjourned sine die. after passing at express speed the m a Electoral Bill reverting: lo the s>.L „f xiiudc memlier constituencies. ■ opposition throughout ora neatly igim - cd the merits of the measure cent rated on the argument that _ Dm «£ presentation ol the sihle under present conditions. Mussolini left several details to a Hie vote of the Chamber, notably the plui.d v tine proposals which the ..poos,tun. contended would operate weightily „> favour of the Fascists. These proposals were rejected, hut the main bill was adopted.

FAMOUS PICTURES. I ONDON. dan. L. The Spencer collection of pictures « still one of the most valuable private* owned collections m the _ vomit >. A mnl „r the portraits remaining an uoarlv 20 Reynolds’s, Lihy s and Gamsborough’s; also works by '“>P-ae tian, Van Dyck. Bnebens and othens. The estates are mainly agrieultuial, and the family made no secret of its difficulty in keeping up the houses m their old lavish style.