MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1925, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION OLDEST STONE BUILDING. CAIRO, June I. What is claimed to he tin? oldest stone building in existence has been unearthed at Sakliara, Necropolis. It is a tomb chamber whereof the architecture is comparable with anything in antiquity. It dates form the third dynasty. CHINESE TTRMOIL

FIGHTING IMMINENT. DEKIN, June b. Fighting i- imminent in Canton as a result ol the growing strength of the Communists who are now able to challenge the non-Cantonese mercenaries. Heavy movement of troops and munitions on the railways is reported. The mercenaries though numerically stronger, dread Sun Yat Sen’s Russian gunners and are taking fright at a conflict, however inevitable. Refugees are crowding into lloiig Kong. The students at Canton paraded in sympathy with the .Shanghai riots shouting. " Down with Imperialism and

foreigners.” .1 ADAXHSF ASS.ULTED. PEKIN. June I. The no lice have since released three hundred of those arrested. .Many minor assaults, chiefly against Japanese are reported. The Foreign Legations in ik'kiii den and that the Chinese Government recall the Chinese Forogin Commissioner from Shanghai, as his demands will inevitably have the ell'cct of .stiffening the rioters, and the position is already becoming steadily worse. 'I lie Chinese Foreign Commissioner lias presented tile following demands on the tonsillar body at Shanghai: Foi the release o! the arrested rioters, compensation for the deaths, and the punishment ol those responsible therefor. A meeting ot Consuls to consider the d;- 111 : 1111 !- lias been called for June dth. The Del.iii Government is not officially connected with the demands.

Devon of the rioters lired the shots at the American troops, on Burkill Uoail, killing two horses and wounding Dr MeMartin. The rioters also fired oil the troops from a roof verandah, adjacent to a garage. It is believed that armed rioters escaped by mean- of a tunnel under the street. I'lie rioters had taken up strategic positions, intending to tire on ratepayers as they motored home from i special meeting, the early terminaion of which upset the programme. I lie meeting failed to secure a quorum. Iho situation in the international -ettlenient is becoming more tense. ' resh loud markets, and Chinese shops ire closed. Rioters are assaulting and erron-dug the ('hinisse remaining in lie employment of foreigners, but the ' rein h concession -n far i-- not atfeet-

STRIKE SPREADING. PEKIN, June I. At Shanghai the rioters seem to he losing lailli. in their frenzied attacks on foreigners. There were no collisions 10-dav, but the strike is spreading. It is estimated that otto hundred thousand have walked out. coolies greatly predominating. I hi; North China Daily News” in an article addressed In peaceable Chinese at, Shanghai, says sooner or later, the rioters and agitators will he beaten. Meanwhile life will not lie ploas-

am b anyone, but, that u ill nut deter the foreign auillorii ies or their compatriots. from 'landing linn, or doing their utmost to crush the revolt. and reijiore older. How long this threat lo your peace, welfare and safe iy "ill last depends largely on you.

o.ii.F. FOB WORKER. LONDON, June I. Mr B. W. Tibbie, a guillotine cutler in ftn Fast K:oI printing works. has received an O.R.E. from the King, in recognition of his readiness to grant blood t raii.sfiisinns to the London Hospitals. The u-iinl 10.. for this operation is live guineas, and Tibbie thus lar lias given the hospital the equivalent of rficr during ol years, lie began Ihrougli hearing of a small hoy who was run over by a taxi cab and taken to tlie London hospital, lie went and nll'erod blood, but was too late to •save the hoy. Since then Tibbie had held himself in readiness for possible operations. He «ays it has been making him feel a hit groggy for a week", but he must, go on with his work, as he cannot afford to do otlier-

Mi' H. \V. Tibbie (previously mentioned! has been elected u Life (Inventor of l!ie London Hospital. Lord Tsnutsford fPresident) said i\lr Tibbie iuul given a pint- of blood on forty four occasions, and although :i poor limn, lie lnul refused any foo. WOII K LltS' HEALTH. HEN KVA. June \ plenary session of (.lie Labour Conference jo-day agreed that there should j he no oh a nee in last year’s decision : regarding one day’s suspension of work I Weekly in id«sxv.'orks where tanks are I , , used, INCIDENCE OF DISEASE. LONDON. June L>. Ti. • Minister of Health. Mr Neville Chamberlain. \vn- present at an official welcome to -00 American doctors who ;j 11 * attending a c onference ar A ork at which Itrilish medical men are explaining their latest: ideas oil the incidence and treatment of disease. The new American Ambassador. Mr A. I!. 11ought mi. warned his eountryinoll that they would encounter the niosi gracious and « lelightful hospitality. Sir Thomas Holder, openin.tr the session. expressed the opinion that the present pace of living had Ix-cotne a large factor in the incidence of disease, much of which was resulting in a new type. Sir Arhuthnot T,ane declared that, as the result of many post mortem examinations lie found himself aide to accurately determine, from his anatomy, a dead man’s avocation. Many American doctors in the course .if conversation, alluded to the nonliustliug. nou-worried look of Londoiters. especially the charm of the young girls and women.