MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1925, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION RELIEF FOIL HIGH COMMISSIONERS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 1(5. The Commons agreed to all the clauses in the Budget dealing with the liabilities of the Dominions Governments to taxation respecting trading operations, also the granting of further relief from taxation on incomes of High Commissioners’ Ageuts-General and their stall's.

,).\P SOCIAL WORKER'S DEATH TDK 10, Juno K 5.

Obituary. .Madam Knjiko Aajima, the noted woman social temperance worker aged ft'i.

STOCKHOLDERS MAFEG I" AI! DEI) CAIRO, June 17.

A Alixe.l Courts decided aginsl the Egyptian (lovernnient wherein eighteen million sterling is involved, owing to the Government disputing liability regarding loans taken over lrom I urkev in Is!)I and 189-1.

Owing to Ggynt’s denial of liability the Rothschilds were obliged to refuse- to pav interest on these Ottoman loans, but the judgment saves the stoekliolde rs. FRENCH DOCTOR'S HERDERS. [ •' Sydney Sun " ( ables. ] (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.;. PARIS, .June In. Exnmiualin of death certificates linii-gt-ut signed, resulted in bis being accused of six murders, including a night club dancer, a cafe manager and cook whom lie poisoned : also a nurse employed -in a surgery. Patients allege Rougrat injected an anaesthetic and robbed them while unconscious. M. PAINLEVE RET CRN'S. PARIS, .June 1(5. Al. Painlcvc lias returned from .Morocco. BALLOON EXPLODES. PARIS, .June 1(5. The French sausage balloon Cobleneo exploded in midair and fifteen soldiers were burned, whereof five succumbed and others are in a grave condition.