MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1925, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[ Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] EMPIRE EXHIBITION. LONDON, Oct. 2d. A meeting of tbe members of the Empire Exhibition Association passed a resolution that the company he wound up voluntarily. MANDATES COMMISSION. GENEVA, (let. 25. The .Mandates Commission considered a memorandum submitted by tbe Dutch member, with a stipulation on tbe subI jeet of tbe liquor traffic. It was decided the Commission should follow the terms of the article in tlie Covenant. The Cummis-ion in discussing eseneniv properties agreed to ftir *l. Fugard's proposals that each mandatory country should be asked whether any such estates v.ere sold or retained, whether the mandatory country object,.'l to their lieinjt :»t siuction. "bethel- they were ex-enemy properties, or businesses other than landed estates and if so. bow they "ere to Indealt with. Tbe Commission lias completed the examination of the Japanese report of her administration of the South Sea Islands. SERIOUS SITUATION UN CHILE. (Received this day at 8 s.m.! BUENOS AYRES. Oct. 2d. A despatch from Santiago. Chili, says a serious situation prevails in Chili, and il also siates that a censorship has been established. PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED. MANAGUA ( X iearaqua) • Oct. 2d. An agreement to restore peace "’as signed by President Solorznito and General Chamorro, who headed the military movement and captured Un Lmnii Inrtress on Sunday. KING'S PORTRAIT REMOVED. (Received this day at 9.110 a.in.l LONDON, October 27. Art eireles are surprised al the aniiiiimeeiiieiil that Mr Charles Sims s, R.A., portrait id King George has boon roliuu oil Irnm tin- Royal Academy mil sent to America for sale. This is m echo of the wide divergence of ■ pillion expressed when the portrait ,vas hung at the Royal Academy lii'l -.ear. Sims replied to lbe criticism llieu to the i-lfeet that tbe idea was make an accurate representation ot t.l-e King "bieli bad not been done lor am iiv veal's. lie declared that most inrt rails showed His Ma.'est\ as a voiing man "itli a bn," 11 heard, fhoil gl i tbe King was no longer young, sinis said that bis teat 111«-» exhibited pmlities ot worship with tbe weight ol the rcsonpsiliility of siieli a position. He eoiitended that if lie bad painted the King with a smile it would have removed his dignity.

Critics say tl e removal in' the pi- - lure is the result of a divergence ol

ipinion in the Academy ( mined. Some •ondeinii the others lieliind the portrait. the latter pointing out tin- only objection is that the legs are too ih The President of the Academy says sims was not asked to withdraw the nictiire. lull lie did so voluntarily rather than alio" the controversy to ■ontinue. Till- President points out in deteie-e of Si tils that an artist, painting Rovaii v has no opnortnnit v to demand I-' man' sitting - as in oilier eases." TUI A N Kll AAI EN' S TOMB, RE-OPENED. (Received this day at 9.20 a.in.l CAIRO. October 27. The Egypt fiieia Is have re-opened Jut auk ha men' s tomb. they lilted tintill ol the sarcophagus, revealing im,t!ier sarcophagus over which is a thin •ovi.-riieg ol linen and several bouquets ,f {lowers, wliieh were well preserved. (lIINI-SF. TARIFF CONFERENCE. PEKIN, October -.’7. At the Tarilf f'oiifereneo an otiiliuc ns given o| il" Chinese proposals: ,! The powers declare, with respect o autonomy, that they agree to rennet' all existing tardf restrb !ions. .•>. / hi tin agrees to abolish the Till<iii dues and introduce a national tarilf not after than the I-t ol Jaimmy. 1929. .:() Previous to tlie enforcement ol the national tarill a sin-tax shall he levied of live per cent on ordinar; goods, thirty per cent on wine, tobaeeos and twenty per cent on luxuries. (-!) The colleetioii ot tlu- above surtaxes shall begin three months Ironi the date of the signature. Mr Alacl.eav stated the British delegation was j,repared to discuss tariii autonomy either at this i ontereiiee ot later. He was convinced Anglo-t liinese interests were essentially the same. AMERICAN TRAIN N.WaSH. VAN CO l VI-.R. Oct. 28. A telegram from Memphis. Tennessee. reports that sixteen were killed and nearly thirty injured when a fast passenger train was derailed near A ietcria. Mississippi, to-day.

SOYIET ABBOIXTM ENT S. HAULS, Oct. 27. The Government lias agreed to the appointment of Al. Raknvsky as the Soviet ambassador to r ranee. M. Krassieu "ill be ambassador ill London. FREE IT ALY ( M BOM E. Oct. 27.

The Goveriitiii-iii lias tigliteiu-d its rigorous eeii'iirship of the press, dissolving the Board ot Hit* Italian Bros-' Association on the grounds of alleged contentious acts; also other journalistic hodies. and lias appointed three journalists to administer the Association and a Treasury ollieial to administer tbe provident fund. THE NEXT HOME LABOUR GOYERXM ENT. LONDON. Oct. 27. Mr l’hilin Snowden, sneaking at Baislev said the next Labour Government would demand the key position ol capitalism, such a- the ownership id the land, railways and electric power. Labour's financial policy would be to rat-e revenue bv taxation of unearned wealth ond to remove tbe taxation from the necessaries of life. It seemed most. | ike I v that tbe present Government, it it. remained in oiliee for three years longer. would impose a full blown svsTein of protection. The Labour Hart v stood solid against protection, hut did not favour imports, the production of which involved the degradation of foreign workers.