MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1925, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] RUGBY WIRELESS STATION. LONDON, December 14. The Rugby wireless station is opening for traffic on the Ist January. For the next fortnight the station "’ill send out twice daily a Foreign Office news bulletin in order to test, reception on ships throughout the world. LINER STRIKES BANK. LONDON. December 14. The liner Oronsav struck a hank in the Suez Canal. One tail shaft was bent. The ship is proceeding with one engine. Despite the delay the Christmas mail will arrive in London on time. FOUR NF.W CARDINALS. ROME, Dec. 4. The Pope at a secret consistory created four new cardinals, namely. Patrick O’Donnell (Archbishop of Armagh). Bonavcntura Cerrotti, Enri Cogasparri and Allessandro A elite. The Pontiff in an allocution dwelt on the success of the Holy Year, concerning which, lie said, the pilgrims must, have realised that the situation of the Pontiff was still far from what it should he as present conditions prevented him from leaving the Vatican. His Holiness expressed his appreciation of the efforts of the Italian Government to prevent, or, at least, attenuate the class struggle and co-or-dinale the nation’s activities lor the common good.

The Pope concluded: “ The Catholic Church is opposed to Communism and Socialism as leading to anarchy, but is equally opposed to the political conception whereby the Slate and society are aims in themselves.” N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY, December 15. The New South Wales Government in an industrial measure had a further setback from the Legslative Council to-day, when the Councillors, in discussing the Arbitration Bill, rejected by 27 votes to 11. the schedule at the end of the Bill, prescribing which unions should he bona tide unions, and which unions should he omitted, namely, the “ loyalist” unions. CHILD BADLY BURNT. HASTINGS, December 15.

The two and a-hnlf year old hoy of Detective Fib'.gibbons was severely burnt on the chest, stomach and thighs hist night. The child was put in his cot and evidently reached out and look some matches trom a coat hanging on the wall dose by, and. lighting "one, he set lire to his nightgown. The child's cries attracted iminedate attention. He was sent to the Hospital, where he is now in a serious condition. YACHT CAPSIZES DUIUMi HACK. WELLINCTOX, Dee. 11. During ihe progress of the 1811 and under race of Ihe It ova I Poll Nicholson Yacht Club on Saturday. Wellesley, the Sunders Cup candidate, capsized while off Kaiwarra. Several other yachts which were participating in the race went to the assistance oi the crew and picked them up. The boat, was being skippered In (Ireenbaiik, a junior meinlier of tile crew, and there was a, stiff northerly blowing at the time. Beyond a broken jib. the yacht suffered little damage. FIltE AT HA URIAH:. TACAI'AIUJN'CI. Dec. 1-1. l-'ire hroke out in the Spiral Hotel. Kutirimu, twenty-six miles south of Taumaninui, at 4 j).m. Assisted by a breeze, the lire rapidly spread, completely gulling Hie bii-ines pol l ion oi iho main street.

|ii ;i||, nine business premises were completely (!i‘sl i oyc!. 'I lie damage is roughly est immed at j':’O.Oß!h 111i<■ i ni;11 ion meagre through teiephonic communication living cut oft. The promise'; destroyed included the Railway lloiei. Spinil Hotel, Merriknn’s store. Hudson's store, Temperton's store, the bakery. Ktirttm s store Smith’s. /||ic pc-t nllico was threatened, hut was reported 1o bo out of danger al S 7r.nl. WOMAN'S SI nT)ldv DEATH. AUCKLAND. Dec. I.V While driving with a friend. Enid Ewart, aged ‘-'S years, complained ni feeling unwell. .She was taken noine immediately. a.ntl fltetiee to the hospital. I,ul she died on the way there. It. is supposed her death was due in poisoning. It is si a led ihal Ihe deceased \nts in the Inthii of inking certain powders.