BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

fAustralia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

WOMEN’S DK.i-.oS

LONDON, June 1

The School Medical Officer of London, boldly supports girls’ dress. He warmly praised the disappearance of corsets,’ and garters, and points out that tlie health has improved immeasurably thereby. A Harley St. specialist says that the short skirt and short hair arc the greatest boon to womanhood. Headaches are practically non-existent among the shingled. When they cut dresses short, women added five years to their lives, and when they reduced their clothing they added another five. Aten could do the same if they abolished collars and ties. FOOT AND AIOUTH DISEASE. LONDON. June 2. An outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Lancashire- and Carlisle has been traced to pig carcases imported from Belgium through Holland. The Alinistry of Agriculture traced and destroyed all the carcases forming tho consignment, and other shiploads were inspected and sent hack to Rotterdam. The Alinister of Agriculture declares that the discovery is most important. For the first time evidence has been obtained in support of the suspicions that the disease was due to foreign meat, enabling the Government to take preventive measures. GERAIANY’S OIL SUPPLIES. v BERLIN, June 2. At a general meeting of the Erdoel Company, Germany’s biggest oil organisation, the Chairman announced that the company’s buying, selling and distributing organisations had been turned into a separate company called Olex. which had signed several years’ delivery agreement with the AngloPersion Erdoel and thereby regained production, which was lost through the war, and had re-won, to a certain extent, the position in the petroleum industry throughout the world. -*

JAPAN’S NEW CABINET. TOTCIO, June 2. Cabinet reconstruction, subject to the Emperor’s sanction, will be as follows: Inouye succeeds Siiigoku, the Railway Alinister, who resigns; Afadiiba replaces Hayami (Agriculture), who transfers to Finance, succeeding Ilamaguohi, who assumes the Home portfolio. which tlie Premier holds at present. CALCUTTA SWEEP WINNER, LONDON, June 2. The Calcutta sweep winner, Air Bishop, ncted~on the princple that a > few thousands in hand, were hotter than a problematical hundred and twenty thousand. Firstly lie sold a half share for seven thousand pounds, then parcelled another tliree-eighths, retaining only one-eighth, which is worth fifteen thousand. He is estimated to have made a clear win of twentylive thousand pounds. It is interesting to note that the purchase of the half share received sixty thousand pounds. Air Bishop sat in his office and worked throughout the race. When a friend phoned, lie said quietly: “Thanks very much.” Discussing the sale, Air Bishop said, “If I’d had a little more courage I should have won a great deal more.” He announced his intention to continue work, although his employer stated he had been granted indefinite leave, and had rather spoiled his chance of a yearly rise.