MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1927, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

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AVIATORS’ JOURNEY. LONDON, Jan. 4. Stack and Leete have arrived at Bunderabbas. ]l ESEARCH COM NITTTE E LONDON, Jan. 4. William Gillian, a Commoner, is joining the Research Committee of the Empire Marketing Board. TO EXPLORE CHINA. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 4. Svenhedin, in collaboration with Chinese scientific societies, is arranging to explore north-west China with n staff of scientist's including one Swedish and two Chinese geologists. The work will include meteorology, archaeology, and ethnography,

LISBON’S DEBT. LISBON, Man. 4

The funding of the war debt to Britain lias caused the greatest enthusiasm. Officers of Braga Garrison offer a contribution of a pound sterling, and secondary school teachers have opened a national subscription supported by newspapers, as a war memorial to liquidate the debt by March 31st. FEDERAL FINANCE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 5.

The estimated customs revenue for the first six: months of the financial year was twenty-one millions sterling whereas actually the revenue received was £22,139.653. The treasurer estimates receipts for the year will amount to forty-five millions. December rcceints amounted to £3.887.227, being eighty thousand in excess of any other month’s receipts since the establishment of the Commonwealth.