MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1927, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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AX Aim I'JCIAI. SII.K CU.MBIXL LONDON, .Jail. ‘JO.

rile '“Daily Express understands that i working agreement has been reached lift ween the British artificial silk firm ('(luriaulds. Italian Jinn Saiaviscossa and i (lei man concern G lanz-Stoff Fabiikeii Company. which already controls American and French artificial

silk production. The combine will LheroTore control the production in Lilly, England. America, France and Germany. The growth of Colirtaulds is ail outstanding romance. Twenty years ago it had a capita! of a <|Uarter of a million while the present market value of its authorised capital of twenty million is sixtv million.

JAPANESE POLITICS. TOKYO, Jan. 21

The Oppositions decided to withdraw the vote of no-confidence. The entire political situation has undergone an unexpected change as the result of the Premier’s efforts to reach an understltnding. Consequently it is believed the threat, of a dissolution will he averted.

AMAZING STATEMENTS. LONDON. January 21. " Women though so charming and useful are really the cause of all our misery, degradation and disease, because they first teach us wrong liahits, and feed us wrongly.” said Arhutlinot fame, at a luncheon of the Soroptimist Cl till. He added that darkImirod women were unable to resist disease as easily as blondes. On the ether hand red-haireds had an extraordinary power to resist infectious disease. In England they were already trying to collect money for hospitals whi.'h consisted of smelly outpatients’ departments and operating theatres where poor people were operated on, and dosed with drugs. Money thus collected should he spent teaching everybody simple laws of health. People had no more right to he ill than to he criminals.

APPEAL DECISIONS. LONDON, January 21. The Privv Council allowed the Now Zealand appeals of Doherty versus 'lax Commissioner (restoring Sir IL Stout’s judgment and granting costs for applicant in the lower courts) and Gardiner versus Te Porcu JTiriwaniu and others ('endorsing the judgment of Justice Ostler, minority judge, and grants costs here and below).

F.S. ANT) MEXICO. WASHINGTON. January 21. Arbitration with Alcxico over the. oil disputes was brought appreciably nearer when the Senate Foreign Delations Committee hv a vote ol thirteen to three decided to report to the Senate a modified resolution expressing the opinion that the administration should accent arbitration in the disputes. Senator Borah (Chairman of Committee) declared the resolution would he brought bolorp the Senate on January 2-ltli. The overwhelming vote in favour of reporting it practically assured its adoption. The resolution was primarily introduced by Senator Robinson. as it now stands and merely expresses the opinion of the Senate that arbitration should he resorted to. It also indicates the means by which this would he effected, in conjunction with Kellogg’-' recent attitude it is expected to assure an amicable settlement.

CARDBOARD BOOT SACKS. WELLINGTON, Jan. 2.1. The maximum penally of £lO was imposed to-day on AV. Corrona, bool manufacturer, who admitted exposing unstamped footwear for sale. The soles were alleged to consist of,a. thin layer of leather and then cardboard. rxivEßsriT corxcni. AV ELLINGTON. Jan. 22. The appointment of four Government nominees on the Council of the University of New Zealand now in process of reconstruction, in terms of last sessions amending act, is announced by the Minister of Education. The nominees whoso Dimes follow will hold office for a term of three years:— Thomas Kohl Fleming, ALA.; Hon. Jnsiali Alfred Hnnan. A1.L.0.; Thomas Hugh .AlacTvay • bud William Barr A Jon tgorn cry, C.B.K.

AYGUL SALKS. AYANGAXLL Jan. 21

,Tlie second Wanganui wool sale of the 1920-27 season opened at 4 p.m. to-day, a large catalogue of 25,000 hales being offered to a full heneh of buyers. Bidding was very keen, showing evidence that many buyers are operating on the same lines. Prices were firm on the Napier rates, with prices for finer grades satisfactory to the growers. All classes of wool were in demand. Braford taking a big share, while Itldv and Germany player a more prominent part than usual. The sale is proceeding. X.Z. LABOUR OPPOSITION. WELLINGTON, Jan. 21. Mr Nash, Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party, forwarded a cablegram to Mr MacDonald. Parliamentary Leader of the British Labour Party, pledging the New Zealand Labour Party’s support to the British Labour movement in any action taken to prevent armed intervention by the British Government in China.