MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1927, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(Australian &■ X'.Z. Cable Association.] V ETERAN CRICKETER. LOAD OX, April 8. of the veteran cricketer, Robert Abel have been arranged .satisfactorily. An annuity has been purchased, to which Surrey Count ,\ ('"ininitLet' lias added a pension which will ■enable hint to live in comfort lor tlit* remainder of 1 1 is years. KIIEXCI I 11 KKOIXES. I.OXDOX, April 0. Never was such a scene witnessed at the .Mansion House as was yesterday, when an English lather kneeled in file presence of distinguished people and kissed file shoes ol a grey-haired, kind-ly-faced French woman. Site was Madame Cardin, who concealed Corporal Hull from the Ormans until he was betrayed and .shot. .Madame ( ardon was by the (iertnans sentenced to death, hut Hiis sentence was commuted to ■’ll years’ imprisonment, and she was released at the Armistice. .Madame Cardin, together with Madame Belmont and Madame Cohort, arrived in England at the instance? of the. Daily Telegraph, which was the first to reveal the story of her amaz-

ing fortitude. Clothed in simple black, and wearing the 0.8. E., the heroines sat on a chi is, on cat'll side of the Lord .Mayor, while everywhere in the assemblage there'were vivid Hashes of colour from the uniforms of British and Trench soldiers. Lord Burnham, in formally presenting the heroines, said“ Their deeds will shine through the centuries to the • dorv of French womanhood and rhe nobility of womanhood throughout the world.” The Lord .Mayor presented each with an illuminated testimonial, together with annuities, arranged Irom tlnee thousand sterling raised by public suit-

script ion. Sir Will, ltobortson *iud: ‘As :» simple soldier. | thank you in the >'«me „i the British Army of 11)1 -1-1018. Y»ur marvellous devotion will increase the friendship between France and England.'' .... , , WSicn ‘vf.n 3!nrcciliaise nnu the .National Anthem were played . the heroines, with tears streaming down their faces, left the hall, while a great , crowd outside cheered again and again, j r.S.A. CAPITA 1., i NEW YORK'. April 9. Extraordinary wide financing in the local market continues. The new bond oifeviims during the weekending to-dat (Saturday) totalled 192.570.000 dollars. a ( which one hundred million dollars is j'.,ria hank loan. 15.519.000 dollars comprise foreign loans. 15.97G.000 dollars'State and municiptd loans. 16,950,’ 000 dollars public utilities and I 1.575,000 railway loans. The plentitudo of capital, moreover, i- emphasised on every hand, and next week’s financing promises to be very large, so that the keenest competition is certain to be maintained. \ thirty million dollar loan, which is a Citv of Milan (Italy) issue, is being hid for by twenty banking houses. The rates for foreign loans continue high. Czeelio-Slovakia is paying in excess of seven per rent, for a twenty million dollars loan. A TURKISH STORY. LONDON. April S. i a curious message from Angora } states that an active revolt has broken out in Russia against Soviet role.