MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1927, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) PARIS, Dec. 2. Considerable opposition is developing towards Feret'.s application for re-ad-mission as an amateur tennis player, even though he offers to hand over the £S(>O he made as a professional. The President of the Tennis Federation says it would render the Federation ridiculous in the eyes of the tennis world. Il is doubted whether Suzanne is sufficiently interested in tennis to care about her status. She has acquired a fair amount of money, and appears to have gone into a quiet, comfortable retirement. MURDERED ATHLETE. LONDON, flee. 2. John Rowlands, Edward Rowlands and Daniel Driscoll «cro sentenced to death for the murder of Lewis. All declared that they were innocent. AYm. Price was found not guilty, and was discharged.

CHOLERA EPIDEAITC. CALCUTTA. Dee. 2. Due to the unsatisfactory monsoon and famine conditions, a grave cholera epidemic in Bengal is reported. The cases for tho province total six thousand weekly, and cases not reported probably treble that number. The disease has been traced in many instances in-Hindus bathing in thd Ganges. The Government is issuing enormous quantities of free vaccine, and sending medical men to the affected area. This year, it is stated, is one of the cycle in which a cholera wave occurs. Last week in Calcutta the deaths totalled 106. Tn several cases Europeans were affected.

BEAAf. v. CABLE LONDON, Dee. 3. Official feelers, with the object of bringing (he cable and wireless interests together, began yesterday. Developments are expected early next week. The pourparlers were instantly reflected on tho Stock Exchange in the cable shares hy a recovery. Air Headlam, Acting, Chairman of the* Pacific Board, confirms the report that the Government is considering Hie problem. This, combined with Canada not having approved a nominee, is delaying the appointment of a Chairman. ! AYAIHI COY’S DECISION. LONDON. Dec. 2. The AVaihi Goldmilling Company resolved to increase its capital to £247,952, capitalising £1.017.017 standing to the credit of the share premium account and £13.259 of the undivided profits. NAURU PHOSPHATES. LONDON, Dec. 1.

At a meeting of the Unionist Agricultural Committee. 150 Commoners were appointed as a deputation to urge the Government to utilise the agreed share of forty-two tier cent, of phosphates from Nauru to Ocean Islands. under the 1920 agreement. They suggested that Britain. Australia and New Zealand should instruct the commissions (i» ascertain the lowest f.o.b. price. II is calculated that the annual output is a million tons. Air Harold Briggs, ALP., organiser, states lie is amazed to discover that Britain took no share. ALuiy British super-phos-phate manufacturers were rclinquishisg owing to lack ol cheap material. Farmers urgently needed cheaper fertilisers. Britain was taking a share of the benefit from both. It the manufacturers were not assisted they might- internationally agree to regulate prices adversely to (armors.

FRACAS IN TDKIO ASSKAIBLY. TDK ID, Dec. 2. Fisticuffs and an exchange of Inkpots as missiles formed the climax to Che debate in the City Assembly over a motion of no confidence in the Afayor, whom political opponents are endeavouring to oust. Four members were seriously wounded. The lighting factions represent the opposing national parties, now seeking control of the political and financial affairs of the capital, prior In the General Election in 1928. BRITISH NAVAL AIEN KILLED. LONDON, Dee. 2. The Admiralty announces that parties of bandits attacking Chiang Tan. killed the second engineer and tlio quartermaster and a member of the C’ompiadorc’s staff. He adds that the Commander of the Aphis had arranged with General A'angsen for two patrols to attack the bandits. Admiral Twtecdie. with tho gunboats Gnat, and Bee, is proceeding to the scene.

IRISH FREE STATE. LONDON, Doc. 3. The Irish Free State is floating a loan applicable to reconstruction work. The total is fifteen millions, bearing interest at five per cent., and the price of issue is !)7. £7,089.175 is to be issued immediately, and the remainder in two yearn hence, £4,000,925 in Ireland. and the remainder in the United States. .SUBMARINES DISCOVERED. r HEREIN. Dec. *>. A war time tragedy is recalled by a fisherman's discovery in shallow water near Riga, of the slightly damaged hulks of two German submarines, sunk in collision. Only three men of the two crews escaped.

PALESTINE LOAN. RUGBY, Bee. 1. The subscription list of the Palestine Government loan of £4,475,000, bearing interest at 5 per cent., and offered at 1001 per cent., was opened this morning and closed in about two hours. It is stated that the loan has been

many times over-subscribed. Principal and interest are guaranteed by the British Treasury. Part of ilie money will he spent on the construction of a harbour at Haifa, improvement of the port of Jaffa, and railway capital improvements and public works. Of the remainder £1,000,000 will he paid to tho British Government, ami other assets will he taken over, and the balance will go in defraying money temporarily advanced. PROFESSIONAL TENNIS. PARIS, Dee. I. The doom of professional tennis is regarded as certain with the application of Foret u> the Tennis Association for reinstatement as an amateur. Foret. who accompanied Suzanne Lenglen to the United States, is strongly supported by his friends. It is believed that Suzanne, who is di ssntisfied with the comparative seclusion imposed by professionalism, is awaiting the result before making her application.