MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1928, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) U.S. POLITICAL FUNDS. (Received this day at 10.<10 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 16. Chicago messages' state testimony before the Senate of the Teapot Dome Committee revealed that both Democratic and Republican parties had an "understanding 7 ’ to conceal the sources of campaign contributions in 1923. Secretaries of both parties stated they did not feel the law required statements and since they expected large donations they did not. wish to publish records. NO KUOBY IKAM. LONDON. March 10. The Internationa! Rugby Board regretfully decided it was impossible to send a representative team to New Zealand in 1930. It also passed a resolution that future visiting teams must wholly ha the guests of the County’s Unions or Clubs visited. Further they must not make arrangements involving pavmets of allowances to them above tlieir actual travelling expenses. STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. March 16. A further tremendous accumulation occurred in Marconi shares kerb market exceeding yesterday’s lecord with 517,000 shares changing hands in five hours, stock closed at the year’s high level of HJ. THE MALTA INCIDENT. ' THE NAVAL TROUBLE. LONDON. March 16. TTon. Tiridgeman replying to Afr Ammon in the House of Commons, said he was tmahle to give details ai the Royal Oak trouble. The only information ho had so far received was hv wireless, the report of which was difficult to decipher, lie expected a full written report in a few davs. He hoped members would not give too much credence to sensational newspape rrenorts. There would be no court martial but merely an inquiry concerning two or three senior officers. Air Amnion: '‘ls it true that the Admiral's tlag was hauled down.” Mr Bridgeiuaii : ”T understand <he (lag was transferred to another ship.” Commander Kenworthy: “Tsti t it in the interests of the navy that the full facts should be announced at tbe earliest.” Hon. Bridgenian: “It is in nobody’s interest to go beyond the hare facts, as understood by wireless, and an attempt to interpret, the rather obscure telegram Would do more harm than good.” The British United Press message from Malta says, it is understood that Collard has resigned. LONDON, .March 16. Admiral Bollard was beach-master at 1 (lallipoli landing, and also figured in the naval sensation at Portsmouth in 1003 when lie gave the stokers the famous order. “On the knee.” A court martial exonerated him from the general charge blit reprimanded him tor the special case. LONDON. Alarch ii>. The Admiralty announces the Com-mandcr-in-Cliief of the Mediterranean Fleet as the result of an enquiry into disciplinary matters, suspended Collard. Dewar, and Daniel. It now is ascertained that 'Collard s flag , was struck, not transferred to another ship. The Comma ncler-in-C liief’s report is not yet received. Collard is still at Alalt.i and hopes the newspapers will not prejudice the matter, hut await, the Admiral’s statement. MALTA, TVlaivh VS. Collard nnulcd down his ring on the Koval Oak on his own initiative. Captain Dwyer and Commander Daniel left Alalca for England on Sunday, pending an investigation of the incidents, but hitherto no court martial was held. A RAID STOPPED. BAGHDAD, March 10. Ataibah Tribe, setting out to attack fraq frontier were overtaken by jbn Sand’s messenger, wlio persuaded them to abandon tlieir venture and return to Ataibah. LORD TNCHCAPE’S daughter. LONDON. March 10. Allien the first news of Miss A Lick ay’s project leaked out, Lord In cheapo urgently appealed to her to refrain from the perilous .undertaking. He was profoundly affected when lie learned .she had actually started. Lady lucheape is in delicate health and has not been informed. COLLEGE REGISTRAR. DEAD. ' CHRISTCHURCH, -March 17. Obituary.—L. A. Stringer, aged 53, Registrar at Canterbury College.