NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2066, 13 January 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

Mr F. A. Britten, a member of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, who proposed a resolution requesting the President to call a conference of representatives of all white races bordering on the Pacific, today suggested that the word "white" be eliminated from the resolution so that China and Japan might participate in the conference. English Pianos, just arrived. Price £BS. Miles' Musio Store. It is rumoured in Rome that Signor Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy, had been assassinated. It has been ascertained, however, that he telephoned personally to one of the Italian representatives at the InterAllied Conference this afternoon. Your health and that of your family is of such vital importance that amongst votar New Year resolutions should be' included one to deal only with a chemist, who can be relied Upon for purest medicines and accurate dispensary. In other words, a resolution ip deal only with McLennan's Pbarmaoy, Rora Street, Te Kuiti. (1) A sensational advance in sterlingcarried the pound to the highest level in New York for ten years, and within approximately seven cents of par. The pound rose one 3-16 cents during the day, closing at 4.78 15-16. Have your piano kept always up to pitch by P. Miles, piano tuner. Repairs a speciality. Special rates for the year. Orders Miles' Music Store {late Trotma.n's). The Scottish Labour Conference at Glasgow rejected by 127 votes to 86 a motion involving the affiliation of the Communist Party. McLennan's Pharmacy," Rora Street, extends to all its patrons heartiest wishes for the New Year and OTUstB by continuing to give the same prompt and reliable sendee to merit a continuance of such patronage in 1925. (2) The Pacific Cable Board is inviting tenders for the construction of a cable between Fiji, Fanning Island. and Vancouver. Two types are specified. The minimum speed is to be JQOJetters per minute. It is stipulated arid understood that offers will be received only from British manufacturers. Xmas Present for Men! When in doubt consult Arthur Stubbings, opposite Signal Box, Rora Street, Te Kuiti. Dr Gifford Gordon, of Melbourne. speaking at Atlantic City, New Jersey, said that prohibition had- made the United States happier and more prosperous. It had also decreased crime. When thinking of exchanging or Imying a piano, consult P. Miles, £»ano tuner. Agenit E. and F. Piano Agency. Miles' Musio Store. Dr Marx informed Herr Ebert (the President) that he is unable to form a so-called business Government on nonparty lines. Arthur Stubbings has a great variety of Loewe Pipes in stock. All shapes in cases, prices right. Opposite Signal Box, Rora Street. The holding up of the Largs Bay in Sydney has caused consternation in Hobart. Hundreds of stlranded tourists wlni are unable to get accommodation art, Hobson's Bay were relying on her to return 1o the mainland. lEvery amateur photographer should <cemember McLennan's Pharmacy, in Rora Street, if he or she wants the tfnost satisfactory developing and printing. < 8 ) Police headquarters have now no <k>Vibt that the man aboard the Maheno is De Garis. It is thought he arrived in Sydney disguised as a woman. Additional writs have been issued in Melbnrne by the Bank of New South Wales—one'against Mrs De Garis for £9355. Hairdressing Saloon, second to none for ladies and gentlemen. Arthur Stubbings, opposite Signal Box, Rora St., Te Kurbi. The executive council of the International Labour; Office has decided that there will be two sessions in 1926, one to study maritime questions and the other to deal with general labour problems. It also decided to establish a permanent emigration committee. Citizens of Liverpool are financing •an expedition to the North Pole led by the Vancouver explorer Grettir Al•garason, whose lieutenant will be -Commander Frank Worsley, D. 5.0., R.D.. R.N.R., the New Zealander, a former associate of the Shackleton iparty. The expedition will depart an May 3. Get a La Gloria Gramophone at once. Cash oir the easiest terms. New music and records always arriving. Miles' Music Store.

The Daily Express states that the IMchess of Norfolk has decided to close <the famous Arundel Castle for five years on the ground of expense. She "is taking the young duke and his three sisters to Italy.