GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 29 August 1912, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

EARTHQUAKE AT PERIM. (Press Association.— Copyright.) PERIM, August 28. Several shocks of earthquake ; were experienced at Perim. ' They were also felt at sea. IMPROVEMENT IN KAISER'S HEALTH. ' B,ERLIN, August ;28. The Kaiser's improvement arid' the painful rheumatic swelling'' of the. muscles, neck, and jaw has almost disappeared. !<-■" V" " , (Received August 29,. 1.30. p.m.) BERLIN I ,'' August 28. The Kaiser was able' 'to take a fairly long walk. ■ CENSURED BY THE POPE. (Received August 29, 12;25 p.m.) ROME, August 28. The Pope severely ceusiired 800 Portuguese priests fo-r accepting •Government pensions arid -reco'gmsinig ■ the separation, of the Church and State. SALE OF GUN DRAWINGS. • (Received August 29. 12.25 p.m.) BERLIN, "August 28. Schoote, ari engineerV*" has. been' sentenced to 20, months' iinprisorilnent and the loss of civil rights for four, years for selling drawings of guns to. .Schulz.' ; ALLEGED BOGUS MINING'COM- . PANY- ■■■;. "■; ' ' , (Received August 29, 12.25 p.m.) PARIS, August 28, Hsnnedoche, an ;ex-schoqlmiister, lias been arrested' for- swindling the: public of £16,0C0 by means of a bogus-mining company. ■. ; • • SUCCESSFUL ' TESTS OF AN . ENGINE: (Received August"29, 11.45 a.m:) LONDON, August 28. Mr. Werry's pinnace, passed a'll" 'ihip' tests, • jsiwiaZMrN'G. ; -. .(Received, August -29, 11.45. a.m.) ROME, August 28. Hea'ly won the international 100 race at Genoa', in 64 4-5. seconds. ' WHALES SCARCE. , ' CHRISTOHURCH, Aug. 27. ' ! The small steam whaler Hobart left Lyttelton to-dtay.. '; 'She will proceed, via | Cook Strait to Westport, where she will I take .in bunker 'coa.l. In ail probability the vessel will return via., the West Coast to the Bluff. It- is .understood-that very few whales have b.een. secured by the Bluff whalers operations some months ago, is staged that whales are very scarce! in land waters. - rf-i' A .J PURITY OF SEEDS. . | CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 27. j The coTiimittee appointed by the recent Canterbury • 'Agricultural' Conference :tq consider the question of securing purity ! of seedis, recommends ithat legislation should be introduced prohibiting the sale of seed; c.->ritaming noxious weeds: that ?very bag of seed--five pounds and upwards. should carry a- certificate of>--p\u ,i: itv ; that, saptpl.p?. be taken",from tinre to 1 time and submitted to the Governmeri i Seed Analyst for report, and that the analysis be published'. I