NEWS BY CABLE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3494, 22 February 1921, Page 36

NEWS BY CABLE.

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. The sanction of Parliament "will sary to legalise the changes in the Prayer Book suggested by the Canterbury and York Convocations after they have been accepted by the new Assembly of the Church of England established last year. The sanction of Parliament consists in no objection being made to Parliament within 33 days of the laying of the alterations on the table of the House. Clerics regard as the most important alteration that in which candidates for the cliaeon ate arc in futuie to be asked: Do you unfeignedly believe all the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, as given of God to com ey to us in many parts and in divers manners the revelation of Himself which is fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ? DODGING TAXATION AND WORK. In July last Mr Rhodes Disher, a 1 eliow of the Royal Geographical Society, appealed for 1000 Britishers who were willing to work two hours daily, dress lightly, and eat plainly, to live the simple life, and to escape the heavy taxation, to accompany him to Samoa and the Marquesas Islands. The first instalment of Mr Disher s party landed at Honolulu on route to the .Marquesas Islands, where they wi.l start the simple, taxless life, trading with neighbouring islands. . 1 Mr Disher, in an interview, declared that all maimer of people were corning to mm the settlement. PRECAUTIONS AG AINST TYPHUS. The United States Federal Government has declared a 12-day quarantine precaution against typhus, the first authenticated death from which since 1892 occurred here to-day. Under this ruling the Atlantic liners must remain six days in port before landing then passengers. AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY. The existence of a- luminous zone or aura, emanating from the human body, wtiUh Dr Kilner claims can be rendered visible by means of a chemical substance making' the retina sensitive to the radiations, is regarded by French scientists as a. most important discovery. M. Rene Soudre, lecturing at the International Metaphysical Institute, declared that the abundance of proofs left hardly any doubt about the discovery. M. Berthcuiat, a member of trie institute, was of the opinion that the radiations were probably physical, like odours or the phosphorescence of plants, and not metaphysical. COTTON INDUSTRY. A Shropshire syndicate has arranged with Liverpool bankers and cotton brokers to advance £400,000 towards a scheme for sowing cotton in Czecho-Slovakia,_ where it will be finished and manufactured into yarns and other goods for exportation to Great Britain and the dominions. Two of the most prominent textile firms in Czechoslovakia will carry out lire work on a profit-sharing basis. The Czecho-SlovaKian Government and a combine of Czech banns will guarantee the enterprise. PROTECTING BRITISH CHEMISTS. In addressing the Association of British Chemical Manufacturers Lord Moulton said that no nation had chemists superior in quality to the British, thougu some of Lie foreigners were vastly superior in experience. The British manufacturers had a right to say to the Government: "You compelled us to take industries up because of the immediate need at a cost which wo never believed could be remunerative. Ye therefore ought to he allowed time wherein we may be sheltered from outer competition until we are capable of doing the work permanently.” THE PRINCE OF WALES. York House recently received numerous letters from France asking the Prince to make the writers various gifts, varying from bicycles to motor cars. It is now revealed that when the Prince recently received Georges Carpentier, and gave him ins autograph. the French papers, reporting the incident. converted "autograph” into "automobile,” creating a widespread impression in France that the Prince was a multimillionaire, ready to be benefactor to all and sundry. The writers suggested that, as he was able to give Carpentier a motor ear, he might give them a bicycle or other suitable present. The Comptroller-general has issued a report on the expenditure of special war missions and the Prince of Yales s tour to Australia and New Zealand. The cost was £19.193. An unexpected balance of £2O 000 has been returned to the Exchequer. The whole £SOOO granted for the Canadian mission was spent. GENERAL ITEM A AT. Poincare has been elected president of the French Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee. The Hanover, the first warship of the new Oern ian fleet, was put into service on February 10. It i.s rumoured that the list of new cardinals at the forthcoming consistory does not include any Australians. Mr Lloyd George has announced that the Ministers'of Fond. Munitions, arid Shipping will be abolished before the end of the year. The police in Naples seized 1.500.000 gold roubles which were about to he put on the steamer Anconia. bound for London. The motor show at Delhi was destroyed by fire. Heavy damage was clone. An escape of petrol was apparently the cause. Mr Daniels announced that a member of the crew of the American Presidential yacht Mayflower was arrested in connection with a bomb plot to blow up the vessel. The Prmce of Yhales and the Duke of York are being vapidly promtoed to the various degree's in Freemasonry. They joined the Royal Arch Chanter on the 161 h. Rome of the secondary schools in Egypt have reopened, numerous parents and slndents having given the guarantees required by ihe Government. The Bi-hop of Lincoln deprived Archbishop YU befool, found guilty of two charges of adultery, of his benefices, leaving him free to act, in another diocese. Vickers’ yards at Barrow. England, expect to launch the first Commonwealth liner in April. The Beardsmore yard at Glasgow will launch another about Juno. Dame Melba’s illness is not now regarded as serious. It is hoped that she will soon he able to leave her bedroom.

It is estimated that 80,000 people m Prague and 30,000 in Pilsen recently seceded from the Roman Catholic Church. The movement is considered political rather than religious. Mrs Alice Rutherford is seeking a divorce from Colonel Rutherford, an inmate of Broadmoor Criminal Asylum, v.'ho was convicted in April, 1919, of the murder of Allies Seton. A message from St. Augustine G Acids! states that Senator Harding has auuomic d the appointment of Air Charles Hughes as Secretary of State. The Marquis of Londonderry will represent the Colonial Office in the House of Lords. The Evening Standard states that Air Churchill will retain control of the Air Alinistry besides the Colonial Office. The i?. and O. Company’s steamer Palma has arrived at Gibraltar heavily damaged in the bows, as the result of a collision on February 15. She will likely be delayed foi 10 days. There were no casualties, and her cargo is apparently not damaged. The January imports into Britain of Australian wine totalled 162,225 gallons, compared with 30.000 gallons in the previous January and 108.000 gallons in January of 1913. The British consumption this January was 75.124 gallons, compared with 74.512 gallons in Januarv of 1913. A message from Toledo, Ohio, stares that five motor bandits held up postal officials engaged in transferring mails from the trucks io the post office. They escaped witn 11 sacks. The registered mail is estimated to contain 1.00Q.000d01. The visit of the Bolehovist emissary IT donning led to a riot at Matera, in the province of Potenzu, in Italy. Tho citizens refused him an entry. An angry crowd invaded the town, expelled the Socialist councillors, and set fire to the furniture and papers in the Labour Exchange. The French police unearthed a band who were engaged in pillaging British war stores. Goods valued at 300.000 francs were found in the residences of 10 of the band. The leader was arrested at ITazebrouck after a desperate struggle, during which the bandit wounded an inspector. Dr T. W. Levs, ex-editor of the Auckland Star, is returning by the Orontes, and is taking a valuable collection of pictures for the Auckland Art Gallery, including Collier’s “Fallen Idol.” also a Tissot picture presented by Lord Loverhulme. The Chicago Tribune’s Santiago correspondent states that it is reported in official circles that the Chilian Government is considering making a grant of a large strip of land in Southern Chile on which Krupps are to erect a munitions plant. The plan is attractive from the Government point of view since it will give work to a largo number of unemployed. Rumours that the trip abroad of tho Crown Prince of Japan is due to a Court intrigue to cancel his betrothal to Princess Negeko, a daughter of Prince Kuni, has resulted in the Household Department issuing a, statement denying any contemplated change in the marriage contract. The Home Department has issued a similar statement, adding that Baron Nakamura, Minister of the Household Department, has decided to resign. Senator Reed has introduced a resolution in the ITS. Senate requesting the President to ascertain whether Great Britain is willing to consider the cession to the United States of all or .any part of its possessions in the West Indies, especially Trinidad and Bermuda. The proposal has not yet been discussed, but is allowed to stand over in the meantime.