FROM FAR AND NEAR

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10888, 16 July 1928, Page 3

FROM FAR AND NEAR

CABLE AND TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS United. Frees Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, July 9. The Bristol Channel, where the tides and currents are particularly complicated and strong, was swum yesterday by Mr Teinme. the London insurance clerk, who swam the English Channel last August. Mr Tenxme crossed from to Penartli, Glamorgan, to a point near Weston-Super-Mare, in six hours, 35 minutes, thus beating by 10 minutes the time taken by the girl swimmer, Miss Kathleen Thomas, who accomplished the feat last year. Miss Thomas was yesterday in the tug accompanying Mr Teinme. The distance across is about 12 miles, but Mr Temme swam 20 miles, and most of the way in rough water. SYDNEY. July 11 At Rugby League at Newcastle England defeated Newcastle. WELLINGTON. July II The New Zealand representatives on the Parliamentary delegation to visit Canada at the invitation of the Canadian branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association are Hen. W. Nosworthy, representing the Reform Party. Hon. J. B. Gow. representing the Legislative Council, and Mr Jordan representing the Labour Party. T'hei Nationalists have decided not to he represented. Mr Gow 1 was chosen by ballot. Mr Jordan proposes to return via England,. His electors in the constituency passed a resolution in which they considered it on honour that he should fee chosen as a delegate to Canada. Mr Jordan does not know if a candidate will be put up against him in his absence at thte general election. He is leaving the matter to the 1 octal supporters of the Reform Party and is satisfied that they will do the right thingfi. that they will do the right thing. Mr T. W. Rhodes. will also go to Canada as the .second representative of the Reform, Party. Ho is not standing for Parliament next election. Cabinet has approved of a grant to enable the construction of a new courthouse at Hamilton, the work to he commenced in. the next month or two. The inadequacy of the present courthouse has been frequently criticised by Judges and Magistrates. LONDON July 9. The Paris correspondent og The Times says that plans for a great inter-All’ed memorial, commemorating the brotherhood-in-arms and the efforts of other countries to relieve distress, were revealed to-day. The proposal coirip.riscis two vast buildings, a church and a museum, erected on the hill overlooking Liege, within the fortified zone, where the first shots were fired in the Western campaign. The church, under the central dome, will have chapels dedicated to Britain. France, Italy and the United States, and smaller efea> pcls dedicated to over thirty smaller 'nations, including the Dominions, grouped around. Above all will rise a 300 feet campanile. The museum will eon s Ist of a tower and a semicircular gallery, divided into seven pavilions, occupied bv the principal Allies, decorated with native material and floored with their own soil. Belgium will contribute half the cost, £50,000. The remainder will be subscribed hv the other countries. WELLINGTON. July 12. For some time past the question of allowing the importation of Angora and Chinchilla rabbits into New Zealand and allowing them to be kept and bred in the Dominion for tlie purpose of obtaining fur for export lias been under consideration. After going fully into it the Government has decided to permit this under definite conditions, seeing that these rabbits arc of a tvpe unlikely ever to become a nuisance, even should anv individual animals accidentally obtain their liberty. Moreover their intrinsic value is sufficient to cause their owners to take every precaution to. pi event them getting WELLINGTON. July 12 Far-reaching results have come from the inquiry into the rating problems of the Otaki borough. The report of the commission is not yet available for publication, but in a statement, the Minister of Lands ill on. Ac D. McLeod), indicated the main recommendation of the Commission. The Minister expressed the opinion that while the scheme recommended would solve the problems of Otagi, and might he applied in boroughs where there are two distinct classes of land—town and farming—it was not a panacea for the rest of the Dominion. Accordingly' the Government had arranged for the Commission to make further inquiry into the broad issue of classification of borough lands for rating purposes and the levying of differential rates. Foilding being selected for the inquiry, which is to commence en JuTv 16. RUGBY. July 10. The sale of flic weekly journal “Economist.” hitherto owned by the trustees for the daughters of its founder ha® been approved by the Court. The new owners are the new-ly-formed financial Newspaper Proprietors, Limited, which will acquire a controlling interest in the “Financial News” and the “Journal of Commerce,” both of which are daily newspapers of old standing.