BRITISH & FOREIGN

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 28 June 1926, Page 7

BRITISH & FOREIGN

OVERNIGHT NEWS SUMMARY. FT*** Association—Copyright. LONDON, June 26. The British Customs has informed the High Commissioner for New Zealand that Government films will be admitted to this country duty free. NEW YORP, June 25. Mr C. K. Woodbridge of New York, was re-elected president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World at the close of the. Philadelphia Conference. The 1927 Convention will be held in Denver. ROME, June 26. Bobbed and shingled hair will be banned at Court functions during the coming season. The Queen possesses luxuriant black hair, and is opposed to the modern coiffures. SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. A telegram from Los Angeles states that Mae Murray (33), and David Divaini (27), the latter an artist, a native of the Georgian Republic, ob tained a license on Friday to marry in the near future. This is the film actress’s fourth marriage. WASHINGTON, June 25. President Coolidge, in a forma! statement, on Friday, urged legislation for co-operative farmers’ marketing associations, and approved of the proposed Bill to assist such organisations with loans of 100,000.000 dollars appropriations. ROME, June 24. It is debatable if the policeman’s lot will become happier under the proposal of the anti-blasphemy league that the police should be given authority to collect a small sum from'anybody heard swearing iii the street. Royalists, the Pope and Signor Mussolini are supporting the _ campaign, and it is expected that a. Bill on these lines will shortly be introduced. LONDON, June 25. A violent storm is raging throughout England. Lightning struck nine London buildings and a church spire, on which two steeplejacks were working. The conductor received the full force and the men were uninjured. A septuagenarian, a woman, was blown through a cottage window, and had to be taken to hospital in a critical condition. ROME, June 25. Signor. Mussolini has declared war against the idle rich, who are included in the same classification as beggars and tramps in the new grouping system for electoral and industrial purposes, which is coming into force on July 1. * Under this system the unproductive rich, vagabonds and tramps will be excluded from Italian citizenship.

■ ' LONDON, June 25. The underwriters receive 65 per cent, of the Commonwealth loan. Financial circles attribute the comparatively small subscription to the Commonwealth loan to its high price, making it unattractive, except for investment purposes.

The general opinion is that if issued at '£99 it would probably have been heavilv oversubscribed. LONDON, June 25.

It is understood that in a recent interview the Hon. L. M. S. Amery (Secretary for Dominion Affairs) told Mr A. T. McTierman (of New South Wales) that the constitutional issue was entirely a matter for the people of New South Wales. Mr McTierman insisted that the Governor should accept the advice of his Ministers.

Mr Amery replied: “We cannot intervene. Downing Street has frequently remarked in other cases that the will of the people should prevail, now we are asked to intervene in a case where the will of the people should be consulted. I am sorry, but we cannot do it.” PARIS, June 26. Bared knees are now barred for women athletes, according to the decision of the French Women’s Spqrting Federation, the Special Committee of which was aghast at the abbreviated shorts and the absence of sleeves at a recent sports gathering. It was decided that in future sleeves must reach a quarter of the length of the arm, and shorts reach four inches below the knee, which is lower than the average Parisian frock. Shorts must also be of a dark colour. LONDON, June 25. In view of the West Ham Guardians’ defiance -Mr Neville Chamberlain will introduce a Bill next week empowering the Government to take over the Board’s duties, and also of any other Board not performing the duties with true regard for national and local requirements.

A recent cable said: Following the West Ham Guardians’ refusal to abate the scale of relief for unemployed, amounting to 55s for a man, his wife and family of six, Mr Neville Chamberlain, states the “Daily Mail,’’ has issued art ultimatum to the Guardians refusing further loans and threatening to supersede the Guardians when the existing funds are exhausted. It is pointed out that the Guardians are bankrupt. They owe the Ministry of Health £1,970,000, besides having a' bank overdraft of £390,000.