Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
ME BULLETIN, Sydney.-After
trying rugby foot ball for two
seasons, the Italian Rugby Union
hne Aanidn1 that L. To- "a

trying rugby foot ball for two
seasons, the italian Rugby Union
Il has decided that 1t is too siren
uous. A hybrid game, named
"volata"-fOunded on rugby and Soc
! GERS being considered. 1t would
| merits Of the Australian game has been
missed. In any case the followers OF
Mussolini will find In time that, what
| ever the brand Of foot ball, the rough
stuff will make itself evident, Il the
players feel that way.
~ + y
Italian BOTax
Found 70 Be U. S. Product.
lie Matin, PariS.-Certain develop
mentS In regard to the Importation Of
borax have the customs officials by the
| ears. A lot Of SO tons. claimed to be
| Of Italian production, and as such
dutiable in the amount Of Is francs SO
centimes per 100 kiloS, was analysed
| with the result that the b0rax was
/ found to be of American production
being shipped from Los Angeles t.
Trieste and Genoa, whence it was re-
shipped to France, after changing Its
nationality.
Borax coming direct from the United
States would have to pay duty In the
| amount of ~ francs 20 centimes pei
100 kilOs. Importers, under these cOa-
ditiOnS, make n great saving and escape
In addition SurtaX OF francs pei
100 kiIoS in port fees. This tariff has
been in effect since 1922.
The customs house administration
1t is said, is considering the bringing
of an action TO recover the duties OF
which the government has been
mulcted to date, amounting, in all
probability, to several million francs
while the French borax industry has
sustained q loss in consequence oil
these irregular transactions approx
mating 1000, 100000.
y 4 y
Dublin Restaurants
Are Mere "SidellneS."
Cork Weekly Examiner.-MoSt OF the
restaurants In Dublin now are side
, lines" Those not attached to other
enterprises could be easily named. The
union of hotel and restaurant Is per-
fectly natural, but we have had To get
accustomed to the lunch and dinner
hall as ali outgrowth of the drapery
store, ball room and picture mouse. The
underlying idea would appear TO be
that ladies engaged In the purchase OF
drapery goods, or in search VI amuse-
ment In the dance room and cinema,
desire, in their hurry, to get meals Oh
the spot. At any rate. the outlook 1oi
the mere caterer Is not attractive. He
must, II he hopes to thrive IN the
restaurant business, first establish Tim
self in the dTapery line, or else go III
for q very large ball room or cinema.
n 4 y
VeneKueIa Seem
To Erect Statue Of Clay.
FL Nuevo DiariO, Caracas.-Venezuela
Is shortly to have q statue In bronze
Of the American hberatOr and patriot,
the Hon. Henry Clay. More than
any other American Of his time. or
perhaps of any time, was Henry Clay
the friend of the South American re-
publics. particularly of Venezuela and
Bolivia. In their struggles for indie
pendence. The statue Is 3 feet nigh
and will be ensconced upon lofty ped
estaI, the entire expense Of which, as
well as the purchase OF suitable site,
will be betrayed by the United States
Government. Though Henry Clay never
became President OF the United States,
he was the foremost man OF his period
in North America, and his policies
toward the South American Continent.
In reconciling the old and new govern.
ments. won for him the sobriquet OF
THE Great Conciliator." He always
used his influence for the preservation
of friendship between his country and
the new Southern republics, and also
with the older nations from which they
spFang.
Mystery W0yhan
Leader Of Tapdit Gang.
"a. L. -