MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

THE COST OF LIVING

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['.AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION’]

MELBOURNE. October

The Inter-State Commission’s report re the high prices for bread and meat in Victoria ‘ finds that a lower price than 4/9 for wheat would not be fair to the producer under existing conditions. Fixing of prices had killed out gambling. After enumerating various causes for the increase'in meat it atu.s: “The commission is satisfied that there is no exploitation of the public in Victoria, through the operations of rings .combines, or the manipulation of markets.” EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION’] . LONDON, October 15. Imports for September increased £8 8)59,485; exports decreased £233, ■m! Exports decreased £3,963,161 eimpared with the previous September. DISTINCTIVE BADGES. [AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]. LONDON, October 15. The Press Bureau states that the War Office is arranging to issue a red chevron for officers and soldiers who entered the theatre of war in 1914, a blue chevron to those who entered subsequently, with an additional (due chevron for each year of service. This . ensures a special distinctive mark of those who served in the overseas war theatres. PRIZE COURT AWARD . A BIG HAUL OF WOOL. LONDON Oct. 15. The Prize Court condemned as destined to Germany valuable parcels of wool consigned from Buenos ivyres to the Swedish Army Adminisration m Swedish . ships. Britain altogether seized £330,000, sterling worth of wool. DR. REID KILLED. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.. LONDON, October 16. Captain W. Douglas Reid, of the Army Medical Corps formerly of Blenheim, and Brunncrton, New Zealand, has been killed in action. THE BOLO SCANDAL.

(Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) PARIS, October 16.

Tho examining Magistrate has succeeded in tracing Swiss cheques for two million francs, payable to 8010, corresponding to the monthly instalment allegedly promised by Von Jagow.