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[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] FRENCH AMBASSADOR. (Received. This Dav at 8.60. a.mA WASHINGTON January 3. M. Jussenand may shortly return to France, M, Tardieu replacing him as French A ambassador here. FOOD HOARDERS. -HEAVILY FINED. (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 3. Magistrates are heavily fining food hoarders. Lady Gore La'ngton was finer! £BO sterling. She bought sufficient tea for a, year. Marie Corelli was fined £7O sterling. AIR. COUNCIL. LONDON, Dec. 3rd. Official.—The Air Council established on the 3rd includes Lord Rothemere as President, Major-General Trcnchard, Chief of the Air Staff, Rear-Admiral Mark Herr, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Sir William Wier, Director, General of Aircraf Production. THE MTNE SWEEPERS. (Received. This Dav at 11.25. a.m.. LONDON January 3. An authoritative source states 967 mine sweepers employed around the British isles swept up 4,615 mines in '1917 and about nine thousand since the* • outbreak of the war. “V The sweeping averages two thousand miles daily. Between 15,000 and 20000 men are involved in operations. AMERICAN ENQUIRY. Received this day at 2.36 p.m.,) WASHINGTON January 3. The Court of inquiry found the transport Antilles was sunk owing to lack of proper escort. watTpurchases. (Received Tims Da" n 2* a.m A PARIS, Jan 3. lion. A. Bonar Law, Hon. Chamberlain, Lord Buckmaster, the French and Italian Ministers of Finance and Oscar Crosley, representing America, are deliberating on Inter-Allied war purchases and Finance.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1918, Page 3
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