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Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1918, Page 4

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[FEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.) i COMPOSER’S DEATH. ' LONDON, Sept. 22. j Obituary.—Hie a. Rekmann, the coin- j poser. j FOODS RIOTS. i AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22. j During food riots the strikers at Salz- • burg plundered the army commission- j aries, leading hotels, and provision ' shops and destroyed much property, j They smashed the doors of the Govern- \ incut palace. Gendarmes insido fired and killed several. Government and municipal employees joined the slrik- , ers. The garrison were powerless to restore order. ; 1 COST OF WAR. WASHINGTON, September 22, | A correspondent states that 17 1 months of war have cost the United States more than seventeen billion dollars. MEAT PRICES. LONDON, Sep. 22. Mr Clynes, addressing a conference of two hundred officials of the Labour organisation, explained a further advance of twopence per pound in the price of meat was due to shipping shortage shutting out Australasian supplies, and allowing only the importation from North America, where the cost of production was higher than in Australasia. TRAMWAYS GO-SLOW. WELLINGTON, This Day. Saturday's go-slow tactics on the tramways was continued in the evening, huge carloads proceeding at a snail’s pace and causing groat inconvenience. The cars yesterday presentod a similar general air of leisurely activity, but the public, apparently, anticipating this state of affairs, did not venture out- in such numbers a s usual. It is understood if the men pursue tm same tactics to-day, that steps will he taken to counter the.-move in a manner that may prove disadvantageous to (hose detected of deliberately going slow.