MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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TiKITisH TRADE.

A BIG iNCIIIfcASE

LoasfDdN, Sept. 9. A greiSt increase in exports from the ■United KirigdOm is A feature of the Board of Trade returns for August. The totalled 115 millions, an increase of fO'rty million fcoiripared with' tlie previous August. Imports totalled 153 i ifi iricrOSsO of 4} millions. The priricip'&i ih6fo'ase& iff OkpOrtS weio cotton inriririfacitifes f&urteeri iriilfidtis, iron Arid steel iriarmfricfhfOs pi millions, coal 2i lniffioris; woollens lj hiiliiohs. The principal increases ih imports there graifl and flour ?! hiilliOiit, paper-miik-ing materials tWo iiiillionS; rubber ij millions. The priiicipal decreases ih imports of foreign and colo’hial merchandise totalled l3i bullions, a decrease of nearly twb' rhillioris. Exports for tight iriontlis total Hid iiiillionS and irirporis 1351 millions, arid re exports of foreign arid colo'fiiai iiierciiahdise 167 iyiillidiis, an i lief ease of §4* iHiilibJis.

YPRHS Lfcibufc. LbftfrCJN, Sfept. 7

Iriliiifaritial siippdrt is feeing accorded the new tpfes League Started by Field Marshal French and Gehtfal Plumer, |ivhoߧ aim is to extol the riaiiie of evfery soldier .who served in tlie Moody salient. A roster of the dead will lib published and bfaricliOs of tlib League estitblished in Australasia, Canada. aiid clsiL ivliefce ih tlie Ehipire. fliere also will fee ah annual fburiibii; diid tlie fedverhiiient will be lUrged to erect a great worthy iheiiiofiai. AitciißisHOP reDwIMD. (Deceived This Day hi 8 a.hip LONDbN, Sept 8. Archtiishop Redwood sails by tlie J •••- nui for IsCw Zealand to-morrow; also five hundred emigrants.

AN APPtMNTMfeNT. (Deceived this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 9. Official Do'rd Hartlinge succeeds Lord. Derby at Baris as Ambassador.