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Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1921, Page 2

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UY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. UN EM LO YMENT RELIEF. LONDON, Feb 23. The House of Commons devoted a sitting to another debate on the unemployment problem. It arose out of Hon. MacNamara’s Bill to increase the insurance payments (as cabled on Feb. 16). Mr Clynes urged that an offer of 18s per week was an affront The benefit payment could be doubled by means of a State Loan. Mr Marlow replied that the Tiado Unions never paid more than 15s week- j lv, and usually 10s to 12s to unemployed, so he said the Government’s offer of IBs a week was not ungenerous.

'The Bill was read a second time. PRESERVED MEAT. LONDON, February 23. There has been a remarkable increase in the consumption of imported meat last year! This is disclosed in Weddel’s Review. It is largely attributed to the fact that troops acquired a tasto for preserved meat in far time and now prefer it to home grown meat. There is a similar tendency on the continent. The Review adds: —Statistics indicate that the flocks and herds of the world have not expanded since I9CKk The United States Canada and even Australia appear to have reached their exporting limits. The demand for meat is overtaking the supplies. This is partly due to an improved standard of living.

NO AMALGAMATIONLONDON, February' 24. The projected amalgamation of the Colonial Institute and the Overseas Club has broken down. The Councils blare decided to work independently but in friendly co-operation.

NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED. .'Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) MOSCOW, February 23. The newspaper Kommuna has been suspended for a month for declaring Lenin was suffering from religious mania and stating lie was negotiating for the restoration of Greek church privileges and replacing Jewish and Agnostic secretaries by Orthodox enthusiasts; also paying secret pilgrimages to a monastery at Satsawa and locking himself up for days afterwards, and refusing to discuss politics . PRUSSIAN CABINET RESIGNS. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m ) BERLIN, February 23. The Prussian Cabinet has decided to resign. ITALIAN DEMANDS.

(Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) ROME, February 23. The Foreign Affairs Committee has despatched a note to London Conference demanding Italy’s share in the indemnity l>e increased to twenty per cent, declaring the taxation of German exports is detrimental to Italy, and also demanding Italy’s debts to the Allies should be chargeable to her indemnities. A LUNCHEON. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.l LONDON, Feb. 24. Lord Desborough presiding at the Imperial Air Fleet committee’s luncheon to Sir Ross Smith, referred to the great part the Dominions had played in flying. Sir Joseph Ward, proposing the toast of the Chairman, alluded to the impending establishment of flying between Australia and New Zealand. Lord Desborough read a telegram from the King, in which he referred to the Smiths’s great achievement, adding that he was in hearty sympathy - with the gathering in honouring these distinguished aviators. The Aircraft Committee presented Smith with an Australian flag.