BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A KIDNAPPING, (Received This Day at 1.30 p.m,) LONDON, Oct: 0: An armed party kidnapped Wolfe, (Crown Solicitor of Cdrk), from Ids residence at Skibberiefl. * GOLF: LONDON, Oct. «. y ' In the fourth round of the English ladies’ Golf Championship at Lytham, Miss Hartetl heat Molly Griffiths four and three. AIR SERVICE. LONDON, Oct. C. (Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) jlr Ashlwult (Tasmanian Agent-Gen-eral) interviewed, stated that negot.ations with the Government had been continued in reference to airships, since the Imperial Conference. m matter was taken up by himself and > those associated with him at the point where it was left by the Dominion Premiers. Satisfactory progress was made hut while it was inevitable that negotiations cannot lie completed _ pending decisions of the Dominions’ legislatures, the pioneering work has proceeded. Air Ashholt added that the loss of |R 38 had not beaten the Govctr iimen or promoters of the Imperial Air Service, from continuing efforts to establish the service on a practicable basis, substantial advances were made as recently as last week in anticipation of favourable replies from the Dominion. commercial. (Re-eived This Day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 6. Bradford wool market shows a strong tone nnd prices, firm, with an upward tendency. Peninsular Oriental shares, buyers £340, sellers £360. RUSSIA’S PLIGHT. (Received This Dav at 1.30 p.m.) BRUSSELS, Oct. 0. The International Conference to con. sider means of relieving the Russian famine, lias opened.

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