CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1921, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. OBITUARY. LONDON, Oct. 20. Obituary.-Kennedy done--, M.P.'foi Hornsey Division, Middlesex and a piominent newspaper roan. SOCIALISTS PROTEST. PARIS, October 20. Following on a meeting at Brest to protest against the death sentence imposed oh two Italian revolut,onanes in United States, thousands of trade unionists march through tie s 1 chanting a Soviet hymn and snm hed tiie windowsAof the American Consulate.

JIT. EVEREST. , LONDON, October 20. “The Times” reports that the. Alt, Everest Expedition, after parsing a height of 20,000 feet have found the tracks of hares and foxes on t snow. There was also a mark hk. tlmt of the human foot, These marks aie elarod that the track was that ° . wild hairy man. who occasionally found in the wildest and most maecessCamping at 22.500 feet, the expediThere was a whirl wind of suffocating snow. In m c ■ bitter wind, at such a great alt,tude it seemed impossible to surv.vo n a hours. Though a slope was .cache,l > which it appeared possible to t™' 1 ’i t summit of Mt. 1-verest he < I.m were reluctantly compelled to etu , and give up their attempt tor the pi - sent. They returned to their camp a Kharta.

LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Oct. °O. At the mixed wool sale here, there were very few merino offerings but thev met with a brisk demand at hte rates. French buyers were oper. ' * more freely. There was a good Homand Continental demand for c hreds, and all were sold at prices that were unchanged. Slip*, are get ring a better demand than they >- A Canterbury clip brought l,d pei lbThe Bradford market is quiet, buyers being cautious.’ Not much bus,ness is doing, and quotations arc unchanged. t dividend. LONDON. Oct. 20. Nelson Bros, for the year have declared a dividend of 10 per cent, it he. ing tree* of tnx. DANISH PRINCE. DU'TMN LONDON. Dei. 20. Prince Axel of Denmark, has a, need at Hull in command of a seven Dionsaiul ton tramp sleamer. laden "O'barley and fruit.

TAXATION. LONDON, Ocober 21. The N S.AV. Nationalist Conference tn-dav passed a resolution favouring a reduction in the income tax, and u.gthat any deficiency thus made to arise should he made up by the imposition of a tax on luxuries and amusments. BRITAIN’S EMIGRATION POLICY. LONDON. October 20. The majority of the Dominion Agents General are disappointed at M> l.loy fiooree’s latest reference to the British Government’s emigration policy. It was anticipated that the Gov.wnment would disclose a bigger policy one upon the lines of the Impor.nl Conference’s Emigration report awould’take the lead in voting a Britis i moietv of the first two years’ millions which the imperial Conference recommended for assisting, emigrants to t i

Dominions. It is understood that some leading British emigration authorities are urg. ing the Government to co-operate wt the Dominions in floating a joint hundred millions Impend loan, in ten vearlv instalments, to carry out the settlement of British immigrants in Australia. Canada, New South Africa, Tlhodesia, and the Crown Colonies. The Overseas Settlement Committee has explained, that a proposed three hundred thousand pounds vote is additional to £037,000 that has already t.een voted for emigrating ex-service-men. This Committee’s total expenditure in froo passages for ex-service-men from the inception of its scheme in September. 1919. to tho end of last month lias been nearly £1,300,000 besides £350.000 in elementary grants to the ex-servicemen emigrants from the National Belief Fund. It is stated that Britain’s outlay will lieneht the Dominions in the aggregate l>v over £1.000,000 in two years.

XKW UORTUGCF.SE OOYKRNMKNT LONDON. Oct. 21. The Portuguese revolution has < fleet ed a change. The Sailors and Bepuhli,an Guard supported the revnlut ion. which was quickly successful. There was some lighting. Though all the offices, shops and hanks in the capital were promptly closed when the firing commenced, it is still doubtful whether the rising has ally monnrchial aims. Since the last revolutionary coup at the ciul of May. a Liberal Government lias been in office.

A new Portuguese Cabinet lias now been appointed, with Colonel M inucl : Coelho as Premier The President of tho Republic has j accepted the new Ministry The population is now quiet- ami has fully accepted the new regime. Tn the revolution four of the former Ministers’ Seiilmrs lVnnjo. Scutes. Alain, and Silica were assassinated. The murdered Ministers W'longed to the Liberal Party which had been confirmed power by the elections in Inly. A chief plank of its platfqrm was a policy of economy. FOUR BIG DREADNOUGHTS. LONDON, Oct. 21. Mr Lloyd George in the Douse of Commons announced that tenders foe four new capital ships have been rereived, and there is n eonsideratitm of orders’ being placed immediately.