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tUSTIiAMAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BIG STRIKES. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) I»ARIS, Nov. 15. Kilty-live thousand metal workers from ninety works in Dussoldorf district have called a general strike. The textile industry of Ghent is idle, twelve thousand workers having struck over (be employers method ol applying the eight hour day.
RE-EXPORT OF WOOL. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1.1. The Yorkshire “Observer” points mil, that Britain's re-exports of raiv wool for the last ton months amounted to •277 million pounds, compared with 2.11 millions for a similar period in 1913. Germany bought one hundred millions compared with IS} millions in 1020 and 70 millions in 1913. The next largest purchasers were Eram-e and Belgium, 01 millions each and; America 117 millions.
UKRAINIAN FIGHTING. (Received This Dnv at. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. .15. . bemberg advices indicate that Uk-; rainian insurgents are advancing cm Kiolf. There lias boon three days heavy fighting forty miles from the town with a Bolshevik Division sent to defend Kiolf. , JUGO-SI,AULA'S PROTEST. 'Received This Day at 11.30 a.in.) LONDON. Nov. 15. The Parisian states Jilgo-Slavia definitely refuses to recognise the new Albanian frontier mid contests tinvalidity of ilie decision reached at Iho Amhassailor’s Conference. WHITE LEAD COMMISSION. | (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) . GENEVA. Nov. 15. | The While Lead Commission repnrte I i in favour of a convention providing for I a ‘regulation controlling the use of white lead in paints, the compulsory not i tic at ion of poisoning eases, medical examination of workers and disomination of propaganda concerning special •hygiene applicable jo the painting trade.
JAPAN’S EMPEROR. TOKIO, Nov. LI. It is learned from reliable sources that. Prince Hiaohito may. liv vote. be made Regent, cm accouni of (lie Emperor’s health, the state of which the enress is forbidden to discuss. UNKNOWN SOLDIER'S TOMB. LONDON. Novel ii her 15. The delegation of Intel national Rotary Association, representing 75. 0' it I. business men in a thousand cent res throughout the wurld. placed a hron.v tablet, anil massive wreath of "bite c hrysanthemums and Raima violets , 11 the Unknown Soldier's Tomb at A\’-~'. -
tut. concession AMSTERDAM. November 15. Government have granted the lla'e,-. fan Oil Coy a seventy-five year cuin-s. sum to explore four thousand heel.ua . of Ho Simari Mc Li oil fi■-1 ■I - of Borneo, GOVERNMENT AND UNION. CAPETOWN, Nov 10. Tlie Minister of Railways has withdrawn the official recognition of the National Union of Railways and liorI our services:
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1921, Page 3
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