BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Australian and n.z. cablk association SMALLPOX OUTBKEAK. LONDON, Oct 31. Five further cases of smallpox an reported at Poplar, and one case a Lambeth. A PROTEST. LONDON, Oct 31. E. C, Horton, President of the Fo- — derated Homo Grown Timber .Merchants Associations, writes to the press, saying he does not know whether the Dominions were approached regarding timber supplies, particularly fencing, for the Empire Exhibition, but be/ could say di-mutely that Britain’s native timber trade Has not been consulted or invited to tender for the provision of the necessary timber, which could have been supplied without difficulty. Native trade was suffering from a general depression and was consequently even bettci able to transact urgent business tli.m normally. The irony of the situation is enhanced by the inference, that it is necessary to use foreign timber mi the British Empire exhibition. SUGAR PRODUCTION. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. November 1. E. 0. Light, the sugar expert of Magdeburg, has resinned'the publication of statistics. The estimated European beet production for the >cm i ending August is 2,936,218 tons, compared with 2,712.713, for the previous year. EXPLOSION AT SKA. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. Nov 1. Whilst contending with a' terrificstorm ill the Bay of Biscay, an explosion of tirt’damp occurred in the French steamer, MadaH. which was carrying a cargo of coal to Algiers from Cardiff, hurling the hatches into the sea. Four of the crew were seriously injured. The captain ran towards Corunna for medical aid. Iwo of the crew died in the hospital.