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Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. propaganda cigarettes. ROME, March 10, The Government has hit on a novel means of propaganda in reply to the Italian Bolsheviks, who attempted to floixl Italy with Communist propagandaon match boxes. Signor Mussolini has ordered the issue i f a new type of cigarettes, on which are printed in gold, the Eascisti emblem and motto. LORD CARNARVON. (Received this day at 1.2') p.m.) LONDON. Man h 27. Cairo advices state that I,old Carnarvon is making steady progress. LLOYD GEORGE'S ARTICLES. (Received this dnv at. 1.31) p.m.) LONDON. March 27. Mr Lloyd George’s next- article will be published on April tlii. Thereafter fortnightly. IMPERIAL PRESS CONEEI! ENCE (Received this dav ai 1.00 p.m.) LONDON, March 27. Mr Ormesby Gore, replying to Air Newton Griffiths in the Commons, said ho understood Lhat Ihe next Imperial Press Conferee e would !»• lield in Australia in 1921. -V FREE FIGHT. IN .JAPAN'S Diii'J IOK 10, March 27. The Did was prorogued amidst i free tight, precipitated by the. Opposition's motion to impeach the Government. Trays and inkstands were flying through the air when I lie Speaker closed tlie session. A FSTR All AN DEBTS. LONDON Alaivl: 2d. Tlie Acting State Premier declares New South Wales will have to renew or repay loans this year totalling ten millions ami nearly thirty millions in l!)2.'i w hile including the other states ul Australia 210 millions will have to he paid or renewed before the end ol 1025. The rate of interest payable will he higher than the existing rates, consequently the burden mi the taxpayers will he greater. He lavours tlie Coiiinioiiwealih and the States acting Oi eoniuneii'ju in dealing v. itii the loans. RUSSIAN SENTENCES. BRITISH PROTEST. (Received this day at 0.2., a.m.) LONDON. March 23 lu the House of Commons, Mr McNeill announced the British agent in Moscow had made repeated unsuccessful efforts to save Archbishop Zcpliak and Father Budkevitch. lie could not j see what more could he done 1 , it the Soviet were determined to carry out such barbarities.

POLAND STIRRED. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) WARSAW, -March 27 Roland is deeply stirred over the death sentences imposed on Zcpliak and Budkevitch, who arc both Roles. The Speaker is appealing to the parliaments of the world to pul pressure on Russia and to demand a reprieve. SENTENCES SUSPENDED. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) HELSINGFORS, Alairti 27 The sentence- on Zepliak and Budkevitcii are suspended, pending the decision ol ihe All Russian. Cential I’.xecutive. MEDICAL ADVICE. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.’ STOCK HOLM, March 27 Government is arranging a system of |V.tra n.-mi-seni oi nteuical adviC’.* to ships in' ail nationalities in Swedish English, Freneii and German. PRF.FFRENCH GRANTED. (Received this day at 9.1 n a.m.’ LONDON. .March 28. Air Cosgrove in tlie “Rail Kireann" announced preference would apply between Ireland, Britain and the Dominions, Commissioners of revenue have satisfied themselves that the Taxation Act provides for full prclcrential rales, which presumably will also he granted on imports from Ulster. COTTON GOODS DISPLAY. (Received this day ai 9.15 a.mA LONDON. Match 28. The Empire Colton Growing Corporation is organising a ceniprehensiie display at the Empire Exluhitimi. RUSSIAN CROWN JEWELS. (Received this day at lh hi a.m./ LONDON, Aiareh 23.

The "Morning Post’s" Moscow correspondent stales that with a view to negotiating the sale ol the Russian Crown jewels in foreign countries the Soviet is preparing an illustrated album containing a historical anti technical description of the priceless jewels once owned by the late Russian Imperial family and which at present form a jewel fund of the Soviet Republic. The catalogue will bo published in Russian. French and English. PRINCE OF WALKS THROWN. (Received this day at 9.25 a.in.) LONDON, March 28. The Prince of Wales was the central (igm-e in an exciting incident in tha Army Point to Point Steeplechases. Riding in the Earl ol Cavcn’s Cup rate, hi-’ mount baulked at the water jump, and plunged into the water. Ihe Prince was thrown into the houghs ot a tree on the further bunk. He scrambled out and returned to the horse which was plunging neck deep in water, gradually sinking. He pulled the animal out, and appeared none the worse for U’e adventure. PRINCE FINISHES FOURTH. (Received this dav at 12.15 p.m.' LONDON, March 28 The Prince of Wales had the biggest test of his racing career at Melton Hunt meeting, at llurton Invars, when he rode Kin lark in the open steeple, chase, lie was the tlr-l rider to arrive at the post wearing colours. Kinlark started well hut lost ground halfway, until he was two hundred yards behind the loaders. The Prince, when two fences from home, spurted, Kinlark almost unshipping, his rider, and finished a good fourth behind Culprit, Climber and Oliver. government wool. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON. March 28. In the House of Commons, in reply to a finest ion. Mr Boyd Carpenter said that the wool belonging to the Government amounted approximately to sbo- - bales, the market value of which was estimated to be £lo,*>oo,ooo. It was proposed to continue the present policy of realising systematically in regular monthly instalments, finishing in February, 1924.