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Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. REBEL HUNT FOR GOLD. LONDON, April 4. A raiding party dug up the grave of Joseph Griffiths, who was buried C 3 years ago in .ScothoUse Cemetery, because it was rumoured that the coffin contained gold. Griffiths was a wealthy bachelor. The coffin was discovert d with tlie lid removed. EMIGRATION RESUMED. LONDON. April t. Hundreds ol youths am! girls have emigrated to America from We- 1 Kerry during Iheln -1 fortnight. It is (he greatest exodus for many years. Numbers ol the emigrants have fought with the rebels. A V I ATM IN. LONDON. April I. aD svilenb.iiii m mi article teatur,4 in •be •'Morning I’o't” emphasises Britain’' peril through air tteakne". He -ays no -ciicrue would be complete without, the eo-opiT.ilinli oj the Dominions winch may wish to develop air force'. A US) RAI.IAN TRADE. Hi.iW PREFER KNCK WORKS. I.O.VROX. April 5. Speaking at the State Chambers of (’nminerre annual conference luncheon, (lie Premier. Mr Bruce said that, it lie v ent to l.oinlim as A ii't ialia’s representative on the Imperial Economic Conference, he would talk I rankly to the English statesmen on the unreasonable in .'(|Utdilies of trade as between .Ausiraliii and Britain. He referred particularly to the Ail'tralian meat hide,try. ami to ike danger of its total disappearance, lie added that nothing vms Icing done to lie Ip Australia t i pieservc this great industry. Tie l.'uidon sliops. lie declare), were stocked with Argentine mein, while Au-tralia was unable to get a footing m the market. The Premier quoted figures showing that in the year 102021. Australia gave a trade preference to Britain of £8,7.50,000 while Britain's prelcierne to Australia in the same year was to the extent merely of IMS- -

Tlie. President, in opening the Conference said that the commercial outlook had improved on last year, hut lie stressed tlie ell’ect of the conditions in Central Europe on .Australia, adding that until peace was restored there, and the industries set going again, it would he impossible for Australia to put herself on a really sound basis, as many markets which were available to her before tlie war were not available now.

FRENCH All? PILOT'S FEAT. PARIS. April .5. M. I’abot, a French air pilot, has achieved a remarkable feat, (lying ai a height of lA.iltlO IVet in an aeroplane weighing four and a hall hundredweight, i:n hiding a i li p- engine, and a pilot. Experts are surprised at ihc success ol such a small machine, which proves that heavy, high-powered engine - are unnecessary lor practical avi.tii.ii. thus u|> vist s undreamed of years age. Experts also consider that the progress of motnrless flights reveals tluii a revolution in aerial navigation has already begun. IRISH OLYMPIC CAN! El .LED. f l MTU) sxnvn L THLEI.It VMS. | (Received tliis day at MMo a.m.i r (IN-IKIN'. Apiil 5. The Irish Olympic Games will not be held in J92J owing to the slate ol the country and the financial stringency, airmen killed. LONDON, April 5. During tin' year 1921 thirty-six oilicers and men were killed, being one for even 2.23 s machine hours flown.