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Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ANCIENT CARTHAGE. LONDON. April 0. “The Times’s" Paris correspondent states :—“Amlent Carthage is now being explored. Americans arc working there. They have unearthed 05 buildings. also some fine stones and .Punic emblems, as well as pottery .specimen-. ‘•The most striking discovery lias been a fountain of one thousand \ rises, the water being fed irom a reservoir from which the Carthaginian boats drew fresh supplies. Fine statutes have |„.,-i, imiml. reflecting the milucnj.,., of Greek and Egyptian art. A iheatre found at Carthage has yielded •si uti-s im-luding a line one "l Apollo. There al-o ba-.e been R‘»m»n villas and .Mo-in- lloon- di-oviued he -u- ■ ii in natal ion-, during the din* t - cut civili-alion- are evidenced by the l,„ i that the rune, of the RomaiMa.noslnncl mi Runic r-it'-s. -*‘-‘ rums of the Christian Churches are mute witnesses of defeated cvih-nuon. \ Rusilic;- of St. Cyprian Inis. been uncovered. but with the has-relieis of nr a iii t„ I - and t.illars ornamented wnu animals. This ehiirel. appears to bine b--en built above older pagan bn.h.lmg-.

LOTTERY WIN FATAL. PARIS. April 7. \ man named Matthicu. who won t |.„ lid pri/c of loiirlceii thousand sterling in a ( red it National Lottery, fell dead shortly alter he was told ol it. theatrical protest. LONDON. April 7. A meeting ol thealrii at managers, authors and actor- passed a re-oluUiui protesting against tie w ireh-s l.r-.au-Ciis'.iuo of plays and mu-" a! -lu-ws. which has recently been a very popular feature iu the broadcasting P l "' [fj’aiiiincb. salvage protect. STOCKHOLM, April 7 A Gothenburg salvage Company has entered an agreement with Lloyds, in despatching a salvage ship with specially designed apparatus, in an endcavour to recover LI ,00ft,090 worth of bullion and specie that was lost in the liner Egypt, which is lying in Go fathoms. FARM STRIKE. LONDON April 7. The Norfolk farm worker-' strike is more serious, owing to acts of violence l,v large hands of the strikers. lie farmers complain that there is inadequate police protection and that tins events them from engaging their own labour. Kivu hoys were .-toned oil a lie Id near Walsingliam. One prominent farmer stated jn.il unless suitable protect ion were giventhere would soon he mah law tlm'ii,Jiout the- district compelling the. owners to take their own prutoi live steps.

MW ED IS JI POLITICS

STOCKHOLM. April i

A Ministerial crisis has arisen m consequence of the Government being, ucrented iu the Upper Chamber, whirl, , has rejerted a compromise on P-"l n ” • for State grants for UK- support ot the unemployment. 1 Pr-micr Braiiling. b.-torc tne ' l was i d, il. declared that !m "-ould resign if an.' D.nher po-tp-moim."- j' -'’ carried. The King ot s-wcleii has b t. U-h-raphically roc.,lied trim, the •"• 1 cn , Premier Rrantinti’s rmiguatau is <• vpv* ted when he returnLIVING WAGE FOR CI.EIUW. f UIXDtIN, April 7. Tlit* iJ-*v .1 Tl.omas. Lroconioi ‘ Chelmsford Cat hedra! caused £ Ration at a- meciiiig th.it ■ improvement in the Cnureh him.ms , - shl iii,e "What can you expect ti.m starved clergymen. You a curate to dojns Kfs '' u y y ...pi j reives only a wii-dmnn - •u • ; | a do belter work u 1 .’in ■' "■ ■■'- , " 'Rem -Mr 'I homo-- interviewed said .] that he did not suggest- that the <U sordf=e' » « ‘"w iu Stifi'.lKYbSunrt pay hi* üba. SWEDEN'S OnGIiNMENT RESIGNS t , Received this day at ’-'-15 a.m.'- J STOCK UOI.M. April -■ v Government has re-igned. | i \ DOUBLE lilt. LONDON. April -• The Federated M-ler Builders tiecided to post notices operating •"> . x Lit,,., reducing wage- and. ,mrcu-mg , hours. | A NOVEL RACE. ■ (Received this day at b> a.m._ , LONDON. April <• V walking lace between five ninth-'-'• { ...‘eh pushing a. perambulaier. w, u a ; t)l ,bv from London to Brighton, lot -j , ’ u - i A! i s Groom ot ; two miles, was we -.- ' .... ; , Eastmurne m 1-0 , "«'• yh :\r'Z‘," r £r« Unis'md. 0m | [ Three ol the ti.e . • j i others were lott resting w j, 0(k-. Tile winner’s Lub> - • ‘ j , I conditions ot the live mouths, i i , U i It-,, nicthei to attend t > race allowed the m- A n ..... l.jhv's nerds while .BU-iai of the society for tne P>'^'|^ of cruelty to children tried c ■ Ulc mothers from pnrUe.l'nt ng » - Kuowere hrmgnig ep Hitu 1 v anti d tan lines and they them-clves ' ant, d oxort’i* 0 * EMPIRE TRADE. LONDON Aprn s. .... , - on -.he inter- Empire I fade Ihe den. V.. ' hire to-morrow in Question will t-i-. t Viscount the House of whu^^^ Fdnam motes •' K take imfullest ex"K'a' ' u trade within the Emiurc in pansion ot ti.u. c;ls authori-vo-operauoii with tlu G" tios. . POLITICAL UNREST in roumania The politicid « ]■ d'etat. 0 some i. h . :lhi!ily that ScKi’W'lviVlie fortaai to dis-alve the present Government. AFSTRIA AND ITALY. ROME, Antal 8. Mussolini addressing S'gt'of , M '’ ' (I wclt on the Council ot ■ ;j . hapment W'th friendly ee-nmmu dm 1 jn _ ' us Han Chancellor re.n J J], (;or r, v \iu—.lo,l »S“' al’ i. » demands regarding tuitl.n . concessions. MINERS TO REST MELONDON. April 8. !l° to-