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Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1923, Page 3

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Uni I lon & l-Ufitiun 11 nmo. AUSTRALIAN AND N-Z CARLE ASSOCIATION. U.S. PKKSIDEXCY. KANSAS CITY, Juno 1 Mr Henry Ford's United Slates Presidential hopes are r.o secret in the Ford family. llis son, Edsel admitted that his father was seriously considering entering the race. It was announced that H. F. Duff, a Lansing (Michigan) liancier. is here on a visit. H is believed that Ford is the head or a new third party. HACKING KI.C K LUX KI.AN. ATLANTIC CITY. .June 1-L In a resolution unanimously passed at the biennial meeting of the Jewish organisation on Monday, Mr I'ord was characterised as t lie financial hacker of the Ku Klux Klan. llis candidacy as United States President was considered an insult, and his name was hissed and hooed. TDK COTTON LAW. LONDON. June 11 Washington despatches irporting concessions in the shape ol acceptance of Liverpool standards and arbitration under the now cotton law, have caused satisfaction in Liverpool and .Manchester, where protest meetings have been pastponei] pending the consideration of concessions by the cotton exchanges.

AIR LLOYD GEORGE'S ARTICLE. LONDON. June U. Afr I.loyd George’s twentieth article discusses the second German Note and the necessity for a conference of Allies on the subject. VALUABLE FURNITURE. LONDON. June 1 I The first day’s sale of Sir Anthony Rothschild's furniture at Christie’s (<>- failed £9=1,000, including lour panels of Gobelin tapestry at fifteen thousand guineas, a. Louis Ouinzi- table at 1700. and a writing table belonging to the ill-fated Princess Dehimbelle at 0500. A ear owned by Clements, Ltd., whi-le proceeding no the Olirn Gorge yesterday, bark-fired and caught alight Rays the “Argus.” The driver instantly used the lire extinguisher, and was successful in combating the flames before any damage was done, and f Incar was able to proceed to Christchurch. SHOCKING FIRE DISASTER. DISABLED PATIENTS BURNT. '.Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 11. A fire occurred in an open air ward of the .Ministry of Pensions Hospital for disabled soldiers at Birmingham. Of twenty men in the ward at the time of the outbreak, twelve were spinal patients who were strapped to their beds and were unable to move. They became terror stricken as they saw tinflames approaching. A constable and two hospital orderlies made gallant efforts to rescue them. The smoke was so dense that they had to take spells in the fresh air. The lire spread with the greatest rapidity owing to a high wind. Several patients had their clothes burned, but all were saved, except two. In their final efforts the rescuers reached a burning bed and brought out a mass of lied clothes but the man inside died in a few moments. The other man was hurtled alive. RAILWAY ACROSS SAHARA. (Received this day at .'.fill a.m.) LONDON. June 11 The “Daily .Mail’s'' Paris correspondent says a hill will In- introduced into Parliament, providing for the- building of a railway across the Sahara from Oran to the Gold Coast. JOIN “WEE FREES." (Received this day ai 9.15 a.m.i LONDON, June It. Mr Stephenson, a member of the [louse of Commons has joined the “Wee Frees.” PORING OF RACEHORSES. LONDON. June 11. 'Lie “Daily Telegraph” says that tile Jockey Club has been notified that the doping of racehorses is practised in Britain, and that an investigation has commenced. A well-known trainer is involved. CONTROL OF PRfCES.

(Received this day at ILL) a.in.) CAPETOWN. 'Line 11. The Assembly rejected a Labour motion to empower the Goveruor-Geno-ral. on the. recommendation of the Beard of Trade, to control the wholesale and retail prices of supplies, il necessary, to protect the public from the effect of agreements in the restraint cf trade hv trusts, combines or monopolies. General Smuts said that the motion went too far. The vesting of power of investigation in a board which would report to Parliament would he sufficient if the House e-oulcl then say what action was necessary. THE BETTING TAX. LONDON, June II The Betting Tax Committee listened to an expert witness of the Customs Board to explain a scheme for collecting the tax (eahled on ith). L Proposed to issue tickets worth sixpence, a shilling, live shillings and ten shillings which, purchased at the post offices, the bookmakers would he required to deface each, preventing Hie stamp on the ticket being used again. This could he done by a bell punch similar to that used by tram conductors. The Chairman Would the punch be possible in the great rush before a race. Witness: —There is hound to he inconvenience in the collection of all taxes. When the bookmakers were supplied with every kind of ticket there should not be any difficulty. BASES ESTABLISHED. COPENHAGEN. June II The Norwegian expedition for the re- j lief of Amundsen’s Polar (light, established ba-es at Dane’s Island and at the non li-western extremity of Spurbergeii where the harbour is fairly fie,. ~f ice. The hydroplanes made several successful trials, landing on the snow.