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Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

BRITISHER KILLED

(Received this day at 12 lo p.m.) DELHI. October 2.

Captain Raker Jones ol the Indian Medical Service, was assassinated on October Ist., near Loralni hv \\ a/.ieri tribesmen. INDIAN TRIALS. DELHI. October -■ A message from Poona says Has rat was sentenced to two years rigorous and six months rigorous treatment, the sentence' running consecutively. Moliaini. undergoing a sentence in Verrowea prison, bribed a warder to carry a letter from the prison to Syphon. Riissoul. who accepted the bribe, was sentenced to three months rigorous treatment on each charge. throughout the trial Mohauii employed obstructionist tactics. Refine and during the delivery of the judgment he created a scene, after being carried into court by two European warders.

MR MASSEY MAKES LONG SPEECH. (Received this dav at T .HO p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 2. There was a very full attendance of delegates and experts at the opening meeting of the Imperial Economic Con fere nee at the Cabinet, offices in ! Whitehall. sir Philip ;i. ' I ueine. in in : • nlug ■ ueeeli, uni'il-. reviewod >. be j Mr .Ma"knnv.ii- I. ■ M. Mr- y, General Smuts, B dcGrai.h. Warren, I lines ami <>i a -by G e u-ade speeches in reply, emphasising tin tremendous possibilities uf the development of trade within i!ic Empire, which was capable of producing practically all-the raw material required by the Motherland. Their desire was to help in it- utmost. Mr Masses in a lengthy speech stressed the importame of the principle-. of preference, not merely in trade, hut in immigration. He earnestly Imped the conference would not terminate before a satisfactory solution was found for the Empire’' problems and that the work would not be conlined in passing resolutions, hut be translated into action. The conference adjourned till the l-Mh. FEDERAL LOAN. j 1! KUTUILS Tr.I.EUIt AJIS.’I (Received this day at 12.21 ji.ni.) LONDON. October 2. The Austialian Commonwealth is underwriting a 71 million, the pci rent loan at ninett-ninr. FORMOSA OF AKF TOKIO. t let , itl'T 2. Taito. on the east const of Formosa, experienced a number el eari liquid;,* shocks on September 20:1 1 . which caused r i i.siderahle damage to lnui es and walls. Casualties are feared.