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Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1923, Page 3

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COTTON TRADE IN BAD WAV. (Received this day at. 11.10 a.in.) LONDON. Oct. 2.

The "Daily .Mail” states the Baiicasliire cotton industry D experiencing tin- biggest, crisis in its history. .Many 0 itiipanies are reaching the end of their tether and bad trade i.- rapidly consuming their capital. Cotton goods cost three time- tic pre-war juice and the natives oj India, (hint) and t lie l-'ar East who "ere the principal customers an- unable to bay. Exports for the last two year- were a lit tie over half the pre-war total-. SOUTH URN RHODESIA. I ll E AIINffSTRY AND PORTED! IDS. CAPETOWN. October ? There is great popular rejoicing in Sal l -1)i;i-v in connection with the inauguration oi responsible Government. Alter tlie tie" Governor. Sir John Cluuieellor was sworn in lie read a message from the King referring to the rapid advancement of Southern Rhodesia since it cairn* under British protection and also laying a tiihute to the c nar te red company's administration. The Governor then announced that the following .Ministry had been formed : Stir Charles Coglilan. Premier and .Minister of Native Affairs. Sir F’lltneis Newton. Colonial Secre-

tary. .Mr Flynn. Treasurer. Air Hudson. Atforiiey-General. Air Alolfatt. Minister of Alines and Works. Air l.cggatz. .Minister of Agricnll uro. The Governor read various mes-age J of congratiiialion and concluded with "iil'iH of caution to the .Ministry in view of the fact that they wer,. I,leaking new ground. NAI’IKI! Cl 111,PUT-IN'S pn.NATBcN. LONDON. (teiober :t. Admiral Slurdec m-kno« I*-dues a cmtl'ihlltion of lilty three pounds .-'.eiTing from li-lll!) children ul’ Napier, to ll:i Victory FTngship fund. THE BI'I.GARfAN RKVOI.I TIoN. (Received this day at ID.Jo a.in.) LONDON. October 3. The ".Morning Post’s" Belgrade eoii'espou;lent says that it is estimated that two thousand were killed and live thousand taken prisoner in the Bulgarian insurrection.

The Communist leader. Pimitrnlf. declares that the involution failed because id tile shortage of weapons and the lin t that the Government had armed ten thousand Russian monarchists and ten t lioi isa ltd Macei lon inn revol il l inn a lie-. They had not armed at t*.:o proclamation of the Soviet hut on the establishment, of the peasant Government. They had nut, killed anyone, excepting in lighting, whereas the Government lorces took no prisoners. allies leave, tcrk p;y. (Received this day at It).'Jo a.in.) LONDON. October The "Daily Exprc-s" ( 'oii.-'.tttlliuople correspondent state- that the Allied occupation ended tc-dav and hap| y crotvils gathered on the -limes ol the Jjospborotts, in hiiilianl sun-hinc, to watch the Fund ceremonies, impartially applauding the Allied anil Turkish troops. British. p'rcncli. Italian and Turkish contingents acre ilrav't) up in a square. tloi'e .Allied Hags u.'ic himight forward and the national antlieuis |tlayeil. Honour was then paid to the Turkish Hag. General Harington. the French and Italian conimiinders, and the military governor of the city f.iri-welled eaeh other. The Allied i-out iiigenls separately marched |ut.-t and embarked on troopships which ocauicd ihrottgli a line of Allied v.ui-hiu- "'hicli. later, (ell into a. | o-iliou behind the transports. ITALIAN SUBMARINES. poAir: Oct. n. The construction has eomnienccd <1 four new submarines "huh are claimed to be the world'.- speediest and most powerful. Four more will he constructed in BUI under' Italy'- programme of forty-three submarines completed since the armistice.

mfmobiu.s fob sold mis bkl-orted missing.

(Received this day at 11 -B’ BOX'I iu;-. vac. .1. The Imperial War Graves' Commission is inviting war service archiU-ms in the l.’nited Kingdom and the Dominions to compete in designing memorials for missing soldiers lor erection in Frame in the neighbourhood m Bcllmne. which is inscribed with twenty thousand missing. WOMEN'S rNKMBI.OYMENT dole. LONDON. Oct 3. The Women's section of the alimsirv of Labour teports that HJb.Cbd men and -11.-100 gifts are tegistefcd as Pull v unemployed, whereof 1IO,0(H> nomen are receiving a dole of 2- weekly and V2.rm gtfls receive (». ' estimated that women's itnemploymenl relief will cost -Hi millions in ' the lcpart points out that the tA ' ,n ' ,l 'Y for domestics is still largely unsatisfied.

I’ll 1 NOE OF WALKS. OTTAWA. Oct. -2. I, j s considered Lord Beni row Prince of Wiliest, while a gneM » Ccvcrumcnl House, will attend ao ollicial dinner to Mr '“loyd Oeoigf "" October P. The I’rim-e has travelled incognito, firmly refining mvilntmns to social functions, but i, js t'-'j-d.t be will make an exception <>t Mr George's dinner.