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Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N i. CABLE ASSOCIATION TURK DEI ITS. IMG FRENCH LOSSES. LONDON. Oct. pi. Tiic "Daily Telegraph's’’ diplomatic cnri'Cspiiiidcnt says: The Turkish Government has now definitely decided that the interest on the Ottoman debt shall he paid in paper francs. Thus the optimism of the Rowers at Laiisanno in leaving the matter open, and contenting themselves with a Turkish adhesion to no more than a declaration of principle, has proved unjustified, as it was bound to he. The. losses of Eremdi capital in Turkey are. computed at Home to lie .‘ilk) million gold francs GLIDING RECORD. f Rutters Tki.kckams.] LONDON, Oct. ft. Gusty wind interfered with the motor glider tests at: Lvmprio. hut the results surprise,] even the experts. One pilot exi ceded eighty miles jor a gallon of pet is I. A uni her climber tt.tttr) feet and another covered lit! mile, m 1 1-T minutes, |he longest lion tep ilight so far. (.'IfINESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. Ml X YAT MEN'S .MANIFESTO. (Received tin's day at 'MI a.m.) I’EKIN. Oct. Ik. Dr Sun Vat Sen. the Sou! hem .'.nisi itutionalist leader, lias i-„ued a manifesto which lie has submitted to the foreign diplomals and in which he d:--uriniices the recent election, and •!.■- clarcs war on tie- President elect. T-an koun, against whom he lias ordered tic organisation of a punitive' expedition : the latter to proceed also against a!' the members of Earlinuiciii who parii- j eipated in the election, ('oiiicideniullc aeveiit.v-six meinbors of Rarlianicnt m-*t and repudiated the election of Tsaokouii. declaring that il was invalid because of the widespread bribery. A WOMAN HANGED. i (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) 1 London, og. in. 1 Mrs Newell, (abled on Monday, was hanged at Glasgow. She walked to the scaffold unflinchingly. exhibition Awards. (Received this day at 1- noon). LONDON. Oct. 10. 'I Owing to the many difficulties in the way of assessing elfeetively the merits if the different exhibits t. the Empire l; , . , . ... (I ‘exhibition, tin* nmlioritH's propox' to ihamlon competitive* a wards and issue nstoad a commemorative modal to all ■xhihitors. An endeavour is being mule to .secure the support of the Doiiininns. If general opinion favours lie proposal steps will immediately he aken to regularise the abandonment f the awards. If this found imposibie awards will probably he made iv a jury appointed by the exhibitors n the various sections.