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Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND 7. CABLE ASSOCIATION panel doctors agreement. LONDON, October 10. The Ministry of Health’s agreement with the Panel Doctors, in connection with national insurance, has expired. Hitheito the State lias paid the doctors !)s fid a head. After long negotiations the doctors definitely refused the Ministry of I leal til’s filial tiller ol 8s fid for three years, and ask that the matter shall he arbitrated upon, t;lt liliKS AND TURKS. LONDON. Oct. 11. The “Daily Express's" Alliens respondent says: “’I liousalids ol men, women, rind children, all lurkisli subjects now throng the quays at Mitylene. The Lausanne Treaty ciecr-es that tlicv must be transported from Greek soi Ito Asia Minor, a hind mist of them have never seen. Simultaneously. in Asia Minor, thousands ol Greeks await steamers to carry them to their motherland, that is a foreign laud to them. As I cable, four steamers arc reach - in the harbour. On the qtia\s women clutch bundles ol children s clothing, oots. and puns. Many ol t o men have pushed hand harrows .< : mile—. The number of victims c,i both nationalities involved is estimated at over AAA,PDA. ’file t ransportat ion must take mouths to carry out. .neani ime. it is feared that mane will die ol Hunger, as little organised preparation hamade for the exodus. AN INDIAN ORDER. DELHI, Oct. 11. The Raj ordered the Provincial Governments am! di-lric-t military commanders to take strong measures, and to forfeit military pensions and grants of those person-, taking part in disloyal. seditions agitation. Active steps ill this dircciioii Were necessary to create- confide lie o and allay the fears of loyal soldiers now in i In- .-ervi< e. GENERAL HARI.NGTON. CORDIAL WELCOME HOME. (Received this day al I LID a.in.) LONDON. October 11. General Hu ringtail, with eighteen hundred men of the Coldstream and Grenadier Gnaids was stirringly welcomed on arrival from Constantinople. General Haiington, who was tendered a civic- welcome at Southampton, said, we left Turkey respected by all. after steering through many difficulties. We left with the English Hag never higher. Credit for this belongs not to me. but to the splendid forces under my command. 1 am hopeful for the future of Turkey. I believe tinold relations will be re-established and tli e respect under which we left, will he helpful to British interests. I am confident our graves on Turkish soil will be respected.

EMPIRE COTTON GROWING. LORD DERBY’S OPINION. [Reuters Teeeuu.vms.] (Received tliis day at 0- IT a.m.) LONDON. Oct. if. Lord Derby in addressing the- anuu-i! meeting of the Empire CoHon Growing Corporation, while declining to discuss tlie question ol preference, staled that he was of the opinion that whatever was done to extend cotton growing in the Dominions, it must not he merely advantageous to them. Lilt ol the greatest advantage to Britain. He pointed out that while labour was impossible in many parts of the Empire, and therefore he urged tlie corporation to encourage the natives to grow cotton of the best typo under the superintendence of experts. He believed, that, eventually, the whole of Britain s cotton requirements could come i.-mu the Dominions.

BRITAIN’S IMPORTS. (Received this day at 9.25 ii.m.A LONDON, Oct. it. The Board of Trade returns lor September show that the vaiui* *4 tin- imports were £83.0! >0,(199, a decrease of £3 500.0IK) • and re-exports £3.(!.;i:.1;‘.H). an increase of £2,oo!M>o’>. IM'GBV CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, On. 11. At Rughv football in the (on .i Championship. Leicestershire oieten, beat Last Midlands three. AIR BRUCE A P.C. (Received this day at 12 I.> p.m.' LONDON. October 11. Mr Bruco has been sworn in as a Privy Councillor. AUSTRALIAN ART IN LONDON. LONDON, October 11. The Duke of Connaught before a large and distinguished gathering, opened the lirst exhibition of Australian r.rt in l.andon at the Royal Academy. Me said the exhibition would King home to Britons the existence in Australia of a thriving intellectual movement of love and beauty, together "ith a dr A sire for power to give it shape. IK hoped the exhibition would be a prelude to further interchanges of culture between the mother and daughter conn tries. PREFERENCE OLD ENEMY DISGUISED. LONDON. October 11. All- Donald AlucLean in opening the Liberal free trade campaign _be five a large gathering of Scottish Liberals at Perth, said tile preference developments at the Imperial Conference raised a vital issue. Preference was simply an old enemy of protection disguised. The Liberals would give it no quarter. LVAIPNIC GLIDING CONTESTS. LONDON. Oct. IL The weather is fairly good lor the Lvmpne gliding contests (apiuiu MacMillan broke the speed record ol £(st miles an hour hv covering 2-> mn.'> at."an average speed of 7(5 miles an hour.