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Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1923, Page 3

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AIR SERVICE TO EGYPT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 18. Commander Burney, interviewed regarding Sir 11. Mackinder’s speech, said the airship service to Egypt was all that could be hoped for at the outset. The first airship would be available within eighteen months of tin; receiving of Parliamentary approval of the scheme, and the others would be ready six months later, allowing of an extension to India. T I'TANEII AMEX. CAIRO, O L. 18. ('alter. Callender and Burton have arrived to resume the explorations in the Valiev of the Kings where they anticipate nucccs-i' ul np.cratinns during lie season. Everything is reported in good order at 'J'uia!i!:bam..'!i's tomb. NEW HEBRIDES REPORT. (Received this dnv at 1.8!) p.m.) LONDON. Oct. |B. Whatever suggestions may be included in the report of the New Hebrides Committee, nothin,g alfoelitig the general status will be done without mjii--ii!l at inn between I'T'anee and Britain. The Economic Goiifereiice continued the di-eus-ion o| tic re purl, of the Imperial Shipping Board, and adopted a resulut inn thanking the I loan! lor services to the Empire. CHINESE' GONDII lONS. (Received litis day at 12.28 p.m.) PEKIN, October 18. Relations between the Chinese Government and foreign diplomats are disturbed. as the outcome of the Presidential mandate accepting the resignation of Tiiiir !i;111 Gyu and promoting Siring Siiiiiigi-limi. which diplomats roll-id"!' 11 liolation of till’ piomises under which it i- understood lie was to he dismissed.

The Chinese press publishes a sensational tcpoi'i that diplomat- handed Go-

vernment rm ultimatum, demanding a withdrawal of the mandate within for-ty-eight hours. A GO I E SURPRISE. LONDON. October 18. Ranelagh Ladies Cclf font-nines resulted in a suini'ise. Misses Fowler and

Rogers beat Mi-s Cecil l.eit-h and Mrs. Grand Kuttic. one up. AXG I .O-B rKKI A x AGREEMENT. London, <> o.i r in. The “Evening Standard" -lutes inllitetitial qua! lets in the city retard Ihe Russian wheat agreement a- ike most far-reaching i ninmereial arrangement since tbt> signature of the Anglu-Rus-sian trade agreement. An important section, of the big live banks are piepared to give credit to the new scheme up to a million sterling. Tbo iirrnngelin’iit is regarded as the precursor of the importation, of ether Russian raw material. If only one millii n pounds worth of grain is shipped to Britain in a season it. would form the basis o! a supply to Russia of more than double that value in British manufactured goods.

MEMORIAL TO LORD ROBERTS LONDON. Oei. IP. The Duke of Cnniiau ;ht unveiled, in St. Raid's Cathedral, a memorial In Lord Roberts, consisting of a plain marble bust, which ua- pl'e.-eiiteil by personal friends. Six ( lirlsra pensioners. wearing medals, were in lb. guard of honour with the Irish guards.