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Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. CHINESE BANDITS RAID. PEKING, Oct. 21. T! :■ Peking "Daily -/News” reports live hundred bandits sacked Kuantung staiion, southward of Chengchow. Expro-' (rains from Hankow arrived at Kuantung during the raid but retreated. the bandies tiring on it. Some bullet' struck lhe cars but did no damage. Troop' were sent to Kuantung soon siftt-r the raid and fighting ensued, the bandits being driven oil. According to an oflicial report tile .station master and his family at Kuantung are missing. The afternoon train from Hankow has also failed to arrive at Peking. AN INTERESTING EVENT. CAIRO. Gel. 21 Madame Calmly hits arrived. A sensation was caused by lie- announcement of her heroiniitg a mother live- months hem-e. The child, according to Moslem law, will lie the eh:. I legatee ol the dead Egyptian. A FOOTBALL FINE. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.T LONDON. Oct. 21. The S.oiti'li League Management Committee lined Cowdenbeath Club C 1 • nN» for an alleged illegal payment of their goal keeper. They also severely reprimanded the rbaiiman of the Club r.nd requested him io resign. This is the largest fine imposed in the hi-lory f ieothall. C.S.A. AND GERMANY. POLICY OF NON-INTERFERENCE. (Received this day at 10. ID a.in.) WASHINGTON. Oet. 21 Presideul Conlidge informed correspondents i bat the adininist ratinn will eonlinue the ral i-mal policy of lion-in-terl’erence so far as Ihe Separ:\tsit s mnveim-iii in Germany is eniieenied. 'lhe United State' recogui'es Gerniany’s right to govern itself as it desires, Inn 'Le will have no sympathy with any absolute dictatin'. Rn—id-oil Conlidge reilerated lhal tlm Cniled Slates desired to be helpful in Europe, hut the wav bad not yet appeared. He admitted tile < Tunis ill Germany would nrnbably make it diificuli to obiaiii set i lemonts of the various European war debts to the United