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Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1923, Page 3

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AUSTItALIAN AM) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL Sit CATION TENSE. (Received this dav tit 8 a.m.) MANILLA. Oet. 27. The political situation ha.s grown more tense with the rc.-ignat ion of tlm four appointive tiiomheiH of the Legislature, designated hy (leiieral Wood on the ground that they were unable to agree with the latter’.- policy. The resignations are considered ;i distinct victory for the independence movement. Those resigning itnmiuue"d that all hope ol t o-nporat ion lietween tlie exeeulive and legislative depart ment.s is lust. Plans are proceeding far two mi-.-ioti:-to the Ctdted .States t• > jihad for Philippi ties iiidepeiiihK.'o. .Meanwhile reports eonlilitie ot the Mom- uprising, which ii widespread tlt roughout to" Mindanao and more serious than ever helof;. “OLD MOORE” DEAD. Received this dav it. 8 a.m.) LONDON. Oet. 27. "Old Moore" of Old More’s Almanack. turnon- lor iioolieeie-. hr. died, need seventy-four, lie was slice,'--ive-!y a (owhov. io; Lev, actor, and a jour-

mdist liually. He was a lovable oh! man. T’iie jiuhlis'iei'- guaranteed the til eulatieii of his Look ot pmpliei i,'S which wa- neatly two million. Criti: - point out that “(lii| Moore” did not prophesy hi- own death. DONAH l.AW's CONDITION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Get. 28. .Mr Bonn Law slitr.ved no improvement in the hist is-tiv of the Litllilin. PA!.I, MALI. GAZETTE ABSORBED.

LONDON. Oct. 2N i i:e. “Pall Mall Gazette. - ' heneefiirtll ■ ill I." ah-orl,cd in the "E\ i tune Slaitdartl.” A Cl I '.'NT ESS' AMBITION. (R'-viived this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Get 28. Ihe Countess of Warwick, in her fir-t speech a l.ahour eainiidate. said : "III" young thoughtless woman

who lived in Wanriek Ca-tle in the old days is no more. I am too old for political anihilioiis Ml the short space that I now have lel'i. I want to place my energies at the disposal of Utose stniggling to make Britain a place fit for heroes. I have heen for twciilylour years a inenthfr of the Socialist Party. f have had to -tick it out with friends of the family, but in tin- years "one liv Socialism v.as not fashionable. I am merely an old woman living in a castle and we ate very poor. Th" castle ought. to heonnu r> iiatioual monument.” There a;'- '2.'- - :) eleeloi's. of whom Id,OP') are women."

GENERAL ELECTION IN SIX MONTHS. 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. ()ef. dS. The “Observer"" saw- thinti i- certain and that is Mr Baldwin's Plymouth speech means a general clectioi within six months. The unemployed have heen told the tariff is a partial remedy. Mr Baldwin's administration will perish in ridicule and execration il tile w riter is allnwi d in pa-s without an attempt to invoke that remedy. The ‘"Sunday Times” says that the conditions ot commerce are -u lopsyturvo.v that the strictest five trader wil hardly maintain that matters should he left to work out their own salvation. It limy he necessary to make the fiscal system more llexih'e than it. is at present, hut Mr Baldwin and hi- party have a lone; row to hoe if t.li ’ seed is to p-rsunhe the country that protection will suit it hitter than free trade. Tlie “Sunday Express" says the nnmumci'mcnt that Mr Winston C hmvliiii is to speak nl. .Manchester on Nov. dt’.rd, shows till' wav the wind i- hle.v----i iip. The joint wines of the l.iC'fai Party are able to .('.imply a. lormidalde list, of speakers. Th C.in-ervatives are tlesperatelv weak. STCRDKE'S DEFENCE OE NAVY. LONDON. Get. dd. Responding for the Navy at the Master Cutler’s Feast at Sheffield. Admiral Stunieo said, in relerenee to an ex-Minister’s newspaper articles almiit the Navy's work at the Dardanelles, thaL lie (SLurdec) had found the writer criticising one of the .ereat admirals in eoiiimand of the fleet at that time. He Kturdce did nol think that quite fair. His view was that the altemnt to force the Dardanelles with ships alone wn- one of the most insane things ever done for the British Empire. “It was against all our principles of war. and all our experience.’ It was not in the interests ot the public, he said, that on these matters Ministers should make public what was private correspondence.

LONDON. Oet. 27. Mr Bassov. New Zealand Premier, at the Cullers’ feast, at Sheffield, reidying to the toasl of Ihe Overseas Dominion. .said tliev wanted to help i'.ugland in the commercial ami hnaoeial (rouble, which had overtaken it. Where the Dominions could help was in spending their money in England lor radways, bridges, and all tie- other ihrngs that civilisation required. lIUKIi CO.MPKNSATION. LONDON. O't. 2C-. At the Unionist Conference, Eustace Percy said the (.’overumenL had. roughly speaking. awarded eight millions as conipeusal ion in respect of pre-truce claims, whereof £3.121!.(XK) was ior persomd injuries, and lhe balance tor damage to property. XAYAI. SHU A DIJON. UIIUISK ITENERARY, jll Ktcm.S fl'U.Kd |( A MS.] (Received this day at 10.10 a.ni ) LONDON. Oet. d’L The programme i f lhe world cruise of the naval squadron has been issue!, hv the Admiralty and shows it will

leave Devonport on 27th November. The squadron will consist ol battle and light cruisers. Alter visiting African, Asiatic and Australian ports, the light cruisers will spend a week at Lyttelton from Ist May and the but tie cruisers will remain eleven days ill Wellington from 27th April. The squadron will reach Auckland on 10th May and remain a week, going t lienee to Fiji for six days and afterwards visiting San Francisco. The light cruisers proceed to South American ports, while the battle erivsers go through Panama i anal to West Indian and Canadian ports, the squadron reaching F.nglaml on oth Sepieml«or. GENERAL ELECTION A PPM Ah. (■Received this day at 10.-15 a.ni.) I LONDON. Oet. 2*. j The "Daily F.xpress” lobbyist says Mr Baldwin’s clear him that a general election was approaching. bus created great excitement in political circles. The impression obtained from Ministers was that an appeal to the country on a programme of tariil relorin rod Imperial preference will he made in tlio spring lie fore the presentation oi iho limpet. The imenrion i»> fio to t> H . country, depends upon the rec-op-t oil the eonstitueneies give to the Government's policy. Mr Baldwins protection proposals have not 1 alien fund shape. They require a good deal ef Ministerial consideration before they are announced. Air Baldwin will probably explain them in a series of speeches before the introduction of the next budget. Opposition parties are already active The fiidepentV’iH labour PftMy

warned its branches to prepare for a general election in 1921. The "Daily Telegraph” political correspondent says patty circles comment on Air Baldwin's omission to any reference to foreign toodstn/fs. It is believed that such duties will not come within the Government's proposals. Home agriculture will he assisted by bounties, Imt there is no intention of taxing food generally. It is believed tlie Government will appeal to Hip people, but the selection of the psychological moment for the appeal istill to be made.

NOBEL PRIZE. STOCKHOLM. Get. 28 The Nobel medicine prize ha- been awarded m Doctor Banting and Pro-le--or Maeleod of Toronto for tlie diseovery of insulin. INDIAN S EDIT TON CHARGES. DELHI. Oet. 28. The trial commenced at Amritsar of forty Sikhs and Akali leaders on charges ot Lo• inpc member- of an unlawful association and setiitinn. The ease was adiourtied to etiahle more arrests to he made. Bail was refused. EMPIRE (TRRENCY SCHEME. (Received llns clay at. 10.25 a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 28. Mi Din-lino's (Tii'iiio lor Empire i itrfeney hills m countries usine .-ierlin.tr eurrenev. had a promiiieUL plttee at. the -itt.ilie n! the Eecuoiaie Conieri liee. Sir dames Allen, on l.elmlf of .Mr Massey, who was unavoidahly absent, mad" a -1 ;t t • mem drawing m tent ion lo tic di lliani lies wit It regard to retiiit-

serioi;-ly inti rferred with New Zealand trade. He ex pt’es-ed the opinion that tic hank's were ehartriic.', tin just ilia hie rales, and suoi/e-ted the question he referred to a committee of experts empowered to summon Mr DatTitic; and the Treasury ollicials and ethers, ai.-o to loitsider an iilternat ive sijyiui' -tile milted I , Sir -lames ( nap-, r (dep.tt.v (Tiairm.'iii ol B.A.'Y.H.A) which eeueraiiy followed Uic line- of Air Darline's 'eruiiosal-.. Mr Bruce dwelt on the ueee-ety of examinine Mr DaiTine’s proptisiils i rrfully lieeause In the event of his ta-me lu iut; iidopled, i: would involve ■, ii,,, plete reversal of tile hanh-ine system in Australia. .Nevertheless, it was id -o lately iieec—ni'\' to lind a reliiedy i..r tla iniolerahle sit nation. Mr Guinness ilioue'it. the e.immiOc.' should not le limit d to the Dnrii ;r scheme, iar focus attention on the read

evils. lie deehired 1 1: ■ Treasury • lew was tin 111; • I Lii'litte .1- '.me w • aid eati-e an unueee-'.-urth rnvat i!i• rl> mice, ei rn i|‘ |.fit! t iei!tie. He point■'< l i.irt thill -Ill'll it scheme wa- unite -'-s.i.'y if sterlino iveaiia'd its -s .!•.! p Italy. .Air Buxton ('South A I'riva i oipased the M'hem • and dcahiivd t •;;: t vhjVvr anyho.lv ei-.e did. South Africa would eertaildv net aceejii the -eh. "U!" lie eoiitemh'd there were only two i-n dies, one of which would automan illy di-ajijair it ii retorn wile made io<i:d. T he other was for the dominions to i -- teddish a cent fid t'e-e:''.v hank. I Tiiailv it wn- dei ah d to pp'.int

eonimiltee with hr.ia.d term- oi uf'l'enee. BCI.P .MERCHANTS KIXAN< E. LONDON. Get. .-8. The Chamerv Court has iippotnled a receiver a III! ma iiii;;er ter I’.e ■■■<■ r ( , 'nI:, 11 \- Limited. p;< p.f iiuln miT bants, on the aopliea.tion ol tbe Natiomd I rovineia! I nioii Bank, a.- iruslee- i n' deli,nture holders. The hanks’ coun.-el said the Company's affairs had arrived at a crisis owitq; to the hiiiutv ol a certain Canadian C' inpanv to meet its luihilit ies. help for CNEAI PLOYED. (ILieeivcl this day at 10.25 a.m.) i.< IN DON. Get. 28. Speaking at. Canterbury. Sir d'lyiisou Hicks said the Government. . ' omemplated -peudiip; Ii it y millions on -i h"tiii's dnrine; th" winter lor the pm|,„se of ft lie ving n nein ploy men 1. hni ii neaessary thev would spend aiimtlier lif liiillioiis. lie deelai'.'d no (■ -;vi‘fltii,cut dared allow ■■enmm> to dump millions nf tons el steal here, wlule "" are speiidinp. fifty millions lor unemplovmont. LONDON. DO. LN. Sir .lot iisnii Hicks eoiitiiiued-- Air Bruee wanted to tax eot'ii, wheat and meat in order to give a preieretti e to the colonies hill uith tlm present unemployment it was quite im|.os-ihle to tax iinported lend anil l.hereliy |a.s-itil\ make it dearer. Gut where taxe. existed the Government wanted to mak the preference to the Empire as great ns pnsß-il)k*. TOM 1» DKSK( IiATOUS. . Rccoivod this (Imv m*. 11. to m.tmD OKNKVA. Oct. 2-. Tlie family tomb helongimr lean Paithnl imi who i- related lo the rei:;uitay lions 1 o! Alntiaen wa- recent It opeui'd at Petit -a ( "nnex. neat Geneva, for the buriid of Burt liolnmi - ti ii-vear-old son. when the grave diggers di-e'ivi'i'ed that the t mb had been violateil and the body of Bartholomi s lir.-t wife, who died eighteen years ago, had heen stripped ol precious jewels, which were buried with her, including j a collar of pearls and diamond ring.~f great value. The thieves lut'd beel! so brutal that tliev had broken the lingers, from v Inch thA* rings 'tele dragged. Bartholomi formerly Wits oxtremelv wealthy, hut 10-t the whole of his fortune in speculation- oil tile Bourse. OCT: I! POLITICAL CRISIS. j (Received this dav at 1 I T-’ a.m.A j THE HAG l"E. OH. 28 j Govern nielli !&#.•'e resigned a- lhe re-j suit of the rejection of the Navy Bill.

providing for bigger protection m Dutch F.asl Indies. The lull had been represented as a scheme lostered by Knghmd ami directed against .inpun. TUI! KISH POLITICS. ( ON Si'A NTI NOLLE. Oct. 28 Alter a meeting of the popular parry under the presidency of Mnstupha Kcnial, the Council of Commissars resigned. Cl! INF.SK AFFAIRS. I’FKINO. Oet. 2*. I, U reported thai StraU's. a Oermaii China inland missionary. waslured by baudil' in Hunan who do maud ten thousand dollars for Ids ram sum. TIIK CRUISER i>UNF.DTN. (“Sydney Sun’’ Cullies'). (Received this dav at 12. to p.m.) LONDON • Oet. It is und- rsfiod the cruiser Dunedin L unlikely to participate in the lortlieoming naval world cruise, hut. two bublv. will he handed over to lhe New /calami Government io rep.ace lie- ( !'•■ t lia’ii New Zealand has applied for" ninety additional naval rating* which will shortly he supplied.