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Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CA-RI.E ASSOCIATION. I.OXO .IT'MI’. (Received this day at 10.10 ii.nid LONDON. Oct. 31. f. I*. Havli'v >'.VewZealand) won ’!ur lan;' j lll n|> at the Oxford ’l''re-!iiii:''i'.( Sport-', jumping infliiv-. Ilf also won Ills lii'itt in tli!> I,unties. SOVIKT (iIAKTKRS -J*i; SI Ill’S. (Rccfii'Oil tin’-, day at 10.2'i a.m.) LONDON, dri. 31. li 0 reported rhat. tlic Soviet (ii.Vornin(■ 11 1 lias fliiii'ti-reil L*S(J sU-iiiiici to cany.' exports I'rotn lllacli Sen port-. It is understood that prolwihly ahoiit 100

amounting to about <"•". ) to cighi hundred thousand tons for the Cnited Kingdom. IT’ance. A/ediierrauean peris. Oermanv and Deuriuirk. Tin' remainder will lie charterd for timher. oil. cola', s rap iron and other commodities. It is not expected that the chartering of these boats will have any eli eei on .Australian trade as they arc mostly iilisuitci! lor long voyage-:. CHINESE MGHTI.Vb [ Reuters Telegrams.]

(Received this day at Ift.lt) a.in.) PKKINf,;. Oct. 31. Advice. from Canton report ihat Dr SunYat Sen's troops were heavily defeated near Waichow, while lour giiahoa Is, hitherl'l supporting his eause. Maidenly declared l hcm.-elvcs neutral on Sunday, and hdt lor an iinknouii do.-

tmalion. Only one loval guuh i.it reuiiiins iii Canton. P. AND (). DIVIDKND. (Received if,is day at 12.25 ji.mA , LONDON'. O' i. 31. A P. and I), dividend, on deferred stock of -i x per e,.pi. iax Ire . Im.s h. eti | declared. |

ATT I I.LTiCS LONDON, (let. 3L At the Oxford Lrcshmcn's -ports. liaylcy won his heats in the hundred yards in I!) I 5-ee. ami I lie Pjilyds. hurdles in IS 2-ssecs. Tlm linals v.ill he decided on Lriday. CODDI.L AND COWS. (Received this day al 12.15 p.in.) LONDON. Dei.o)l. There, were hum irons passages when a deputation representing tic Early Closing Association asked .Mr Briiigemaii to permanently lix the lengthened ■summer i ime periods. .Mrs Cambridge, of the Woman's; Athletic Assouial ion, emphasised the recreative advantage which would bo alforded to working girl-. Re,erring to the farmer-.' opposition sic said: “Let e- secure .liel'.er working conditions for lie work giiTs helore we Alderman Soil’.. -peaking a iaruier. believed that most of tic farmers' oppositon was due to | reiudiec. It was tine the cie.-s • I:■ i no' In t!,e change Imt they got iisi-d 1 > ii- ill a few days. OPFKT-’R 808 NAVAL BOARD. I.ONDON, Oil. :)l The Admiralty aniu iinces that Cap:. Frederick A. Summerville has I-ecu lent

to the New Zealand Got cninienl ii< chief still}' oflit er. and second naval member of the Naval Board. He sails on the Corinthic on. I lie 2'.)! It. Dee.