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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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AUSTRALIAN AND N. 7.. C.VKI.E ASSOCIATION'. MR BALDWIN AT MA X( HESTER. LONDON, Nov. 1. The “Daily Telegraph” say-: Mr Baldwin’s reception at .Manchester was of the warmest. Bond cheers greeted his declaration that "the time has entile when this country must look to itself." and naturally the Premier had to devote a considerable pari ol his speech to cot ton. He aron-ed etithu,ia,m bv declaring that Im "would not he satisfied until we had si developed the Empire that, we -hall he absolutely independent of America for cotton. Similarly, he pictured a future "hen Britain would he independent ol any foreign country for sugar and tobacco, saying: ‘‘This would help us in paving our debt.” At ihe close ol his speech Mr Baldwin summed no his policy bii< lly in word-, that had been eareinlly chosen and written mi a single sheet m notepaper. age. I cl, log was cvolmd liv hi- pronouncement that it "as proposed to tax imported maniiln-tured poods with special regard to import, which caused the greatest unemployment . The Premier spoke with more vigor than lie usually employs on the platform, and lie gave a better impression of hi, oratorical powers. SMITHFIEI.D MARKET RETCH NS. LONDON. Nov The Smitldiehl market returns of meat, handled then- during ten months to the .'list October, -hiiu that the supplies of Argentine beef totalled lnlSe.ii 2 tons. This i, an increase of 18,lint) compared with 1922. Th" Australasian supplies handled showed a dciTcaso oi 11,0.80 Imiog M,|'».‘j tons.

BRITISH ELECTION. LONDON. November Air AlcCii'klv. at a eonu-renee of the National I iherd,. expri ml the opinion that a general election would he held not later than January. Tim “Daily ( hrooiele'," polil leal correspondent states: “'I Imre i-. nun h activity among,!, the Conservative organisers in preparation lor an election in January, although the Mini-tem Party have not yet fixed the date. bu; robberies. NEW YORK. November •'!. Rank robberies and lmld-up men operating in live iowtis oi the I oiled States and Canada to-day succeeded in obtaining lfil.2(’>o dollars in loot lor one day's activities. Eonr robbers entered a bank at Ottawa, in Kansas. Tbev overpowe'e,; the personnel, and escaped with Tin--0110 dollars in cash and negotiable secliritiiv., driving away in a waiting automobile. five men, one dressed in a t nitc'-l States uniform, rilled a hank in .lotmston. Pennsylvania, escaping with two thousand dollars in. cash.

In Philadelphia. Holyoke (Massachusetts) and Walkervillc (Ontam) masked men held up automobiles in which pavmasters were carrying lactoiv P :, v rolls, ami escaped with 2-1.-’BO dollar.worth of eurreney. HON. BoNAI! r. A AY. LONDON. Nee. 2. The "prince of Wales "ill he Ihr primipal pall hearer at the late Air T’mJir Raw's funeral. The Premier. Spoilker of the House of Common.,. Tmd Balfour. Air A-qiiitii. Lord I'TizoCn. Lord Carso,,. Lord Reave, brook. Mr Austen ('hamherhiin. and A! itanmay Alio doimbl will aim, be nail bearer,. At (lie funeral ef Air Tamar Law the hearer party will be four iiou-eom-misdoued ollieers e.i the King's Scottish Borderers and four from the R.A. Those' are selected Boca use Mr Bonar Law's two sons, who lost thou lives in the war. belonged to the BoMTeret's and H.A.f. respectively. WOOL SALKS.

(Received this dav at 9Mil a.m.t ; RON DON, Nov. 1 i At the wool sales practically no. merinos were ollcrcd, hut lic-ic -a- i lut selection of crossbreds. Ihe "“UK't was firm, and prices unchanged. Hm New /calami dip, cx Paivora. sol 1 27 priifo. SIM PL I FK'ATIDN OF CI'STOM> formalities. [ Rectk.iis Tm.uo hams.] fßeceived this day at 9. !5 a.m.'l GENEVA. Nov. -L The fnternalioiial Cii-toms (oiiicienee has completed its labours with the adoption. by thirty-one out ot thirty-live countries represented. " an international convention tor the simplification of custoiiis formalities. Australia, Dfiimark ami l*ouman:a a »- stained from voting. FNGI ISII BOROFCII EI.F.rTtONS. LONDON. Nov. -t. Al the municipal elections tor the three hundred scats ill the cighty-mie boroughs, the Conservatives have lost 17 and the Liberals 21. Labour has gained 01 and the Independents L

BELGIAN AND BRITISH VIEW. LONDON .Nov. I. It is understood that the British view of M. Poincare's stipulation that the Committee of Enquiry should onlv investigate Germany's present capacity to pay. is that it will largely minify the Committee'- work as. admit i e.llv (Ipi'innnv’s nn'»<**nt. capacil> > () i J - * i' s ',-il. If is believed the Belgian eminent largely shares Hie \icas o the British Government in das re,,.,,.,1 It is honed the exchange d views now proceeding will clear up the question so that an allied invitation to the ITiited Stales may be despatched before the beginning of next week.

INDFSTR 1 A LISTS TO BE CON- I SFI.TF.D. (.Received Inis ‘lav at 0.25 n.ni.l LONDON, Nov. T. Mr Neville Gliambednin, speaking at Cardill. referred to the Government proposal of a general l ill ill' for manufactured goods. He said that an advisory committee Mould be nnponil--0(1 immediately in interview the representatives of dillerem industries and otdv after < nlleeiing all informa-j *io,i would the Government be able to. frame a general tariil. He muiuatcd | that sucb jiroposals would he si,ln,oiled for ilie decision ot ihe country befort* next vinior.

AEMLSTICF. day. C KNOT A I’ll A RRANG EMKNT*. I Received this day at S a.m.) LONDON. November 1. The arrangement- for the Cenotaph eeroinony on November lDh. are competed. The prince of Wales will Uy a. wreath after the others are laid. ■| lie Bi'ho]) of Loudon and choir lea\c fho Home Office for the Cenotaph. Thereafter a two minutes silence «ih 1,0 followed by a hymn, the Uriel reunion'. coin-hiding with a reveille >ound(d by Fugles of the Royal Marines. P. AND O. COY. LONDON. Nov. -L The P. and 0. Coy. are raising £.‘1,500,000 worth at five per cent deFeatures at ninety-nine.