BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Australian and n.z. carle association NAVAL SUCCESSOR. (Received this dav nt 11. IT) n.m.) LONDON. Nov. li. Rear-Admiral IVrcival 11:itl-'i'li>:iu|>-son succeeds Everett. A MURDER Tit I AI.. (Received this day :it 11.10 a.in.) I, A ISAXX E, Xii'.'. (i. The trial lias lufim ci I’olinnine and Oonradi for (lie assassination oi \orouski rallied on May Mill. I*<■!in 11 i 11 • • ad--1111 tted a[ll>iiill 1 1 ng I: llnsd i tlie a-'.'isslll ol Yoronski, lirralise lie cnnsldered llm latter to lie an I'lninent Bolshevik. ( nnradi admitted having planned In -hoot Krassin in Ilerlin and 1 chi I rlmn a at I,ansa line, lint lie tailed in Until la-es. Conrad i draiinitieally added: "My father and uncle were murdered Uy B,Jslii'vik I.audits, who '.‘.ere received at Cental Uy the Ministers of many i nuntries, including l.lnyd Uenfi'e. instead nf beug spat ujinn. I’nlinnine told how lie had I ice li twice sentenced to death in Russia, hut had escaped. RH.CARIA AND SKIiVIA. rßeceived this day at 11. ID a.in.) SORIA. Xnv. D. (tovernment replying m tin- Servian n 111 111 a Linn. accepts the conditions and declares Bulgaria is not resjinnsihle in any wav for the trillin'.! ini ideal. In,, it 'is ni’cessaif to U.nv to a superior force. IRISH RRISOXERS. [ Rkutkiis Teleciia.us. ] (Received this dav sit 11. Id a.m.) DUBLIN. Xni. 0. Although RepiiUlicmis declare that several prominent leaders are 111 a serious condition through tli>' hunger strike, the ninvemelil lias row praeticallv collapsed, though seven huudii'd persist in fasting!, (lovei'iiuient is ielcitsing hatches ol prisoners a Inch oil! prohahly ccntii practically all have Uacii liberated. Jilt; Oil. DEAD. (Received this day at, 11.2,.) a.in.) I.OXDDX. Xnv. D.

The "Daily Express” say-, it t* <!<•- linit<lv stated that the Royal Dutch ml ciinihinc is negotiating lor the purchase of the British Oovcrnnieiit holding m the Anglo-I’ersian nil eompany. It is understood if the deal is elleeted, if will entail a cash paymeiil ol twelve millions .sterling. DREE TRADERS REDDEST. (Received this day at 11.20 a.in.) I.OXDDX, Xnv. li. latpieashire free trailers liave invited Mr l.lnyd George to re[ily to -Mr Raidwin at Manchester. A STRIKE SETTLED. (Received this day at I I .'2o a.m.) I.OXDDX, Xnv. (i.

Miss Hoinllield’s first duty, alter election as Chairman of the ’I rude l nioii {'ongress was to tackle the holier makers lockout, which has lasted twentyeight weeks. An agreement has now been reached liv the ( oiilereitee. Result's ten thousand boilermakers, the dispute a Heeled sixty thousand other shipbuilding workers and entailed a loss of seven million sterling. cotton CROP. CAIRO, Xnv. (I. It is estimated the Egyptian cotton crop is ..iJtiD thousand kantais, a hicli is over a million katilaras above the yield of 1022. MEAT PRICES. ; Rut Tims Titi.istiiiAiia.J (Received tins day at 1i.20 a.m.) I.OXDDX, Xnv. Smitlilicld is discussing the imtniuenee of a eoiisideralile increase in prices of chilled meat, if Imyers tail to st-ctn dill'ereitees with the Argentine Coverninent which lixetl the minimum price of all exported meat, the result being a sort of buyers' strike. A DINNER. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) I.OXDDX, Xnv. At a dinner at the Institute public administration, in honour ol the Dominion Premiers, Lord Haldane pre-im jng, envisaged the Empire ol independent nations sending diplomatic representatives to London and vice versa Mr Rrnce said he believed the Colonial Odic'e fully recognised that the time? had changed and the Dominions insisted on n position they had achieved lor themselves. He strongly condemned the idea of an Empire Federation and Empire Parliament which would he a ghastly mistake if it were attempted. -Pile Dominions insisted on their own Navies being under their own control. The Dominions must have absolute independence, combined with close linked eo-operation in the hour ol peril. POLITICAL AEE AIRS. (Received this day at IT.IO .a.m.) LONDON'. Nov. (I. Evidence of the difficulties likely to he experienced by Mr Baldwin in carrying out a policy of protection without taxing food, was furnished by a resolution at a meeting of the Central and Associated Chambers of Agriculture, London, protesting against unequal treatment of agriculture loreshadowed in .Mr Halclwin’s .Manoliosler speech. The Chairman, Lord Strachie, declared if the Premier’s suggestion were carried out, agricultural interests would he sacrificed to the interests ol the mnnufactu ror. The economic conference resolution was moved by Mr Bruce lor the establishment of an economic commit tee ' analogous to the shipping committee. Canada was the onlv dissentient, on the ground of a danger ol dunbeation of machinery.