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Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIU.F. ASSOCIATION. NEW I! DSSt)- DA N IS! 1 CDV. Received this day at TI-1A a lit.) ( OREM I A(l EN. Nov. 7. A New Ru-sii-Danish liimiicial institution. entered a- the Northern ( red it (’einpany. with a capital ol live million kroner, ha- been torni"d with two Ru--.mii hankers and three Dani-li adircctoi s to suppm t tlm Ru--mn export and import trade. The capital ha- already been sub.M rihed and the company is expected to loinmcnce operation- in .Innunry, I'REE LIMIN'! E It II! ADDLES AND lit INLY. All! MASSEY Sl'('( LSSI'TL. (Special to A u-Pra liari Drc-.- A.-sii.; [Received this day at 9.1. T aml I.ONDti.N, Nnv. 7. In the interest- ol' New /calami iruHgrower.-., Mr Mass ',v la- lieen -ucci fill in obtaining a preference, against foreign competitor-, of live -hilling- per hundredweight mi Ire-h apples imported into Britain Imn Empire euinliie-, lie ha- al-o secured a pretorenee o| imi shillings pci fill nln. l w <•!'..li l tui honey. These entices'.inns umv annmine.i! by the Die-idem ni ihi Board m Trade at the ('oi)lcivncc tin- morning. They will of ciiui -i . lie subject to rat ifjeat imi by the British I’arlia men t. I; i- announced al-o that a ten shilling- pm- hundredweight preference will he granted mi panned -alnniii. THE BRITISH EM DIRE. SI’LLCII BY DRINCE OE WALLS. [Reuters Telegrams.] [Received this day at. 9.1 t a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 7.

The Dritice of Wales was present a I the dinner given liv the Oversells League to the Dominion Dreiniers. lie proposed the toa-t of tlm Dominions and Ttulia. Ife declared that I Icneral Smuts was certainly not overstating the case when, in an eloquent speech, he said that in the Brit ish ('nmninnwenlth we possessed the greatest ill-tit ill inn ever devised by man. The mature of the constitution cl the Empire coidil not too often he cmplia-i-cd. The Empire consisted of independent sister States, and by the genius of many statesmen and the sound instinct of the people, the two opposites, eo-operation and independence, would he dovetailed tc* ether. The Drince of Wales "i ii urge the desirability ol ciicmru.:. >; the

spirit of travel In -late.-aien and mur-ii'd'-ts. all of whom were di.-iri -n es . !' ideas and information to the people ol Britain. It was a weh-oirie sign of the times, the increasing number of students and teachers from overseas who wore visiting and residing in Britain. He recalled the many liappv days and his wonderful experiences of the past font years in various parts "t the Empire. which weir always a help, lie was looking to find his future journeys of equal interest. Mr Jti-uee pointed out that the I)o----ni iit ion Brittle Ministers came to Loudon to discuss Empire problems. Tie asked how many state-men in Britain visited the Dominions to learn their problems first hand. .Mr AI war declared that all'ci lion and love for the Crown wa- the greatest eemeiit ing factor in the Empire. ol w hi• 11 India wa- a part. He believed tlm Dt inee's visit to India, during tlm transition stage, brought home tlm idea of Empire. THE DODDLE TAX ON SHIDDINO. COMMITTEE'S REDOUT. ■Tviceivcd this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 7. A report has lieen drawn, up by the Imperial Shipping' (.’om.milt.ee mi Hie methods of the a.-.-e-sent of shipping in. eonm tax wit hill the Empire. The commit lee suggest- it series el ai. cam;: rU •' remedie-, Imi it n commend-. none- because the neitici is outside the coinniil tee's sphere. The enquiry has lii'ctt so fiir as to tlm neeessilv fur raising t lie revenue eolieenied. 'I lie commit tee. nevertheless, leels that inter-Empire anomalies and complexities exist, and there is sullieient evidence to establish a prim:! facie ground for complaint ami suggests that the report he firstly brought to tlm attention of the li-eal ant lim it ies concerned. .IAI'ANKXE YEA MEN'S STRIKE'. ['Reuters TkLEOR AMS. ) (Received tin's day at L3O p.m.) TO.lv 10. November 7. The aonouneemeiil tli.at the Nippon Yu-eii Kaisha Steamship Company intended to reduce the sailin ' allowances of seamen and other employees thiity per cent, .resulted in a stiike ol tlm company's vessels including the Australian vessels, whose sailings are delayed .