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Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1923, Page 3

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CENTRA I. GLASGOW ELECT TON. [ Rtxnjts Ti-ii.Kcitp.Ms.] (Received this day at 9. Id a.m.) f.oNDON, November 12. fee Labourite, Air Rosily n .Mitchell, is at pre-oat the only candidate in the field tor Central Glasgow- in consequence oi Mr Churchill not accepting and Sir Thomas Paxton declining the Conservative eatulidatui'i. l , on medical advice. A f t tM.MI NIST'S PLIGHT. (Received this dav al 9.2.5 a.in.) CAPKTOWN. November 12. At tlii' conclusion of t hi- Ai'ini-titr Day Set vie*, jn if.- .1, liaiiuesbnrg Town Hall, a imminent Communist, Glass, emleavoit: ml t.u addr«-«s tin* assembly in order to give the oilier side of (history imt a hostile o;owd threw his few siipp-oi tors into the street and proposed to throw him under a triimea;'. A policeman arrive I in time to save him. [TAI.V'S OPINION. [“Tut: Times” Statvia:.] (Received this day at 9.2.5 a.in.) LONDON. Nov. 12. The “Times” Rome eorresporulen t says that the Italian Government's views are that a further effort should he made to persuade America, to agree to the appointment of a lonimittec o! experts and should the t oiled States still refuse, in Italy's opinion, the Committee should nevertheless he appointed. Italy considers its labours would be most important.

BRITISH ’I KADF. (Received this day at 12 mnmV LONDON. Nov. 12. Imports inereitset! I *y L’l l.9sb ,<■« ', exports I> v U 1 l),!!2-l,0S'. fe-exiiorLs by L'2. < . >9.s 111. Tlie principal increases ,u imports were annua!.-- tor iood £-‘..5:13,7 13. other imu-dut iahle food drinks L’2,l’.fit‘,.72P. raw cotton £ lln,.‘ITT. export s lood drink CI,P o .'PA. ee-i! £2, II 7.2.’i!i, iron and steel L’2, i92,0(W, eollf'tt yarns mnnui'ae! uret s LT.2IC lob. Decreases imports wool L’1.721. T00. Exports vehicles £ 1,999,2-'i'*.

The New /.calami and Australian land eoinpauv prolit was £2.50,3 V 3, eont ingenev fund £tb ,1)1)1'. A dividend of six per eent lax free; carried lot ward £23,373. ROVA 1, WEDDING.

PRINCESS MAP!) MARRIED. (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON. Nov. 12 Princess .Maud was married to Lord Carnegie, heir to the Earl of Sonthesk

ill the Guards ('hnoei Wellington Hill - racks. Great crowds outside, cheered tlie couple. Their .Majesties. the Prime of Wales. Princes Henry and George. Princess .Mary, Lord. Lascelles. and Duke and Duchess of York were present. .MOST TALKED OF -MAN IN F.S.A. AIM WILSON’S PIMNCIPI.KS. t “Sydney Sun" ( able ->. , iß>otivcd this day at 9. lo a.m.t NEW YORK. No-., pg. The failure of American diplomacy v. itii the Freni li has brought into iioid relief the aetivitie- ot Die Irieuds oi Air Woodrow Wilson, whose Armistice Day | speech has mad:- him the mo i talked ot | man in A aerie,i. lie followed il with I tell thousand pi'ople gaioered noil,site | his residei tei ■. win-rein prop!: -led lee j utter desirmtion oi these loois ho re- j led pro, idem e. Air Viisi.n a pa'lieti' and Ih'"!m i: j figure, stood in tlie doorway, being helfi- j ed by a whiteliain d negro, but libs voice j assumed its old t ime lire w lieu he added : j “I am not inn- of those "-'to have Du- ! least anxiety about the principles i | stood lor. Thai, these principles sliail j prevail is as sure a> Gm! reigtis.”