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Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1923, Page 3

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[ I! KUTKRS Tm.KOiIAMs.J ITALIAN PROPOSAL. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Novenoier *23. The ‘Times” Beilin eoi respondent says the financial representative of the Italian Government is at present negotiating a special agreement with the German Government and Eederation of German Industries to supply raw matei ials and paitly finished products for Italian industry. 'Hie agreement which is not connected with the question ol reparation deliveries, is intended as a provisional arrangement ( ending the conclusion of a commercial treaty between the two countries. ELAN INDUSTRY. (Received this day at 10.45 a.m.) LONDON. November 28. A committee of the Empire Produccis Organisation which inquired regarding tl:-.- develoj.cmiil of Empire llax industry decided that something should he done despite the previous unfortunate experience owing to the abnormal eondil ions during the war period. It recommend,M Ihe establishment ol a Has factory in Britain capable m dealing with crops of a thousand acres and demonstrating modern machinery method.-. Amongst other ieeommendatioiis was one that Government supply growers with selected seed, free, SOCCER EOOTBALL. (Received this day at .11.25 a.m.) LONDON, November 28. Wall. Secrelaiy of the Eootbr.il Association states he is liopelul ol despatching to Au-trnlasin next April, the hi/ f representative amateur soccer team that has ever left England. All the lirst class players invited, are keen to go. but the length of absence is the main difficulty. A CHAMPION SWALLOWER. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) 1.0. N DON, Nov. 28. Strange revelation- were made at t!.-* inquest on Private Match ol Scots Guards who died after swallowing i knife and other articles, lie was cour - martiallcd on October lor strik.ng a comrade, and while under delcirton at the barracks he suddenly swallowed :• seven inch dinner knife. The Seigeai t refused to believe the apparent iaet a-. Hatch seemed well. He reported Hatch and when an X-ray operation was performed, a knife was discovered with a tooth brush, twelve trouser buttons and two darning needles. The latter wue right through the intestines. Twelve days after tho operation Hatch died from peritonitis. There was no evident e of a desire to commit suicide, Hatch aHirniing he did not remember swallowing the articles, hut the doctors gave evidence that such swallowing was

often a symptom ol insanity, though there were no other traces of in-unity in Hatch's ease.

PENSION HONOR. PARIS, Nov. 2 . Government are introducing a ml! to give .Madame Curie a life pension o' forty-five thousand francs. INDIAN GOVERNOR. LONDON, Nov. 2-'. Lord Gu.-chel has been appointed Governor of Madras in succession to Baron Willingdon, who is retiring. WOOL SALES. f,ON DON, Nov. 28. At the wool sales at Antwerp, live thousand hales were oiiered and two thousand sold. .Medium low crossbreds were live to ten per cent, above September prices. I’ew merinos were sold. N FOOTBALLER. LONDON. Nom 28. Lowry (a New Zealander) was awarded a Cambridge Rugby blue. | A BIG KSTAT E. LONDON. Nov. 28. Nathaniel Charles Rnt-d;ohih! mil 2", million sterling. 1 hereon the duties amount to £IHn.U/./ sterling. lie left ten thousand *>» the .1 Ii i tis.li Museum to pay the salary ol Hie custodian of a collection ol Mphonnters or other parasite insects. •I'AI’ANESE Ii El ONSTitI'CTION I Received this day at 12.T0 p.m.) YOKID. Nov. 2' s - Alter three days session whereat the Government's plan i‘-r reconstruction V.as searehingly examined. V ) K . ulvisorv (nuiieil iceommemled an amendnient to the plan by elnmmtiug t!„. const rui Lou ol Tukm- - oLe.iama Canal aiuL 'I .mm lu.rnour w hich should be separately dealt with: also shortening the first period m recoilstruction bv twelve KH !• il is believed, curtailing the expend - t,uv hv more than a hundred million vim, Government to-day agreed to meet the wishes of the Council as tai os possible. WINTER (ROD FAILURE.

“‘Sydney Sun” Cables). (Hoeeived this day at 1 •> i! IGA■ Nov- -O. The mildest winter for years has mesumahly damaged the ij Vhrougl.oiit IY.o muiury. planted grain m Cwpleiubei ai . , rntiun ol sprouting m tin her m expeei.Hiuo oi l • , . | early spring. The gram Um- plan <■ has'already sprouted, resulting m failure of the winter crop. 11l SHOE'S IN TEH DICTION. 'Heceived this day at 1- 1 , P- 1 "-' LONDON, Nov. ■-' There were remarkable scenes at ( ul -k on the arrival of the body ot Denis Harry, a l.ungerstnker, who died, and it was arranged the wd> , ,| U -Mld lie in the Catholic Church oyei-pi-d-.t hut the Homan Catholic bishop „i r Cohlan iuterdietatel relngous exei- . on the ground that Uepuhlioiin- - ism in Ireland was a wicked, insidious attack on the church, whose la« dt- . - Vl , d 0 f Christian burial, anyone tak- , ~«■ their own life. The remains were - not allowed to enter the church U - wore taken-to the rooms ot tin - Fein executive.