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Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1923, Page 3

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[ R K.U TK its Telec; It A MS. j AIR AI ASSET AT LONDON HER RV. (Received this day at id. 2-, a.m.i LONDON. l'«c. 2. AH- Massey visited Londonderry and was welcomed hy I it/put rick ( ookc . IL- .Majesty's Lieut in the Londonderry circle of Parliamentary i(-pre'-eu-l alters. ||,. wa - given a luncheon by prominent citizens, the speaker- again paying tribute to his services to the Empire. Mr -Massey Rad an enthusiastic reception and outlined the progress "I New Zealand during recent year-. He stressed the fact that no thrifty industrious immigrant need entertain doubts regarding success in New Zealand. Speaking ni Empire trade. Air Mrsicy sair! that he regretted that this subject wa- not entirely above party polities, Atr .Massey touchingly ret erred to the great plea-ore it gave him to revisit the laud oi hi- birth. AIR .MASSEV AT BELFAST. A GREAT COAI.MEKCIAL TRAVELLER. (Received this day at 0.25 a.m.) LONDON. December 2. At the conlerring cf the honorary oi lhe doetorsliip et law- on Mr Aliev “Ci at the Queen' University. Belfast. Air Itaxler. Dean of the' Faculty of Law. paid a high compliment to Air .Massey'.- robust I ruperiali an and splendid war services. At a subsequent ecremony. live liundred students indulged in an amusing and an excellently organised rag. dresst<il in all .scuts of iveird variants of Maori cai.-fumes. feuisoniely painted. and cat'iyiiig snears. eluhs and shields. They as-eiuhled outside the building and installed Mi .Massey as '‘big chief' and presented him with a '.rile, and other eomniodit ie-. Tiny pci Tunned v. alliances and indulged in warlike erics. Finally they funned a procession and escorted his motor back Lo the city, I'aieWelling him with cliee..- end college yell-. After tlii- Mr Alnssey was entertained at lunehei.n I>v the business men at lln- Reform ('lull v. hero the .-cenes ot ci.t liusiiisin Mere ivjcatrcl when lie mse to respond io l In* i<ai -1 ol his health, which lie did in a speech ranging through many aspects of Now Zealaid’s lit*.-, aspirations and devc-loj-ni-ut. Ail the sj'e d-ters paid a tribute to All- Ala.ssev a> a great I Lp'imaii and till' greate-t c.'omiiieieial traveller of the Empire. In the al t'rii,.on All .Mas-ey iu-j eeted and addressed tin- t 1- 1.-■ i' Pro Sco'-L. lie also ill tended a leieption tile Univer.-ity and in the evening dnied private!.,- uilli Sit James Craig.

TILT AT MR MASSEY. (Received this day at Mb 25 a.m.) LONDON. Dee. -. The "Dailv .News'' draw- aueutioii to Air Massey's s|>eceh in Londonderry declaring that lie did not like the wav the election was living comhietecl. They ought to rise above lit lie party squabbles and to think of the Empire as a whole and ought, as consumers. tu con.sic.lei' whether to assist lorcigncTs nr their iellow citizens ol the Empire. The lureiguers were dumping manufactured articles in Britain duty free. It could have only one resull. I.&VLL'.IA were unemployed been use work wl.ic Ii they ought to tie (Icing was living done by Inreigncrs. Free trade was all right in the time of John Bright and Cohdeii. I’euple then were led to believe that once Britain adopted live trade the oilier countries would follow. None lollowed. The “Daily News” comments that it is an unwritten lav. iliat visiting Dominion Rivmiers should keep deni ol

domestic party coiiLVoversies. KING OF SPAIN'S SPEECH. [Rkethiis Tia.iao: "is.] (Received this day al 12.20 p.m.) ■MADRID. December 2. In a speech to the garrison oHicors at Bal'cch.lii, King Aliou-> stated:“M liatever happ’eus the army, tin- people and mvself must coiiLimie united be-

en use the future uf Spain L at slaki ami wc must he victorious.

SPICIDK THRO CGI I WORRY. XliiV YOIIK, Decendier 2. Doetoi James .Mae I tongall. who-y workshops at Pittsburg,me famous lor manufacturing the largest a.stioiiomh-al lenses in the world, eommilted suicide !,v poison- as a result of worry over the delayed completion of a thiiiy-six incli

DARK DI.SASTKR. • • It;eciveil this day at 8 n.m 1 LONDON. Dec. I. The Central News Agency’* Rome correspondent says that it •!» believed- that the number ol casualties in Lake Gceiio disaster exceed three hundred. FINDS AT UXOR. •Received this day at 8 -t.m.) LONDON. Dee. 1. The “Kxehange 'feiegraph’-'’ correspondent at l.uxor state* thin .Mr Carter entered ihe outer shrine ol the mortuary chap-el and lound a w;iliving stick covered with gold, on wliiell was the name ol I utankhamen. lie next found four carved sticks covered with gold, hut Showing little signs of use. It is also understood that he found two alabaster vase* - . 1 hese

kings were apparently buried in the iclief that the dead Piiaroah’s earthly pint needed them during its vigil in he tomb.

DF..ATII DPT IKS. -Received this day tit 8 n.m.) PON DON. Dec. 2. During the week ended the Ist. ol December the Treasury received £2iß,|(i() in death duties from lour estates. “PF.CTI.FAR” PKOPI.K. LONDON. Dee. -J. Henry Punhiss and lii* wile, both members ol a sect known as “Peeidiat (People.” have been committed lor trial on a charge of manslaughter ot their three-.vear old son. by neglecting to provide proper medical aid. it was stated the child died front laryngeal diphtheria, mid if an anti-toxin injection bad been given it* We would have been saved. The parents, who deposed that they had not secured a doctor because it. was against their faith, called in two elders of the sect to lay their hands on. and anoint and pray for the child. MONEY IN TOBACCO. 'Received this day at 12-15 P*m.> LONDON. Dee. 2. The Will of James Smith, a termer director of the Imperial Tobacco Coy. was proved at £96(5.-152. Probate duties amounted to £2(1,838. Smith is the seventh director to die in recent years. The combined estates were proved at £lß.ll 2.951.