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Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1923, Page 3

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[ R I-.LTKICS Tki.ki.hams.J Tin: A I ST HAI.I AX AI It AT TRADE. BEING ('A I’TTR ED BY ARGENTINA. Jfeceived this day at if.ls a.in.) r.uXDOX. December 5. The ‘Centra! XeWs - ’ Agency says that Air Bruce's ennteiitinn that the A nst ralia n* meat trade is l.eing eaptnrc I hy the Aigentine is amply hurne <m) lev aii analysis ut the supplies uf meat In (lie l/mnnn eeniral markets. F 1 r the eleven mmitlis in T'J2;I the A nst ralasi iii beet supplies in that period dec lined !i.< >:-'i; tun- ennipared with the similar | erirnl nr E>22. whilst lie- South Aimru: n -applies increased 'I Im Aii-trnhi- ian mutton supplies, hul (h'cj-ert*»<*d IM.HfJf) tons and South Anierira had im rca-od hy 0.1:17 FA M() FS RACFIIORSI: DIES. (.Received Inis dav at 0.25 a.m.) I'ARIS. December 5. A.valn. the taumiis Belgian i acehor-c, aged- 2t years, died on the operating table while Dr. Vorumdf was rejuvenating him. The hor.se took the nnicstheti ■ badly and death wa- due to violent ic-ustame during which lie fractured h's pel vi -. This was lint nnticed hy

sent, and the internal haemorrhage reused hy a splinter of Imue ftieiring a vein, eliding fatally. A gland iiad been lemoved inini the young Imisc Ijuakci idge priiii in lb" transfer when it was discovered that Ayala had stopped

ZINC WORKS ACQBIKED. r- (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) i_ I.OXDOX, December 5. The .National Smelting (,'om)'any aeipiiriug the Swansea A ide, amt Avoi mouth zinc producing plants, also i_ large interest in ile Burma Oorpon :. Linn OB AKM IX J.U’AX. n (Received this day al 11.25 a.m.) ( TOIvIO, Deo. A. ~ A sharp ■ art inp:ake rm ked Wi-e-r r .lapan and Ihe island ol' Fumm-.-i stopping (locks ami doing minor dam age. The nervou- j>>|;ii!m-o Ib-d to 111 open spaces, lea ring a reeiirrenee o the Sepieadier disaster. TAI’AN'S IXSBRAXC l‘l i TOKIO. December 5, The text nf the Mire Insurance Sub . sidy Bill Inis been published. aeenm | | aided by a statement that Govern men I is prepared to extend the same assistalien tu fnlciglii iieiirailre rumpallic: should they mlo| t the policy or payment of ten per cent of the claims lot compcli.su tion. The Bin eminent's advance is expected to reach one handled ami fifty to one hundred ami sixty million yen. MBIT .MAYORS. (Received this day al 12.25 p.m.) SI'VA. Die-sinher (i. George Fii"i'iir Brnlr.m v.:s le-vlccl-ed .Mayor of Suva. David .bdlan. S'Jniiwii was re-elected mayor of Irinka for the third term. VEsTFYS ROBBKD. | R KfTKHS Tl-tI.KUI! Uts'.j (Received Ibis day at 12.25 p.m A I.OXDOX. Dec. 5. Jewellery valued at over sis thousand sterling was l.ti: glared from the residence of Strenlluun I."-min'd Yeatc.v, the tliiril son ol l.nrd teste-, including a p-earl necklace worth three thousand. MR MXCT! XATTOXA BIST DEAD BARIS. I).i. 5. Ohitiiary.—.Maurice Harris, the distinguished l.itcraiist and Xatioiialist I’olitician. SVX VAT SEX'S INTENTIONS. 'Received tlii.s day at: 12 15 p.m.) BEKIX. Dec. 5. Advices from ('anion state that Dr Sun Vat Sen has announced ids definite intention in seize the Canton customs’ revenue within a few days without informing the Foreign Consults before hand. Dr Sun Yul Son alleges that the I’ckin Bovcriimciu i- using tlm money collected by Kwaug Tung lo make a war on Kwang I ung.