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Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A GIIEEK El’l.'-ODE. (Ileeeived this day at 1.. Tl p.m.) ATHENS, Deceniher 10. A Royalist mass meeting during the alieruoon on the ruins of Jupiter’s temple was attended by many thousands. including a number of women with the avowed puijinse of demonstrating the jx'Oj.le’s will for the main-tenam-e of the jnvsent regime. After sjieeehes which were enthusiastically received. a section ol the crowd tried to ni-h the .Ministry of W ar. Some guards Jirnijr. th:- •<* or four persons were killed le. stray belli t.- including an employee ol the revolutionary admin;-1 ration. The crowds then dispersed. The city is normal.

THE D 1 KE OF CONNAEGHT. CAPETOWN. Dee. U In the presence <>l a great gathering. the Duke ol Connaught laid the foundation stone ol a war memorial at Durban, lie jutid a tribute to the generous re-pon-e by the men ol both the British and Boer races during warlime. The ceremniiv was mo-t iin-|)res-ive. This is the Duke o! Conaught's last juiblie utterance in South Africa, lie issued a farewell message, acknowledging the kindness which the Princess and himself received, irrespective of race, creed or party, lie wished South Africa pro.-jicrit.v in her progress towards the splendid destiny lying before le-r.

I’ll KM IE I! AND KING. 'lleceitVLi this day at !b 15 n.niA LONDON. December 10. Air Baldwin bad In: l \ minutes with the King, the visii to Buckingham Palace being made in reKpnu.se to his Majesty's i-uinne-ns. Mr Baldwin lias not lesigm-d n;> to the jnvsent, and there is i.o (pn -timi of bis resigning. Air Churchill jiaid a lengthy vi-il to til - Cololiir. 1 o I lice. MEXICAN HEBEI.LION. (Ileeeived this day at !i.25 a.m.) .MEN 1(0 CITY. 1 i.'(-ember !>. Tile tii -1 batik of the new Mexican llevnlution resulted in three bundled deaths and the ic M.ire by rebels of .la iajia witli two hundred pristine:,, ineluding several taint u- loyal general-. .Mexico iiieanv.T.iie is thrown into turmoil. Cross-eeunu y i ail way i oniiiiuui-i-ation lias iea-eil. and business is siifIciing. .•sjeeially t hat of foreign oil (-■•litpHiiics W lieso shipiiieiit' are being 111-Id' up. I Aliori! LEA DEB AND I II \N( K. Beam ceil this day at '5.15 a.m.) I‘A Ills. December 111. Afr liamxay MaeD-nald interviewed by the ".Matin", said naturally my jaity dees not ague with Eranee u--gariling Bulir. We have to think of oily ov.n well-being. We consider your jjolirv dangerous to the interests ol our working elms. A l.al on: Governiuent -. mid ask I-'ranee to recognise that had always worked lir ihu AneJis--1-rom-h entente but he did not think ITaiue wrs lending a lieljiing hand. If a Labour Coven,meut entile into power in Britain, Franco would not Dud greater hostility trom it than fyi'm ihe (-.levieus Governments. There was no quest ion of hostility Imm nr mitv to Kram-e. It W.-IS only a 'ltti’s- • ion of divergence ef views and inter|.,l s. If France wanted m- niaintain the Entente she would have t-* Dike a -te-i tinvaid England.

IMPERIAL CHALLENG!. SHIELD (Re-eived this day at 11.25 a.m.A LONDON'. Dec. 10. In Imperial 'lialk-ie’e -ae-l-.l competition. BH I tennis competed. (iO!) from South Africa, -o I Iron) New ZeaJjind. ,s’b-l from local Britain. 277 from Au-Jralia. and Rt! iron (amnia. Ninety -three prizes weuv to Sonin Africa, 38 to Britain. 2o to New /• aIjiikl. 52 to Australia and 32 to Canada Shields are now awarded to Hiorg'anisations showing the inglie-1 an round cHicieuey. Hiiloii ( ol! "/e (N:ttaD wins the senior .diield. ’I he i“l----owing Australians were among the lowing Australians were among tie-u-ali:D St!.: 8.A.N.11. Ca-lets (Gee-

long) lOtli ; Blind.. Pil'd., ."nth, I"ley (South Australia) ,1 It It., li-t. I" 1 ' (I'nvernor-Geiiel'ar.s trnphv was au al li - ed E. Company (Unlcy). which had itfl.f competitors.

New /.calami pi'iim winn-rs inclndNew PI yi in in lit iligh t- h-.0l 1 till.. 2,5 th., Kith.: A. ('milpan;. (llli. Battalion (Otago! • lidili. : Nelson College 70th. The Giivcrnor-! ieiicral s tropliv was awarded New Plymouth High (School, which Imd 3!<i competitors. Emmasdale Cadets () Icidelherg. South Africa), won the .lunior Shield There was no Australian competitors in this division owing to the raising ,il' the age limit for tlm l"’'co. New /eahinil prize winners imiudc New Plyiiioiii!i. 32nd.. KHli.. and 53rd. : Sacred Heart College. ( \ m-klamli. ”- M,i ' .. . . .... I hf Knui sent n noting T.-< satisfactory increase in the nuinhcr ol entries and olliciciicy shown, also expressing the hop 1 that o t ill lurlhci impetus would be given to the iiojin.laritv of these eoinpe! il inns throughout the Empire by new conditions, the object of vliicli is to C'l 'Oil-age 111-In-: efficiency on the broadest lines. X.Z. EGGS. [Rkcteiis Tei.kurams.J LONDON. Dec. Pb Mr Massey was presciu at a liincrieoll presided over by Sir .1. Aden to celebrate the arrival ol the first cummer. ial enusiglinielits of New Zealand eggs in England. *1 he shipments consisted of sixteen hundred and Hi teen hundred boxes under the auspices ol the New /eal.-imi (■• -..perat ives. and arrived in excellent condition. I hey realised lor tlm producer fifteen and eighteen pence per dozen rospectivel.t . Owing to shortage of English eggs the consignments were welcomed bv the market which could have absorbed much larger shipments of eggs in equal condition to to-day’s. I tie speeches emphasised the possibilities of an extensive trade. New Zealand co-opera-tives representative stressed the lad that not a single penny tor the purchase of eggs would return to New /calami. Tlm amount realised would return in goods, thereby stimulating Empire trad.'. Mr -Massey declared there was plenty of room mi the English market, and despite the result of the election, plenty of room for the country within the Empire itsell. (Laughter and cheers). He. however, was in no way disco’ll aged hv the elections, lie did not care two pin- for British parties, hut he did care for the Empire. He forecasted an extensive development.

IT A I.TAN POLITICS. DOME, Dec. 10. Cabinet lias unexpectedly decided t) prorogue Parliament. The dissolution will follow. Mussolini considers it below his diguitv to accent an offer of authority front an Assembly not onloving tilt" confidence. of the nation.