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Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1923, Page 3

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[lUx'iKi'.s Teleoua.ms.] TKFAT.MFNT OF FJllTf. t (Received this day at f).2b a.m.) i LONDON, Dec. 22. i Mr Ashbolt has receiver! a volutin itI oils report: from Cambridge 11 1 i~trI who visited Australia and Tasmania. Three important factors in p.-idi -t.r- ---■ age are teiiip(’ra I lire, minpo-ilion. and atmosphere surrounding the fruit. and the degree of humidity.. To date temperature ha- only been regulated. ’For the purpose of - met,, the Lite .ligation, the ships thermometers an’ entirely inadequate and demon-,! rated that rapid initial coaling is prohalily not only uniiarinful. hut a emsidrahle advantage in sieving up the ripening prone-witlr the least possible decay. In addition to rapid cooling by arresting ihe ripening prunes. quickly will reduce materially the damage by hitter pit. LONDON. Pec. 22. The Ashbolt report recommends 1ing fruit: to .T2-.TI d-grees I’ahrenhcit as quickly a- possible. and with tic least, possible delay after gathering, together with the imiintenaiiee of a uniform temperature "2 to .‘lt throughout the voyage. The report is enij'rhatre tijion the necessity of sufficient vent damn during the vovnge. and points out that in recent years ventilation in different chambers carrying fruit Inis depended mainly upon accidental, and only very rarely upon deliberate ventilation. Accidental 'ventilation is more likely to occur in steamer- employing cold air and bat(cry systems, than I hose employing tjc grid systems. where each ehuinhcr ■- a separate entirely and where lie tight lie.-- probably vane- owing to the completeness or otherwise ol n- closing. The amount ot ventilation necessary to eii.-ure freedom from brown heart is relatively small, stlflit cut only to keep the curb, lll dioxide i,< low a level ~f ten per cent . 11 i- through neglect to provide this margin that disaster has occurred to Australasian shipments. TFIF. NIAGARA. SFV A , Pee. 21. The Niagara arrived from Vancouver at five this morning and sails at noon. SWIMMING. HONOI.I 'LL, I).”’. 2d. Warren Kealoha has ,et a lew world's record for the TV) yards hack stroke open, in the tidal salt wafer championship of In! ■!-"> see. AFRICAN POLITIC:-'.

CA I’FTOWN. Pee. 23. There are evidences <T a .on-ider-ahle opposition in the labour ranks to the ratification ol a >, at mmdi-t-l.a----hrrur pact. Meeting- of branches of the Labour I’artv Imre iv-olvi’d to telegraph Mr Cre-wcII d* no uioing the pact, and asking for an immediate plebiscite of labour members throughnut the country. A NFW TRFATY. (Received Inis (lav at 0.2 b a.m.l I)F.I,I II , Pec. A Treaty has been concluded between Nepal and British Government-, important provisions being subject to an Jntormitiomil Convention whereto the eoiiLracling parties may become signatories. Nepal shall Ire free to import, arms and uMimunitiori I’rom and through Lidia. "I he Nepal Government. agrees not to permit the export of same across the border, (.mods required for the Government ot Nepal .shall he imported duty I roe. J radc goods ill 'hulk also b derive rebate, equally to lie agiced to hv the two Government a

MR BALDWIN PU.LPAUFD TO IFF SIGN. LONDON, December 2d. The “Sundiy Times" political correspondent says Dial Mr Laldv. in ieels acutely the misfortunes lie has brought op the i any and v. ill intimate to his Mippoilors Hint he is prepared to lesion the leadership. On that point, hiuvevei. he will he reassured, lor there is no desire to swap lueses in crossing the stream. .Mr Ramsay .MacDonald, at Elgin, saiii lie was sorry that lie could not tell them what was about to happen because he was not sure. ’I he Labour Party was grrtng in get lair play, hut He had a suspicion that Is.'tween January ■lth. and 8t!l. there was going to he an attempt made to ''wrangle’ tue constitution so that demoeiaey might not have fair play. SHIPPING ACRE EM EXT AY IT If SOVIFT. iTveoeived ibis day at 9.0 a.in A LONDON, Dee. 2d. A group of British, Canadian and Dutch shipping companies, including the Canadian Pacific, Cunard, Anchor, Royal Mail, steam Packet, the Holland and America Line, have concluded negotiai ions with the Soviet Ginctnnient for the development ol the o\eiseas passenger traffic .1" and fro from Russia. The agreement provides for Dm creation ol a mixed company with headquarters at .Moscow and branches throughout Russia. FRANCE AND RUSSIA. OB’coired this dev at 9.0 a.tu., PAULS, Dec. 23. The newspapers hint, at the !' reach Covei'iiment's willingness to enter into friendly relations with Russia. limy sligge-l that the debts question he submil, led to Arbitration provided it made clear that Russia has no designs no designs oil Roland or Roumania.