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Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1924, Page 3

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DOMINION I’OLITK'fAN'S. “YORKSHIRE I’OST'S" •STRICTURES. 'Received tliis (lav at 8 -1. m.) LONDON, J;m. 17. The Yorkshire “Observer” in an eilitoriiil says that tlie liahlwin Uovorn--111 (• nt went 1.0 flic country on the Jii'otcction issue, whereof the preference scheme was momentarily the principal item, whereupon several Dominion Premiers constituted themselves, in effect, as elcctioneorinp; agents for the Oovernment. One or two Premiers.

LONDON. Jan. 17. It is officially annoiinred that the miners ballot re sit 1 1 <-i I. .“> 1 < t.o: )U lor ami I U.CIH) ai'ainst. tint-, eivino ft months notice oi' their intention to tenn ina te the national wanes tierce men l. The miners executive will meet the twine outlet's this afternoon when :t is expected that they will endeavour to licentiate a revision of the nnrcemetii. In the event of the fail tire of the men. tiation.s a further ballot "ill he taken as a two-thirds majority of the voters is necessary before a strike is possible.

.IAi'ANKSK OK ATI I H01.r.. TOKIO. .Inn. 17 A lew mill! i■:trt 1 1 tremors Imre been recorded since Titcsiltiy mnniinc. Imt scriiius. ('.mimtmiea timis have been restored ami too total death roll is about AO, these beitu; all .Japanese. If l' KM All oil, COY'S OKKKI; 'I.O.YDO.Y, .lan. 17

11. i l ' 11 in !< T,-1 <ii u I the I’urmali <)i I (’iimijiiii y lias reopened proposals to Mcrjnire tlio Onveimneiit 's Aimln-IVr-Oan share." nl'ier a I'u-imP with the Du!cli Shell ( 'ompaiiy, the Company miilert.iihiiii: to meet the Admiralty’s l'('(|il ircmen ts it I lie A nolo-I’ersiii n Cumpany fails to do so. A 1 'I'll! SI A\' oil, 00 v. I.OXDOV, Jamiaiy IS.

Jh tin.' irmi.so of f'omminis, a member ashed tlio Covernment \vlit• tlier anythin;!; had In.:--n i.hiiio nil], u view to t'i-e sale of the JJlitisll Ooveinmenl's |io!dill>_4‘ of an Aiu;lo-L’eraiim Oil Corporalion, shares, Air Neville C'hainherlain, in ieply. Mini that i i|ditoeii months' aim. a proI'nsal to sell these share* was rejeeleil on the reoominenihi! inn of a Cabinet Committee. I’eeently further proposals hy various oil interests were snlmiitt'•<l. I ; Ut the Oovoniinent had not had 1 1 me to rea>'|| ;t final doei-ion. It int on - d,"! to refer the mat to: to a Cabinet < 11inini 11 oe.

Til K DA Cl MCI’ CAS IT 'IJoI-OX •-•il this (lily :i> A.ln 11. HI.) I.O\|)'l\ .1,, IT i !:•• ‘ -M'i: i"."-• L. " *' ■ r;_ .> ■' in. -:> %.. i 1.. i. r . .ne ■ ■ ::: • i!>. \ ••lomiii-n*- \ . tk r ).i : • : > I I.; lather ;i 11 . •”• .C i. ; cut tug n;;i■ af; and n.i.iiU- ■> si aa-lm-iir ji (■■(_■ 11 sillthe police "I li.nmy shot liis son. The noousiirion i> hased on. the I’ii ft 'that Philippe. on the morning of his ilisiippi'iiranci'. <-:1 1 > 1 1*<l a hook.scller anno u I lei 11 g his intention of killing some political personage. 'I he l.or.kseller rogn riled, the lad i s deineiiteil and telcplioned the police who surrounded the shop. According to previous reports they did not find I’hilippe. The father now allep.es that one policeman did find Philippe, and unaware of Ids identity, tliink'iiip lie was dealing with a danperous anarchist,- fired, killin'; him. When superiors recognised the holly they V.’iu-ched the pockets, removed all identity murks, put the hotly into a taxicab and ordered the eahmaii to report that the lad had committed suicide ill the call, which the eahmaii did.

Si’KCTI.ATtO.N IN (ll'M! MAN ItO.XDS. 'Rccteivod Inis dav at O.dA a.iuA I-OXDON, .January IS. Speculate! s in (A rman bonds in the l.omlon .Stock 1' xc! ’.-n i uc< ■ made thousands of ’> > lll u 1' to-day. O'l'nian tnrocs, three and a hall's and lours leaped liielicM- I'vrn hnnr. in,til those "ho la unlit oilrly. dmiM/d limit money. (!<■<•- nail’ fouls «nv worth nine i-hillinns on .Monday. lOs !)(l on Wednesday and were •Jls to-niejit. It is slated on tlm Slock id.-;(■!i;i mm tin t 11 1 .■ (lernian (tovei nnieiit coiitelii] Infos a redemption id their ].re-war dchts. ■lM,tell a trouts are .-•niujyrlmjl hotiils across tlm I •order Into Omnia nv. hy u ln h I.