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Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1924, Page 3

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[Reuters Telegrams.] REICHSTAG DISSOLVED. (Received this day at 9.45 a.in.) LONDON. March UL Ebert has dissolved the Reichstag. NAVY ESTIMATES. LONDON. .March Lb The Government motion la Mt*peinl the 11 o'clock rule because business was behind hand was defeated by 2.3-1 to 20" votes. The Navy estimates total £55.800.000 a reduction of £2,2<lo.ofX>. The estimates include Cl ,800.000 l'* l ' the construction of five cruisers and two destroyers. A FASCIST FEUD. [‘‘The Times” Service.l (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON. March 13 The •Times” Milan correspondent reports a sensational incident arising out of a feud between the dissident and national Fascist sections. Signor Fond, Leader of the Dissidents, was violently attacked by a group of nationals armed witli cudgels, who -seriously wounded him, the only reason assigned for the assault being a speecTi of Form's, attacking .Mussolini s en-

F.M IGli A NTS FOR NEW ZEALAND. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON. March 12 Sir Janies Allen reports that two hatches of public schoolboys arc sailing for New Zealand hv the Arawa on the 20th and by the Aihcnic on the Ist of May. Thirty special Taranaki Chamber of Commerce nominees are sailing by the Corinthic on the 12th of June. The Arawa is taking sixteen bluejackets for the N.Z. Navy and 280 emigrants, including 10 domestics. The Dorset on the 20th is carrying g,(l emigrants, including 10 domestics. During April 275 emigrants are sapling and in May 1150. MUSICAL EXAMINER. LONDON. March 13 Trinity College have appointed Albert Mnllinson examiner for the North Tslaiul of New Zealand and Doctor John Wariiner examiner fur the South Island. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. NF\v LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). .Received this day at 0,15 a.m.) LONDON. March 13. James Brown, a Socialist Commoner, has been appointed Lord High Commissioner to the Gcneial Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He says: “ A , (i, weP laddie I visited Holy rood Ua’.ace and insj'ected with awe the ancient home of the Stuarts. I net el dicaiut that one day 1 would collie L> h,-,. there with a two thousand salary. Mv wife gasped at the news. 1 am going to show Scotland, and the world th-.* just because a Socialist who has lived in a miners' cottage at a rent (-1* 1,-11 pounds yearly has been apjiointed to a high nfliee. does lint mean departing from historical traditions. 1 d.nl 1 still live in the two is. and kitchen «hither 1 ta ok a null girl for a v ile. Although [ shall live a few weeks J.t Holyroifl. hold levees and ride in a state coach. I will gladly return to the home, the dearest place on earth, where I have lived since I have'boon married. • in,; where 1 have been superintendent of the Sunday School lor thirty-five wars. It's Kirk made me what l am.”

DISPLAY OF KALI'I HR (GOODS. LONDON’, March It. •['l,,, ‘Dailv _;ivs I lie Dominions anil Colonial (du , riooeni-■ are co-ope-i.e.ino m tlm Id ilidi distributors and I,nailers -.eln-nie. Every shop in Britj.: i will display Kmpiie goods for six months from lie- opening of the \Vem|,U > Kxbd.il ion. It « ill be tile bio-rest organised shopping carnival ever 111-Id in any cnmitry. Each large town will divide the six innntbs into periods in v. iiii-li the goods of some pa.U of the Empire will be displayed. BKNDAY AT \V KM IiI.KY. LONDON. -March Id. A bill will ]inib ubI\ la* introduced ill Parliament sbortl.v piovidiiig for the Sunday opening of odin-at ional lentil res at the Empire Kxlnbii ion. tiny (Gaunt, one of the leaders of the movement, says lie dues not wain -.id.-slani s opened nr the. stall' woiki-d for seven days a viols, blit there an* t'l'uty of uuenip|i veil ex-service men to provide the Sunday staff and enable people to- have an opportunity to see the Imperial Exhibition and etiinv music and afternoon te i. III: IT AIN IX Till: MEDITERRANEAN I’AKIS. .March Id. “|.e Temps" says the llrilisli naval niaimeuvri’s raise tbe wliole .Mediterranean problem. I* ranee eaninit baud ; In- keys of tbe bouse even In her best friend. Krnnee's seiurity demands as mi.eli on tbe Mediterranean as tbe Rhineland. Although a Labour (Government is in [lower. Karl Beatty is snerincing nothing; and the British Squadrou at Malta will he Greater than the whole Ercncli Mediterranean force. IU/HSTAX LEADER. LONDON, March Kb Bvliolf is reported to be suffering from Bright’s disease, and ineapablc ol I even taking the supreme leadership of | R ussia. NO CLAIM TO TRItASI RES. CAIRO. March Id. Carter and Lord Carnarvon’s executors have given the Egypt (Government. a written assurance that they do no claim any of the' Tutankhamen tIV.MSIUO. EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY \SS< >CI VTlox. t R vu’i nits Tm.uun A ms.] (Received this day at II -•> a.inA LONDON. March BY At tin annual meeting of the Empire parliamentary Association. Mr MacDonald referred m the Empire as is miscellaneous fabric, which some suppose,l was doomed to destruction with lhe advent of a Labour (Government, but events would show how well LaI; )„, played the par,, lie was anxious to make Britain as big and intlueiiual in the best sense ol the word that the "Tout self-governing dominions would Fee! a real pride to belong to us. They will find London still the seat ol the Motherland. He emphasised the necessity of maintaining a personal contact as the only means of creating tinbest relations null removing a misunderstanding. CHINA AND SOYTKT. PEKIVE Mareh BY It is understood Cabinet lias accepted amended articles regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway and withdrawal of the Russian troops from Alongolia. Consequently now. no Blither obstacle remains in the way of the recognition of the Soviet (Government.