BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GAUMS ASSOCIATION. matatla inquest (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. March 27. At the inquest on the live victims of the Matatua collision, the Capt. of the Matatua. attributed the accident to the American vessel suddenly starboarding within 80!) feet <>l the Matatua. The American Cap- expressed the opinion that the collision would have been, avoided had the Matatua ported two minutes sooner. THE ITALIAN LANDSLIDE ROME.. March 27. About eight hundred fatalities are reported. in Amalfi. Amnlec. All tom - ists are believed to lie safe. Houses, vineyards and olive plantations "ere carried away. A number of fishing boats were lost. THE MARCONI CASE. (Received this (lav at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON. -March 27 In the -Marconi case -Mr Justice Acton held that .Marconi’s were liable to pay the agent in China a commission upon the actual Chinese Government orders and not upon payments made to the Government to facilitate business. EM 10RATION STATISTICS. LONDON, March 27. The Board of Trade statistic show the totals of British emigrants in the years 1022-1923 respectively as follows :

To British North America. 45,81.8 and 22,290. To Australia,.oo,o99 and 39,907. To New Zealand 12.259 and 9,392. NEWSPAPER- COMBI NE. (Received this day at 10.10 n.m.) LONDON, March 27. A company called the Allied newspapers, has been tunned to talce ovei Hutton group of newspapers cabled on 20t1i.. and is issuing £4.750.000 worth of eight per cent, cumulative preferenfp siimvs mt par. EV ER EST EX I’EDIT I ON. LONDON, March 27. Mr linice leader of the Mount Everest expedition in a despatch I rom Darieeing says he was specially iortunate ’in having several experienced members, also the experience gathered oil former journeys which will enable him to save an infinity »f labour in the allotting and placing of stores at various camps. These include oxygen apparatus. The success of the expedition depends upon the result of the race with the south-west monsoon, which the party arc now able to calculate If all goes well during the transit across Tibet, even if the mooni.nriier tliev should have soon arrives eariiei. m . at least a week more than in L i tackle the final stages oi the ascent. BRITISH PROTEST. LONDON. March 27. The federation of the Rrifi-h industries have written to Mr Thomas, protesting against the Australian Government’s acceptance ot an Austi alum tender for fourteen locomotives at the price of £138,000 each, which i* 80-000 000 more <>o the lowest British toni dor?