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Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N. 7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. INDIAN TRIALS. (Received this dav at 11.45 a.m.) DELHI, April 1. In the Bolshevik conspiracy ease at Cawnpore all four accused, two limit dns and two Mussulmans, were eomt- mi tied to the court of sessions for trial t, for conspiracy to commit offences relats- ing to the waging of war against the d King. it PERSIAN AEE AIRS. ,1 TEHERAN, April 1. r The Premier after visiting Ulema r issued a proclamation declaring the - Republic was contrary to the Islamic . religion, and prohibiting the mention s of the subject, which is punishable. i - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LOAN. i > (Received this day at 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 1. i The Soiiili Australian loan has been , fully subscribed. j BIG PRICES FOB POETRY. i [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON. April 1. Big prices were realised at Sotherby’s for rare works of early English poetry. They mostly were in pamphlets, forming a part of the Rritwell Court library, the dispetision of which began in 1911. The New Yorker, Rosenbif li who paid £9931 out of the

£12,687 realised yesterday, to-day outbid all competitors giving 62.700 lor the opening lot, consisting of a few leaves weighing less than ball an ounce. This was Henry Constable's Diana, dated 1592, in which lie sang the praises ol bis mistress in certain sweet sounds. Ilosenbaeh secured most of the remaining lots at prices representing an enormous inuvnse in values, since the library was formed in tiie early Victorian era. AYE MR I.EY STRIKE. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. April 1. During the march through Wembley grounds, tho strikers met opposition in the Burma, section, but eventually forced the workers to down tools by stone throwing. The strikers threatened to poll girl art students from the sealfolding unless they ceased work. Ibe girls iinally consented to stop work, although they protested that they were not connected with the strike. POLICE FOB WEMBLEY. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, April 1. Five hundred police are to be drafted to Wembley to-morrow to protect the willing workers. EMPIRE EXHIBITION EXPENDITURE. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) 11 ON DO X, March 31. Official figures of the expenditure at Wembley show that on the 29th. of February two and a halt millions have been spent, and it is estimated that another million will yet be spent. EMPIRE PAGEANT. LONDON, April 1. The Dominion representatives have submitted, a schenio for the Empire .pageant which the main Committee lias accepted. The first day will be devoted to English scenes leading up to tliu establishment of Canada and Newfoundland, the second day to the establishment of South Africa and India, the thiid day to scenes leading, up to the colonisation of Australia and New Zealand and tbo historical events in, those colonies. The British Government lias allotted £05,000 to cover nil expenses. DISPOSAL OF WAR MATERIAL. LONDON, April I. The Disposal Commission has realised £OOS,IKK 1.000 from war property during live vein's, involving three million in business transactions and raw materials which realised a profit ol seventyeight millions, ol which fifty-two milium,s accrued to the British Exchequer, the rest ging to the Dominions imdei a profit sharing scheme.

Nine hundred and twenty six thousand Puis of ammooition were broken down and 170.000 tons of poison gas and dangerous explosives were burnt or sunk at sea. BRITAIN'S KEYENCE. [REUTKiis Telegrams.] (Received this dnv at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. April L The Cnitod Kingdom's revenue for the fiscal vear ended 31st March amounted to C 5.37.000.000, a decrease of seventy-seven millions as compared with last year. The decrease is chiefly accounted for by the O'H "I lorty-ninc millions in property and income tax and supertax. Exv.-nditme chargeable against revenue amounted to L’TS.I,000,000 as compared with CSI2.OOO.fKX) lust year. MORE STRIKES. (“Sydney Sun’’ Cables).

(Received this dnv at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 1. Thirteen thousand are idle at Womb-

lev. A serious development is threatened in connection with the entire Rritish shipping. The Leith coal trimmers struck because the employers objected to the appointment of three foremen. When the strikers wore ready to resume the employers announced they had promised permanent employment to the men who replaced the strikers. The latter are making the matter a national one.. STROM ROM ACTIVE. LONDON, April 1. Stromboli is active and a terrific explosion followed with showers or cinders which injured fifteen persons. Dense smoke prevents an estimate of the damage. SERIOUS FIRE. DETAIL April 1.

Damage estimated at fifty thousand sterling was caused by a fire at the East Indian railway work-hops ... a hurl, of Calcutta. A vast quantity ot railway stores wore destroyed.