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Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN ANU N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ROUGH RIDERS FOR WEMBLEY. LONDON, April 4. The following entries from New Zealanders for the rough rider .tests have been received from Christie (Auckland), Fred Brown, George Carian (Palmerston North), Harold Nicholas, Pokaka Gull (Devonport). TO STABILISE BELGIAN FRANC. LONDON, April 4. According to tho Brussel’s newspapers the American hanks are prepared to place two hundred million dollars at the disposal of the Natioanle de Credis and the Swiss banks are ready to grant a loan of a milliard of francs on which the Socielo could draw on as necessary lo stabilize the Belgian franc. EVICTIONS BILL TO BE REINTRODUCED. LONDON, April 4.

In the House of Commons the Hon J. B. (dynes announced that he would reintroduce the Evictions Bill in an amended torm, making it the liist business for Monday.

FOREIGN FIRM GETS ORDER. LONDON, April 4. The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland lias ordered 3,000 tons ol rails and fishplates from a foreign firm against the competition of many of the biggest British steel makers. AUSTRALIAN .BUTTER AT WEMBLEY. LONDON, April I. Lyons Ltd., the restaurant proprietors, have contracted to supply Australian butter exclusively at the Exhibition restaurants, except in the New Zealand pavilion. The first order ’or Lot) tons is now m cold store. JAP WARSHIPS COLLIDE. TDK 10, April I. The Navy officials announce that tin super dreadnoughts N’agalo and Mutsi, both of which are the pride of Japan s navy, collided during manoeuvres off the Island of Kiusliiti. No casualties are reported. The ships, though damaged, managed to reach Kagoshima Bay where they were rendered seaworthy by prompt repairs.

POSITION NORMAL AT WEMBLEY. LONDON, April 4. Work is proceeding normally at Wembley. Additional police are still present, hub in reduced numbers. THE. AVIATORS’ STRIKE. LONDON, April I. The strike position at the Croydon aerodrome is unchanged, no planes leaving. CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA. PEKING. April 5. Foreign powers ’have tiled claim? totalling 351,220 dollars in Chinese currency with the Foreign Office, representing the damages of the Linelieng bandit outrage in 1923. the British claim 00,000 dollars. the United States 144,000, Italy 100.000, and the French 25,000. BRIGANDAGE IN RUSSIA. SOVI ET A LA BALED. [“Tub Timur” Sf,avion.] (Received this dnv at 10.45 a.m.) LONDON. April lb

The Riga correspondent of the “Tillies” says that brigandage and other forms of violence is increasing in niiinv parts ol Russia. Although thes show no evidence of organised revolt these outbreaks are creating nervousness in Moscow which is taking energetic action, in order to deal with anything resembling a counter revolution-

ary conspiracy. Information from official souces indicates that highway robbery is increasing alarmingly in Moscow itself, compelling tho chief of police to adopt special measures for the preservation of law and order, involving a regular patrol of the streels by large mounted detachments.

MB WHEATLEY AT GLASGOW

(Received this day at 10.4.) a.m.) LONDON. April 0.

Mr Wheatley, speaking at Glasgow, said if people were really staggered by the evictions Bill “then God help their tranquility in the coming days. When a Labour majority appears in the Commons the Government will then be able to alter the whole social system.”

ANOTHER EXPERIMENT

LONDON. April <:

ft is understood that a London firm is prepared to make further experiments with New Zealand beef chilled by the Lililey process, by loading n faster ship at the last moment, thus avoiding the 21 days delay on the New Zealand coasts.

ROBBERS DISAI’I’OIN 1 ED. CALCUTTA. April 0

Armed dacoits raided the premises of-nn Indian im-rcluml: in the principal street ot the city, expecting to secure live thousand sterling which they believed was iu the. safe. They were disappointed on finding that the money had been removed. The robbers shot lbe door-keeper dead. Three were arrested . suin',GILDERS' LOCK OFT. [ Rmuteks Tki.kcw.vms.] (Received this day at ILL* am. LONDON. April G. Lock-out notices have been issued by the Shipbuilding Employers’ Federation to take effect, on the 10th. of April This is in respect to members ot ad Unions whose Southampton members have not returned to work by the Bth. The Federation, in a statement, says this limitation "ill enable the executive and representatives <>l the various unions to employ the full week-em in brini'inn the Southampton members into'line with what the executive recognise to be the proper procedure. The Boilermakers Society. \\lyo»e Southampton members did not -trike are not involved in the lock-mil but fifteen other Unions arc aflected.

\SYLUM STRIKE INCIDENT. LONDON, April G. Violent scenes occurred at Letterken.iv when a bated of ">■>!•' =".d h male attendants from Dublin "me--on route to the asylum. Stones were thrown and shots bred, causing a wild stampede: but no one "as m--1,1 The .strike committee repudiates re. ...bile the asvluin coiumit'boon assured of' full Government support.

QUEENSLAND LOAN

THE “OBSERVER’S” CO-''MEN T

LONDON. April 5. Tlie financial editor ot the 01 ' server” says that though the Queensland dispute has been > settled the London magnate* a>e holding hostages for ® romance of Mr Theodore’s p.o ns * by limiting the response ot Q« * _ ,: uu! ’s needs to a abort- term somewhat onerous U •• is satisfied that tlte promises w> » carried out,. Queensland will late have the option of jv Lopdon lOfill Qll better terms,