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Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1924, Page 3

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[Reuters Telegrams.] THE EXHIBITION. , LONDON, April 14. Ninety-five per cent of the exhibits at Wembley are now on the spot. •Many arc on the stands. At least 4000 men are working overtime, making excellent progress on Sunday. 50 per cent of the roads are finished, being transformed from quagmires into hard dry avenues. LOAN FOR RUSSIA. LONDON, April 13 Leading London bankers have sent a memorandum to Mr MacDonald, explaining whereby Russia’s credit in Britain could he restored as follows: firstly, both countries agree to recognise their public and private debts; secondly, equitable arrangements for the restitution of private property; thirdly, a proper civil code to be established, and independent law Courts created; the sanctity of private contracts again to be firmly established; fourthly, the Russian Government to guarantee that private property shall in future he free from danger of the States’ confiscation; fifthly, British hanks, industrialists, and trades to be free to deal without Government interference with similar institutions in Russia, controlled by men wherein they have confidence; sixthly, the Russian Government to abandon propaganda against institutions in other countries, particularly those wherefrom they propose to ask for financial assistance.

.Ar T R DER ERS AR R EST ED. LONDON, April 14. The three Queenstown murderers iiavc been arrested.

ARNE BORG AGAIN. VANCOUVER, April 14 Borg established a new world’s record for 410 metres open water, in four minutes fifty-nine secs. BANKERS BOYCOTT AGAIN. LONDON, April 11. The “Daily Herald,” in a leading article, describes the hankers mnnifesto as “direct action in the most barefaced aspect, designed to force the Russian Government to abandon socialism and restore private enterprise or they will bring the London conference to naught. This procedure of presenting a pistol to the head of the .Russian delegation was successful when applied to Queensland. Air Theodore obeyed to get the money that Queensland required!. AVe do not think the Russian Government will he so easily overawed. The hanks’ conditions mean an interference with internal affairs of Russia. If the hanks keen no their foolish attitude, we must find means of trading without their assistance, as we cannot afford to lose the Russian market. The British Government can continue to insure British firms against any risks for ten per cent. TIIE .MORNING ROST. :Received this dav at 9.25 a.in.) ; LONDON, April 11. j On the score of heavy taxation j Countess Bathurst announces she has j relinquished control of the “Morning I Rost" to a body conservative, with! which the Duke of Northumberland is j associated. She states the paper’spast traditions and policy will he pru-! served. j WEAIBLEY CHURCH. LONDON, April 14. The Bishop of London dedicates aj small Anglican church within the! Empiro Exhibition in which three ser-J vices will be held daily. 1 A FARM TRAGEDY. ißeceived Inis dav at 9.25 a.rn > PARIS, April 15 Lombard, a farmer near Amiens, was awakened by the sound of intiuders and with his wife he descended. He met three masked men who shot the couple dead. Lombard’s son and daughter then appeared and the burglars fatally slabbed the son and wounded the girl, who saved her life by feigning death. The bandits ransacked the place, and as they were leaving a farm hand fought them with a pi teh fork, hut was overpowered and stabbed, ami while pretending death was thrown into a pond from which he managed to crawl and give the alarm. The bandits, however, escaped. AFRICAN .POLITICS. CAPETOWN, April 14 Air Smuts decision caused quite a remark able rally of the South African Raitv. The pessimistic feeling of a week ago has changed to one of hopefulness. Undoubtedly the election will he one of the hardest fought in the history of the country. i Leri cog’s segregation policy has aroused much alarm and suspicion among the natives. A representative gathering of native voters ill the peninsula denounced the pact as an unholy alliance and pledged themselves to Oppose, tooth and nail, all labour • uu | nationalist candidates. They also protested against ilert/.og’s segregation policy. Air Ross, speaking at Johannesburg states the object of segregation was to increase the white, labour quota in nil large industries. The natives would only he allowed in white areas to do purely unskilled work. A AY RECK. LONDON, April 14 Thrilling experiences befcl the steamer liuchaimess which on Saturday broke her tail shaft and drifted hclpin a gale and was then driven Sasquct " Rocks near Alderney. Three vessels answered the S.O.S. call, h,,t. were unable to assist, as it was impossible to launch boats m the darkness. After a. night of terror this was done at dawn. The cluef mates wife and two children were lirst taken „jf. ]t was necessary to lower the babv of eight months in a coal basket. AH were saved. Even the cat and dog were picked up by steamers and talilo Portlniul.