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Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z- CAULK ASSOCIATION. SUN YAT SKN. J’KKIN, May 13. Advices from Hoag Kong state Sun I Yat Sen has been unconscious for the past two flays from brain fever. It is now rumoured that he is dead. G KRAI AN KLKCTIOX. BERLIN, Ala.v 13 The press is elated at Al. Poincare’s defeat, though there is a different* of opinion in regard to its elfeet on the Ruhr policy.

' TIIK lAI.MIGRATION C'ONFKRHNCK. PARIS, Alav 13 The British Kmpiro is among the I countries represented at the conference at the Quai D'Orsny for an exchange of views preliminary to the Rome .Migration Conference. The discussion dealt particularly with immigration problems and it is understood the delegates agreed, in principle, to a common policy regarding technical questions such as labour conditions and social insurance in immigration countries.

TDK lit >l'N DA I! Y I.tCKSTJON. LONDON. .May 13. In the Commons Air .J. 11. Thomas Colonial Sec.) replying to questions, said the Government of Northern freI tind had refused to appoint a Boundary Commissioner. The whole subject was receiving the immediate consideration ol the Government.

ÜBKRALLSAI AND TORYISAL [Reutkiih Telegrams.] Jteccived this dav nt 9 lo a.m.) I LONDON. .May 13. j Air Lloyd George, speaking at the National Liberal Club, after stating that Air Churchill’s attempt to make Liberalism the wing of a Tory bird, [ was unlikely to attract many Liberals on account of the inherent irreconcilable antagonisms of the two parties, lie referred to the Labourites' emphatic rciusal to lisicn to the suggestion for co-operation in the Parliament of the country. •Mv Lloyd George declared the only '■nurse for Liberalism is, as a minority standing alone, the forming of its own Government with a vigorous policy, its watchword being liberty, which was assailed bv the Conservatives on the one band and the Labourites on the other.

LAC.NCH AND JUNK OWN KBS STRIKK. ("Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received '.bis day tit 9,0 a.m.) PICKING, A lay 11. Dr Sun Yat Sen’s Government a Canton has imposed a numlier of nev war taxes'during the past fortnight including twenty per cent, on freigh and passenger’s rates on river traffic The consequence of this is that a gen era I strike of laiinch and junk ownerlias been in progress since the -Ith inst Hundreds of towns in the interior liavi been cut olf from Ciuitou by the suspension of the services and trade i.paralysed.

The (iovenimeilt states the laune] and j link owners, hitherto, have been paying fees to the pirates for immunity. The Governmnul proposes In us., part of the proceeds of the tax to suppress the pi rates, but the owners of the various craft have no cmdideiiee in the Government's professions ami demand a repeal of tie ia\.

BULGARIA AXD COMMFXIBTB. 'Kereived this day at fbO a.m.) I.OXDOX. May LI. The “Times" .Sofia correspondent states the Bulgarian Government has declared open war 0:1 the Communists whore intrigues arc hiticrly dclinumcd. General Kilssclf, Minister for the Interior. speaking at Sofia, definitely accused them of seereti.v <• inspiring with Moscow for the overthrow of the Government and to act up to the Soviet regime. Henceforth, he declared. Communists would be excluded from all State appointments and attempts at revolution would be ruthlessly suppressed. General Km-elf appealed in all democratic forces to rally round ilu- Government.

ROUMANIAN ROYALTY. WELCOMED IN LONDON'. [R [OUTKItS Tnr.KO RAMS.I (Received this dav at 11.2) a.m.) LONDON. May Kl.

The King and Owen of Roumauia had a great reception in the eitv when they drove to the Guild Hall to receive the addriv-.s ol welcome from the city in a gold easkel in the presence ol the prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York. Prince Henry. Prince and Princess Anhur of Connaught. and other Royalties; Mr MaeDooahl. Miss MacDonald and all the prs:toi|.'al Secretaries of State ; Messrs (.‘lnirehill. Bald-

win and Asipiit It. The Lut'd Mayor in a speech recalled that this was the first occasion on which their .Majesties had ceremonially visited England since I heir accession in Bil l. He referred to the increase of British commercial interests in Rollmania.

The King of Rnuinania. in replying, said they rejoiced that, the dear City of London appreciated the ollorts of Roumania. to recover hersell. lie was convinced Britain would lotttiuuc to. support her endeavours by strenthening and developing British trade witu Roumauia, whose potentialities itt oil and other products oflered a wide field for the activity of British capital and trade.