MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION, JAR MINISTER RESIGNS. TOKIO, .May 15. Al. Murakami, .Minister of the Navy, sms resigned owing to illhealth. RIG JAR FIRE. TOKIO, .May IG The principal streets of the town of Tlacbinolio in the -Aomori Prefecture were gutted by lire which raged for ihrcc and a half boms in the early morning. A thousand houses and ninny of the principal buildings were destroyed. The casualties are unknown.

BUTTER PRICE DROPPING. | LONDON, .May IG. The butter market is tending to lie easier owing to Germany now materially reducing purchases. A speli of warm weather following on heavy rains. Ls causing nil expectation of nn increase in the English and Continental butter outputs. New Zealand choicest ■salted is down to 10,Ss to 170 s per <-wt. exceptionally good 1745. Australian butter is 1.5()s to 1 tills per c.vt. both iinsalted (Is and (is premium). The Danish quotations are unaltered, but the market is reported weak. Cheese is steady. New Zealand cheese is 84s per cwt. and Austin linn about 80s.

SUN YAT .SEN’S DEATH. HONG KONG, May 1.5. The deittli of Dr. Sun Yat Son, the visionary leader of the Recalcitrant South Ch inn Government, is causing alarm. Observers believe that Canton v - ill shortly be annexed by the Pekin Government, whose forces during the past year have been effectively opposing Dr Sun Yat Sen. Although Dr Sun Yat Sen surrounded himself with loyal efficient generals and Governmental experts, it is considered unlikely that any of these associates is Jikelv to wield sufficient inlluenco to prevent the collapse of the southern regime. Reports indicate Dr Sun Yat Sen’s colleagues will shortly evacuate their s'tronglioTd at Canton, whereupon Dr. Sun Ynt Sen’s troops may be a grave menace to the safety of die city, unless Cheng lining Ming’s forces

assume immediate control, thereby effecting the first re-entry since their | expulsion in 102:1 by Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Many inlliiential Chinese believe T)r. Sun Ynt Sen’s death will hasten the removal of sectional differences which so far kept the republic in a state of clinos. Others envisage intra factional enmities, causing a continuance of civil wars, also unparalleled devastation and suffering. Consideration will be given, through preferential duties, to the interests of Canada’s preference.

THE TARIFF AGITATION. LONDON. May 15. ’ Air Frank Lloyd, Chairman of Lloyds Newspaper Manufacturers, speaking at Ibe slia reliolders general meeting, said that- the tariff preference which New Zealand and Australia had generously granted laid materially assisted the British newsprint industry during the post war reconstruction. It helped to .reduce unemployment.- and desisted with raw materials, and also in approaching an economic basis enabling the British manufacturers to lower its oxpm t price in n competitive level. MEAT SURREY. (Received this dav at lb-15 a.m.) LONDON. May 111. Repliyng to Air Hass,-ill’s letter cabled on 25th. April. Mr Thomas says Inlias (-aninninb-.-ited to the Army Council, who state they are fully alive to Hie desirableness of no-oiiraging the supply of Dominion meat tor armv requirements. and will bent- mird

you r Vepre ! vn!.- 11 : ••: i.. whe-i placing further orders.

HOTEL BURNT. iltere:‘-e,! Inis dav nl D.? 5 n.m '• MARION. May l!’-. A lire totally destroyed Martou lintel this morning. The building was owned by A. Hannan of .Math-re. and the licensee is .Mclvor. boss of life, was narrowly averted. Insurances are unavailable, but it is understood the licensee is a heavy loser.

DANCE It FROM JAPAN

this day at 0.45 n.m.) LONDON. May IG

The Paris corre*poiidcnt says M. Ilorriot in a signed article in the newspaper {.'lnformation dealing with .Japanese immigration to I'nitcd States says I'nited States has taken a grave deeision. lie points out the density of popitlation in the Japanese Empire i.s greater than in Germany or Italy, and it is certain the efforts to lin-.l an nutlet will not la* relaxed, .lapan will no doubt eniigiate low surplus towards Manchuria and Sii vria. Inti that will not suffice. If. imitating the I'nited States, fne u hole of America clo.-cs its doors, what gill happen if the West refuses to ailmit Japanese at a moment when they hate their hacks at the'wall in a .struggle lor existence. The «av will lie prepared for events which will shake our civilisation to its foil mint ions. No harrier can resist such a. tremendous pressure.