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Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1924, Page 3

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tCBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILE ASSOCIATION. STRIKE TO CO NTT X PE. LONDON. June 0. A conference of delegates of the railway strike committees decided to continue the strike. TP RE STRIKE COLLAPSING. LONDON. June !l. The railway strike position continues to improve. It is officially announced that except the Funhani Grecii-Rich-inoud section, the whole of the underground system is now working. Numbers of strikers have returned to duty and it i- expected the stations now shut will lie opened to-morrow. NEW MINISTRY. TOKIO, June S. Baron Kato has been summoned te form a Cabinet. FORTUNE TOO LATE. LONDON. June 0. Job Drown. I lie cab driver, who. as cabled on May JStli. inherited a fortune of about £200.(11 71. lias died. lie expired suddenly in a Dublin nursing home before lie was able to receive his unexpected inheritance.

PTOMAINE POISONING. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, .June 0. The Daily Chronicle states nearly CO men, women and children were taken seriously ill at the Empire Exhibition and treated at the central ambulance, station, where a medical officer diagnosed il as ptomaine poisoning. Some patients said they had eaten veal and ham pies. JAPANESE POLITICS. (Received this day at PJ..‘i() p.m.) TOKIO. June 0. The fact that prior to Kiyoura’s resignation Kato constantly conferred with the leaders of Takahashi, Inukai, Seiyukai and Kakushing Club party leaders lends color to the belief that the new Government will he a coalition. If is further believed that the Kenseikai party, ol which Kato is leader, is not strong enough to maintain its own Ministry. I’ORTTGI'ESE AIRMEN REVOLT (Received this day at I I .Jo a.m.) I.fSPON. June !>. Twenty-nine air officers who refused to obey the decree of the Air Minister in appointing a new -ommandaiit of the aerodrome at A i madera. have keen arrested. The airmen, who are all youths ol good families, entrenched themselves in tln* aerodrome which was thereupon surrounded hv four thousand cavalry, after which the rebels surrendered. There are rumours of dissatisfaction in the army and the opinion is expressed that a great display ol force to suppress this movement was made in order to show that the Government controls the jsisitioiii NAVY FOR EGYPT. CAIRO. June ib The Timlget estimates provide for an increase in the Egyptian forces and J the creation ol a navy and air force. j