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Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1924, Page 3

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MILITARY .SERVICE. LONDON. June 21. Tlie “Daily Telegraph’’ diplomatic correspondent says that after long discussions. Britain has notified the Mandates Commission that she waives the right to raise or employ troops from the mandated areas for service outside the areas. The hope is expressed that Franco and Belgium will follow her example.

BRITTFUr NAVAL VISIT. VICTORIA. June 2‘l. The people -of British Columbia’* capita! turned out to-day and gave s joyous acclaim to the marines of the British Meet, who, headed hy their own Baud paraded the principal streets. An elaborate set its of functions for the officers and men has been arranged I he fleet leaves for Vancouver on 25th. June. LAUDER MEMBER'S DEATH. LONDON, June 25. Mr V . S. Royec, Labour Commoner lor the Uollnnd-M if li-lloslon scat, died in Loudon to-day on top of a Inis, while 4-n route to the House of Commons. lie started life as an apprenlite to a builder. He went to .South Africa at the age of IS, and he eventually became tlit* .Managing Director ol the Transvaal Engineering and Contracting Co. Returning to England, lie twice lought the Holland division, lie was a Unionist candidate in Iff)I). I aiul stood as a Labourite in Mils. Recently he was a large land owner ini tlie Spalding district.

AEC'lv LAND LOAN. LONDON June 21. - Tlie ".Morning Post's" city editor says that (lie issue of Auckland Ilitr- ■ hour Board bonds for about. 22(10,00(1 at -I! per cent, at about !»S. L expected immediately. PROBABLE GOVERNOR. LONDON. June 2:1 It i- understood Hint Admiral .Madden is being mentioned in connection with the New Zealand Governor-Gen-eralship. FASCIST Hu ITS. London, .rune 21. The ‘'Times'' Rome correspondent mii.Vs: “Serious Fascist disorders or- I curt'ed at Turin during the week-end. Bands of Fascists over-run the streets, and entered calcs and restaurants, ter. noising and healing peaceful citizens. I twenty of whom were .sciiously injured. Then they tried to storm the offices of the “Stninpn.’’ hut were driven I hack by Caiabiniers. Other Faseisti entered the private residence of Sena- I tor Frassati. editor of “Stampa." and considerably damaged the furniture. Fascist violence is also reported in other parts of the country. RUSSIA AND FRANCE. LONDON, June 21. The “Morning Post’’ understands M. .Herriott received M. Rakovsky (lilts- I sia). at tlie Claridge Hotel lale on I Sunday. Reports from Paris state Al. Herriott is considering negotiations I with the Soviet with a view to its re- I cognition hy France. CHARGE DISMISSED. (Received this dav al 12 itooiiL LONDON. June 21. Sir Herrick Wernlier. cabled on 17th., was discharged. The prosecutor intimated that one ol the two informants died in litis, consequent ly he was 11it- I able to proceed with tin- case. Defendant's counsel del-lured tlie only point at issue was a French money lender's statement, to which lie had a I perfect corroborated answer.

A IN lON .MOVE. (Received this day at 10.25 a.lit.) LONDON, June 21. Rhondda district South Wales miners federation coin in i t tee have decided thill notices he tendered to all collieries in the area on 12th July, in order to compel all non-unionists to join up. Forty live ihon'.und men are a fleeted.

SAFETY OF CREW

[Reuteks Tei.eciiams.] (Received this day at 12 immi). DEI.II f. June 21 The Clan MacMillan grounded on the shoals of I’reparis Mam! on Friday night. The sea wa> rough and llie nighl pitch IJaek. The crew look lo the boats, -lauding by till the ve-.-el sank at nine the following morning. The captain remained mi Hie bridge till the last, the chid' ollieer literally using force to drug him nil. Ihe captain’s boat drilled eastward and the other two northward, in high seas and a strong wind. Two boats were picked up oil Smidav night and the captain s boat later. All are well hut they suffered considerably from exposure.

STEER ROPING CHARGES. LONDON. June 21. Twenty-three magistrates were on the bench in the Court-hoii-c at Wealdstou, which uas crowded v.ith i-nwhov.-aml cowgirls, when the rodeo steer mping snmmon.-es were heard. ■'nr Curtis Bennett prosecuted, and Sir Marshall Ha l defended. The prose.-ti-tinli submitted that -teer.- v.ere not , apt ivc animal-, but domestic animals, therefore anyone hunting (Item in an enclosed space was subject to pemiliiemidcr the Protection of Animals Act 1011. The ease was adjourned till Monday, owing to the illness ot an important witness lor the prosecution.

AI.I.IKD (TINFERENCE. F.S.A. NOT REPRESENTED. Washington. June 21. A White Hoii-e spokesman declared that the Eiiitcil States wool.! nmloiihledlv he represented by lbe customary unoMieial obseiver at the Inter-Allied Cnnleienee of Premier- in Uomhui al lieduled for July full., hut would not be oflhiallv rep re-en I cl. Tile spokeman explained ibat while the Governmeni vii- eager to a.-.-i-t in the solution of Ri’ropca 11 In ohiem- it was

<Olll ,-i 11y anxious to avoid any action

interprei able .as ail interferenee 111 European nolitieal allaii-. lie added that the United States as yet had received no formal invitation to participate in the Conference: therefore, it is not an unusual statement to he issued.

Official circles believe that neither Mr Hughes, who reaches Loudon on July 20th. not General Dawes, will lie able to participate ollieially or unofficially in the Conference.