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Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1924, Page 3

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ttJBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. OBITUARY. LONDON, June 21. Obituary—Win. Firnio, the golfer. INSURANCE CLASS IFI CATION. LONDON, June 2-1. 'The ship-owners again met the Institution of Underwriters, and their Australian and New Zealand colleagues. who are visiting London. The ■whole question of insurance classification (cabled on .May 28th.) was discussed. The Institute is considering the reply. FRAC’tS IN DANCE HAUL. LONDON, .lime 21. Visiting American naval men at Torquay sought to prevent Filipinos dancing with white women in a public hall. A fracas arose, knives, sticks and stones being used. The position was becoming alarming when, luckily, a naval patrol arrived and restored order. There were numerous serious casualties on both sides. AUCKLAND HARROUR LOAN. LONDON. June 25 file Auckland Harbour Hoard’s issue ol CL’l 1(1,000 five per cent debentures at the price of ninety-eight closed at one o’clock.

(id DAYS FOR BRIBERY. (Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) LONDON, June 21. John Browning and Archibald Kyle, ex-International Scottish .footballers, were sentenced to sixty days gaol for attempting to bribe two lioness footballers to play dead against Loch Geliy. The officials set a trap for the accused, who were arrested in the act of paying over the money. A.MCNDSEN ABANDONS FLIGHT. LONDON. June 21. (’apt. AmuntLen has abandoned the flight, having insufficient funds to purchase tint aeroplane.-.

A DENIAL. TOKYO, -I ti nc* -1. In connection with the press reports ol the outrages against the Japanese in California in retaliation lor the alleged maltreatment of Americans in Japan, a meeting of the American Association in Yokohama carried a resolution declaring that it was in a position to deny any maltreatment of Americans, and urging that the widest publicity he given to that tint in America.

JAPANESE POLITICS. Tiffs It), June 2-1. Takecjiro Tokomanii (.Minister of Home Audit's) was elected President of the Seiytihouto Party. AAIKRICAN FLYERS. DELHI. June 21. The American livers have reached Akyab. AIcLAREN’S FLIGHT. DELHI, June 25 Al.acLaren has arrived at Rangoon. RICE AND TLA CROPS RUINED. PEKING, June 21. Damage estimated at one million dollars has been caused in the neighbourhood <;f Foochow by the Hooding of the Alin river. It is reported that the rice mill tea crops will lie ruined. Foochow is extensively Hooded and many lives have been lost.

GERMANY DISCUSSING NOTE. BERLIN, .June 25

Cabinet is discussing to-day t lit* Allied Note in regard to the military control. It is expected a reply will lie sent at the end of next week. No doubt it will accept t'v Allies' demands provided the proposed military investigation is really the Control Commission’s last action and that t boreal ter the League of Nations will lake charge of the matter. TF.A SALES. (Received this day at 1H.25 a.m.) CALCUTTA. June 25. The tea offerings Mere generally useful quality. The demand for better qualities was strung and late rates wore fully mniiil,-lined. Inferior sorts were irregular. Prices ranged from eleven annas sis |.iee to lit teen annas.