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Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1924, Page 4

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EMPIRE GALA DINNERS. LONDON, Juno ’Jo.*

A soriws of gala. dinners in the West End of London in honour ot visitors to the Empire Exhibition "as inaugurated yesterday evening with an Australian night. Four hundred Australians attended. Australian artistes snug Australian songs, and the bread used was made earlier in the day in the Austialian I’aviliou at Wembley.

WIRELESS LICENSE. LONDON, June 27. Presiding al the annual meeting <»l the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. Sir John Pender said the Company had applied for a wireless license but.' bad to wait to ascertain JR Rains' declared policy, before anything could lie done. They had received teims for a Ihense affecting India, but it wa. absolutely impossible for the Company to carry these out. Prolonged negotiations as regards China had proved abortive.

DURBAN’S CENTENARY. _ CAPETOWN, done 2,. The centenary of Durban is being celebrated by elaborate festivities, including the unveiling of memorial lab|<»ts bv Princess Alice. Ibe Squadron and the American warship Ternton are in the harbour participating. threat to British empire (Received, this day at 0.25 MOSCOW. .!line -7. Beinkop. a member of tbe Dutch Communist Party. speaking at the Congress of the Third International, said the British Empire was the gravity centre of the world’s capita ism. oiled States was also a strong hold ot Ore same creeds. They must concentrate lheir efforts on the British Empire, liecause there lay the shortest route to the world revolution. CYCLE RACE CRASH. LONDON, June -7.

In the nTotor cycle tourist trophy race in the Isle of .Man, Movie crashed. His injuries are not serious, hut he required medical attention and he retired from the race.