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Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N. 7.. CAIII.E ASSOCIATION. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. LONDON, July 3 Following on a decision by the Committee of. Imperial Defence, the Cabinet have definitely shelved the Channel Tunnel scheme. LOCK-Ol'T POSTPONED. LONDON. July 2. The British building employers Inv ■ decided to postpone their nation-wide lock-out notices for one week, pundiTg the Court of Enquiry investigating the dispute. NEW CHINESE CABINET. PEKIN, July 2. A inundate has been issued accepting the resignation of Sunpnochi as Premier and appointing Wellington Kou Taile as Premier. BRITAIN’S ORPHANS. LON DO-'. .Tidy 3. The Child Welfare Conference discussed overseas settlement as a solution of the problem of orphan children. Mr Roberts, of Barimdo’s Homes said that out of 28.000 Bnrnado Boys who were sent to Canada during the last forty years, Canada reported less than two per rent were failures. BUCKJUMPING. LONDON, July 3. In the lirst round Snowy Thompson’s horse would not buck. \ aldcnieres was lively and Icgland was thrown off. APPLES SHIPMENT. (Received this day at 10 a.in.) LONDON, July 3. The Persic’s Tasmania apples arrived at Liverpool in tairly good condition. Illackspot was less pronounced than in previous arrivals. Stunners 12s 3d to 225, mostly 15s to 20s ; Cleopatras Its to 225, mostly Itis to 20s. Others 12s to 19s 9d, blemished 9s to 13s 3(1.

11 ERTZOG’S GOOD WISHES. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this duv at 12 noon). CAPETOWN, July 3 Mr Hert/og cabled Mr Thomas, colonial Secretary: ••Having assumed office, I wish at the very outset to express the hope that the cordial relationship which has existed in the past between His .Majesty’s Government and the Union Government, may continue on the same cordial looting in the Inline. On inv part every effort will be made to promote our mutual welfare and extend and foster our common interests. Tile aim mid desire ol my Government is to develop prosperity and contentment among all sections of the community and thus make South Africa worthy of its important position in the British Commonwealth.

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(Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 3

Mr Morel, a, Commoner, in it remarkable interview with the “Daily Herald." asserts that Europe is piling up explosives for which the powerful French industrial and professional interests are responsible. These are financing and directing the great factories in Czeclm-Sloviikia and Austria. Mr Morel gives detailed statements of the supplies of shells and guns recently sent from there to J iigo-Shivakia, Roumauia and Poland. He asserts that the Little Entente has also placed orders in Britain and pleads urgency for an international armaments Conference. He asks why is Austria permitted to turn out supplies when under the control ol an Allied Commission on which Britain is represented.

AVI REEESS AGUE KA lEN T. (Received this duv at 9.25 a.m.) DON DON, July 3. It is understood -.tile Government and Marconi have agreed to co-oper-nt in a wireless policy, the Government giving Marconi an opportunity of demonstrating his directional system. The Government is now awaiting the Dominions’ decisions. GUN-RUNNING PLOT. SENSATIONAL DF.VEr.OPM ENTS EXPECTED. (Received this day at 9.-to a.m.) LONDON. July 3. The “Daily Mail” states that Scotland Yard has discovered the most extensive gun-running plot ot recent years, aiming :it the shipment of two thousand miichinc guns to Russia. There has already been seized in Lon don ten eases of gun parts labelled steel castings. Destroyers are patrolling the North Sea to stop suspicious vessels. The police are watching nil parts of the country to prevent shipments. Sensational developments are expected. BUILDERS TROUBLE. IiONDON. July 3. The Building Operatives Federation declined to avail themselves of the employes’ deeisou to postpone lockout notices and declare unless they increase the hourly rate and provision f ()1 . n . guaranteed week is introduced by July sth., Labour must he withdrawn. CONGRESS OF COMMERCE. (Received this day at H. 25 a.m.) .LONDON. July J. With only half a dozen delegates votin' l, against, the Congress of Cham hers of Commerce of Empire passed a resolution agreed upon, moved by Sir Edward Davison, mgretting the decision of Parliament in refusing to ratify the preferential resolutonx of the Imperial Economic Conference and urging the adoption of a liberal, "filer,ms intcr-l tnpei ini preference. as most desirable for the furthering of Imperial development, and attaining the ideal of the eventual freedom ot tuide within the Empire.