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Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1924, Page 2

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[Reuters Telegrams.] MOROCCAN TROUBLE. SPA NI SIT CENvSOILSH 11>. MADRID, September 4. The Directory says the censorship will be stricter, no criticism calculated to a licet the morale of the troops, and no attack on the prestige of the Com-mander-in-Chief or the authority of the government being permitted. EGYPT AND ENGLAND. LONDON, .September 4. The “Morning Post's” Cairo correspondent sav.s: “Well-informed piersous state that Premier Zaghloul Pasha is returning to Egypt on September 22 and is not entering into any negotiations with London on the ground that the existing divergencies render any discussion useless. INDIAN TEA SALES. CALCUTTA. Sept. 3. At the tea sales the offerings were of average quality. The demand was more spirited, lhe best qualities showed an iulvan:e <>f six pite to one anna [or lb. while tomtit. .ll and commonest classes were an anna dearer. A BROTHER’S CRIME. VIENNA, September 3. Baroness lima Rusea, a member of the Hungarian nobility, has been discovered in a lunatic asylum, where si to has been detained for live years, though sane. Her sister, the Baroness Claro Rusea. a co-heiress with her to twentylive thousand sterling, has kept- her sister in the asylum liv means of forged medical certilicates, thus obtaining the entire fortune. Baroness Iltna told a pitiful story of the punishments which her elder sister indicted on her since her earliest youth.

THE COMMUNIST AIM. LONDON. .September 3. The “Daily Telegraph” publishes a letter from Harry Pollitt, the Industrial Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, stating: “Wo aro working to transform the trade unions from purely pacific organisations into mass organisations for revolutionary activity.” lie adds: “We will gradually he able to weed out the reactionary leaders of Labour, and then we will he in a position to finally challenge the forces of capitalism.” PRICE OF PETROL. LONDON. September -I. The retail price of petrol lias been reduced b.v threepence half penny per gallon. FATAL CRASH. LONDON. Septmbor 4. Darioresta. the famous motor-cyclist came a fatal etasli at the Brooklatuls track. Tt was caused by a tyre burst, while he was travelling at one hundred and twenty-two miles an hour. ■RESTRICTIONS ABOLISHED. BERLIN, September 3. According to the London Agreement General Degouette has issued nil order restoring at midnight, September 10, freedom of circulation for wheeled traffic, and abolishing the pass system for persons enleting the occupied territory and also the duties levied on goods ! a-sing between the occupied and tho unoccupied territory. CHINESE TURMOIL. • [Reuters Telegrams.]

T’aceived this day at 8 a.in.) I‘F.KI.V. September 4. , It is reported from Shanghai that yesterday’s lighting was indecisive. I.iiytinghsiang claims Chitisichyuan’s troop- were driven hack- a mile. Tho -".•.•nd attack failed. The lighting va- resumed this morning and iiintiimes. Digger gulls have been installed in the forts at AYoosung in expectation of Chili’s lleet, which is now at Niuguo attacking the town, Numerous foreign warships are now oil AYoosung. The Japanese news Agency in l’ekin lias published a telegram stating that Changtsnliii lias is-ued an ultimatum to the Government, stating that unless lie stoi'.s the attack on Luyunghsiang. he himself will mediate by force. MUSSOLINI FI HKD AT. LONDON, September 3. The ••Daily Fxpress’s” Dome correspondent states that shots were fired at Signor Mtissolinin while he was motoring from Akqtlapendente to Dome. Ilis ear was not hit, hut a car following il was struck by a number of bullets. AYODI.D I'Ll KBS. HALIFAX. September .1. The United States globe fliers have arrived at l’iitnn. from Hawke’s Day. The city was gaily decorated ill their honour, and the Federal and civic officials rendered them a formal welcome. Whistles shrieked and hells rang as the aviators landed in the harbour.

SIMB IT-S.AI FGGLIXG. LONDON, July 10. During the last -ix months 102,881 gallons of proof spirit, valued at C2M.3JI, was sent into Germany from this country—an advance of more than 100.000 gallons over the quantity imported during a similar period last year and four times as much as that imported in the same period in 1922. A wine and spirit merchant said yesterday that Germany is making a strong hid to capture the illicit spiritrunning business with the United Stales. ••German boats,” he added, ••are being fitted out at Hamburg specially for this kind of smuggling, which is done in conjunction with German agents in the United States.

When a defended civil action was called mi at the Nelson Court (reports tho ‘‘Mail”), defendant said he was going to ask for a non-suit on tho ground that details of the work done had not been shown on the hill. I i ,e Me.gi-tr ite (Mr T. K. M inns,-11. S.M.) alter peiu-iii'r the hill, said that sneaking as a motorist, it was a very un--iitisfncinrv way of showing a hill, as customers had no chance ol finding out whether the charges were reasonable,^ He viewed with disfavour claims like the one under review coming before "7* him. Garage people should make up their hills in such a manner that the customer could sec for himself that he had been charged a reasonable amount. The theory of a Christchurch mirscrvman that the willows should shoot on Aug. IPth. and that any shooting before or alter that date indicates an carle or late season has been the sulrjort of observation this year .and it has been found that the season is several days late (says the “Star”). This can not he taken as an indication of a had spring or summer. Tile frosts have kept the vegetation hack, whereas rain would have brought it forward. It is considered that if frosts are escaped in the next few weeks the spring m.l> develop evenly and a very good year mnv Ik in -tore.

Tim nmlinssiiilnrs of trade commercial travellers ‘'Jt.-il.-e a true note” -cl f«k fie- D'dls-’ Mild Veil.>,v T -Id AVe,is'-'-. They know the coeds. ‘‘Dell's” is mild and clear. Afa’k Snrnt and Cn. T td.. Orevinnoth. sole distributers.— Adrt. For Children’s Hacking Coueh. Woods Groat Peppermint Cura.