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Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1924, Page 3

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["Tii k Times" Service.] PRICK OF FI.OCR. LONDON, Sept. 28. Flour has im-reased by one shilling in Loudon, and is now ;30s. Ibis is the tenth increase since .July Ist. KILLED IN MINI-i. LONDON, Sept. 28. Four miners in a small colliery at I .la a icorifa is,’ who began work an hour before the usual time ill order to af-|r-nd tin' Swan -on-. Now /.calami match, were trapped and killed by a lull id earth, attributed to (lie tiring of a shot. ’

INDIAN AFFAIRS. DELHI, Sept. 29

At tin- I'nity Confcrenc... lvpre-oiit - jag the various Indian .sections, speeches were made hv the leaders, deploring the Ilimlil-Moslem ipiarrcls. which they claimed had the )iast twenty years’ work towards unity. A resolution was adopted condemning internecine quarrels, and assuring (’Undid that the country would do its utmost in an endeavour to eulorce his principles. T his decision was conveyed to Candid, with a request that he break his fast. The Metropolitan of India lias also written to Candid, pointing out that his fast having secured its object ol stirring men ot all parties to seek a line basis of unity, should be abandoned. because if it proved total, itwould estrange, rather than conciliate men. So far. Candid lias refused to abandon his fast. BAND CONTEST. LONDON. Sept. 28. At tbc Crystal Palace band contest the c!uilii|lion.sliip resulted:— St Hilda ••• 1 Black Dyke ••• - Newcastle Steel Works (Australia) 15 BRITISH MDM OR IAI S. PARTS. Se; ke.inl>i.'r 20. .Marshal Focli unveiled a memorial to the .31 st. Highland Division at Beaumont Hamel, in commemoration ot their light on the l«l. of .roly, 1 01 (>: ami a Liverpool Memorial Hall, including a library, cinema, and hospital, was opened at Oivciichy, of which Liverpool City is tbc foster father. Bight lion, sitej lien Walsh I British Minister ol War) whose son was killed at Oivciichy in 11I1S. was among lln.:-c present. MURDER PLOT FOILED. PARIS. Sept. 28. A strange plot has been revealed at Dinai'd. a small m-aport town opposite St. Main, where a man. styling himself the Marquis Cham; antver. lint whose real name is Joseph I assal. has been arrested for trying to lu.<- three Parisian jewellers to a castle, where it e: alleged, the .Marquis intended to chloroform them in a death chamber. Ihe police found tile basement bang with mat tresses, so that the room was airtight. Tln're were lodes in the ceiling, through which chliu iifn: in fumes could be pumped into the chamber.

The jewellers wc:c asked to bring Valuables, a colic: tinn n! jewels and Wat lies, as | resents (or tin- , o-calleo Marquis. cc bo has been Inina' a g:i\ lile. With ( hamp.iiivtii. was his n-al wife, who formerly was a cook, and who ailed as maid. nr. 1 the "Marquise". All three were arrested. 'The -‘Marquiso’’ wln.se real name is Moirnit. ecmlcssod to tin- fraud, but denied any knowledge of the death cliaailsr.

ASTRONOMER'S WARN INC. (Received this day at S.T.I! a.m.) LONDON. Set teiobc-r 20. The “Daily Express" Paris enrre.s----1 omlclil says Abbe Mnvenx. tile noted a■tronomei- and Direcl:a- of Bonrges Obs-.-rvato:v, I'nPnwing the theory ol s"lar activity, that sun s] ols a Meet tinIcm per-iiuci-1 of t' i■ • loitiom de.-lares ;n ,t iia i■ |Bi.<i alt ■!• - I world peace- have inimidcd with | i-rind; ol solar calm. When at Brussels in 19.19 lie foretold a world war in BMI. Tn view of the fa l Dial the .solar curve begins t i ri-" in 1929. reaching clce | cal; in 1!)2S. be warns tbc* (iovcmiment that another gre-at war or at tiny rate a c risis in I lie world's history, wilt most pri.ba.bly ocror in 192 i.

Rl'S-MAN MONARCHISTS. [“Tiie Times" Service.] PARIS. September 20. The •‘Times" Paris uirres|;oudcnt states a meetin<r if delegates <•! the Russian Monanhia! party discussed ll'e lei cut maiiile-t.) I.y the (‘land Duke t'viil. proclaiming himsell heir, ft decided to ask the Dowager Km press .Marie p'odorocna. as hea l of the family and guardian of the interests ol her son the Grand Duke Alihael who ili.sa].peared in 1018, to express an opinion on tile question id re; oguilion of the claim of Cyiil. A GKR.AfAN dOKK. (Received this day at B.JIO a.m.) RIM! UN. September 20. While a zoppolin was Hying over the i itv, a judge, jttty and police at Potsdam Assizes rushed to the windows to Mat h the airship. A prisoner under trial for perjury escaped from the Court unnoticed ar.il is still not caplur-

MAR DIC SAI'Id. I Received tins day at 0.1) a.m.) LONDON, Ken The ISardie lias lieen towed to Kalinoiith. and berthed on a mud-hank in a sale position. ARABIAN TROI liLi:. CAIRO. Sen. 20. Although no definite news lias been received regarding the .Mecca position, it is undoubtedly critical. A civilian evacuation Inis apparently begun. '1 he seat of Govermnoi'J' is being transferred to diddali. oritcary. LONDON. K.|d. 20. Obituary—Hugh Chisholm, after an operation for appendicitis. A I RK AN CKNKI 'K.

[Reutf.h.s Tki.eisuams.3 (Reteiv.-d this day at 0.2-5 i.m.) CAPKTOWN. Kept. 20. 'l'lte linal report of the Director of (Vitsits shows in the twenty year period to 1011. the European pnpulation doithied. while in ten veals 11.11 to ]O2l, the increase was much less marked. Oil the ether hand, the Mack population continues, to rapidly increase. It is estimated that unless largely reinforced by immigration, m iiftv years Kuropeans will amnunt to I>s than four millions, while Mm blacks will number twenty-four mdlions. The director declares unless steps are taken to safeguard white civlisation during the next ten years, there is a probable danger of being over" helmed.

DI'TCH QVKKN’S DIKAI’I’ROVAI.. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Sept.. 20. The Queen of Holland, for the purpose of expressing disapproval of troops grumbling at the wet weatnei during manoeuevres, and lioling while in camp, refused to witness the review,