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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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["The Times’’ Service.] A RUBBERY. NEW YORK. Sept. dO. Three bandits at Saint Louis without tiring a shot (oiinelled the Postmaster to hand over firteen thousand sterling i ii, mi' V, which had just arrived to pay the Class Company's workmen. The bandits escaped.

IU AS SI AN CRKDIT DKSTROYLD. ["The Times” Service.] (Received the- day at 5.,‘10 a.m ) LONDON. Sepi. dft. The Commoners. Mr Hannon ami Sir I*. Daws n have returned from a lour of the Baltic, countries on behalf of the Industrial group. They state they found everywhere immense openings for British Dade. R--orrding Russia. Hannon declared the position is that not a simile industrial liuanrial organisation in any of the countries bordering Russia, would give Russia one -ays’ credit. Everything must he on a strictly cash basis. Statesmen. I:ankers and bu-iuess men were unanimous in declaring that under the existing regime, Russian credit was coni] letely destroyed.

JAPANESE DI KKKTLTY SETTLED. [Rectehs Telegrams.] (Received (bis day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. Ilf*. Reuter's (.'enevn correspovdent telegraphs that, the diliimdty raised bv the .lapaiiese ha;; been overcome. STRANDKI) STK.AMK.it. LONDON, Sept. d;). Tlie steamer Trecnrrel reoorls tlial after II!) tons of cargo were* jettisoned the attempt' at floating failed. Another altenqit will lie made nisi tide. PUSITIOX AT MKCCA. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON. Sept. 89. The “Daily Mail's” Cairo correspondent savs tlie Hodja/, (lovcrnnnoil ievariiat ing .Mecca and going to Jeddah. Hussein remains at Mecca, organising the defences, and has transferred the archives and trca-urcs to a ship in'the It'd Sea. The evacuation follows the failure of file coimlcr-at-taek under Hussein's son Kmirali. against the advancing Walmhis. It is expected a decisive battle will he fought outside the wall. Itritain formerly had paid the Walmhis leader, owing In tlie Sultan’s illness, sixty thousand yearly to keep the peace, ft is expected that Britain will he forced to intervene in order to enable the .Empire’s loyal Moslems to pursue their pilgrimage uninterruptedly.

.SPANISH REPORT. MADRID, September HO. Ofli: ial Spanish troops have entered Slieshuan. A fierce encounter in Lara lie /.cue lcsidted in considerable Lose-, to both sides.

A II Kill) STILL. LONDON, Sept. HO. Commander prank Worslev (who look part in tlie Antarctic K.;j edit ion) was the hero of a thrillin ' wreck in the auxiliaiy motor schooner Katherine Ann is-, whit 11 v.as swe, t by a gale to tlm Orkneys. Despit.' tho darkness and raging seas. Woisle.v. who was tommander of tlie s-honitcr tumped with a l'oi'o from ho,'.split and struggled to the shore, and enabled the ttle le crew to he saved, just in tho ■ lit I; of tin e a> the schooner broke uj> rapidly.

TENDERS KUR REEK. LONDON. Sc] L 89

The: Italian War (.Wire is inviting tenders at the end of O. totem for twelve lo Jiltt- en l him .ami tons «> 1 1 -oxen beef for ch-livery throughout lire.. .f A BAN USE SI I ll'l’l NG TKUIBI.K. (Received (his day at 11.2 d a.m.) ToKIO. Ke; ieinbcr JO. The repent that a final .-.hipping nettlement had been reached is .stated to he | •.cmat me though it is ti no meditators for the company and representatives of those dissatisfied have reached an a."reonieiil, whereby the: latter consented to withdraw their resignations on conditions, including equal treatment- for land and nm:iuc stalls, the lecagnition by llie cumgnny of the principles net forth in the demands, and the disbandment of all -:mi| lovers also, interns oxer,-t those lor :i ieiililic purposes. V\ hilc it is expected that these terms will lie lit".c, led when presented to tin* Company, it is imitated that seme of those who icsiyiieel disapprove of the nvLie.u of their leprexciitatives, as the terms include the temporary postponement of the quc'dirti < I reinstatement of those dismissed and their future position a,ml the President whose resignation was d.'mantleel. The | re.’p. salt,: withdraw the resignations has been enthused by both parties.