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Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN ANU N.Z. CAIII,K ASSOCIATION. PACIFIC CABLE. LONDON, October 15. It is stated the Pacific Cable Board is nearing a decision to duplicate the cable. T In; experts advise that, wireless will not prove a. serious opponent for years and the duplication will enaiile a vastly increased and quicker service, lemming- the necessity lor diverting surplus business to other channels.

A TOWN ON STRIKE. (Received this day at 11.35 a. ill.) CAPETOWN, October 15.* A remarkable situation prevails at Ihera, a Portuguese port on the East Coast, where the whole of business lias been brought to a standstill while shipping is held up. This blockade is imposed by the crews, dissatisfied farmers and townspeople, who demand the Governor to take certain steps, chiefly in the direction of repealing taxation. It is suggested that if lie is unable to do so, he should appoint a substitute who would. Taking umbrage at this suggestion the Governor refused to reply, whereupon the demonstrators brought business to a standstill with a view to enforcing their demands.

Except for the uproar at the meeting by a few soldiers tins demonstration was orderly. PA R LIA .A I ENT AR Y I) EI,EG AT E.S ENTERTAINED. GENERAL JIKRTZOG’S VIEWS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) CAPETOWN, October 15. In proposing the toast of the guests at the Government banquet in honour °I tbe delegates to the Empire Parliamentary Association at Pretaria, at which the G overnor-General was present, General llortzog (the Rremier) welcomed them as our brothers, declaring, “Wo are- all brothers of the Commonwealth. The Nationalists believed in the brotherhood and co-opera-tion of the Dominions along lines making the world less an arena for gladiators. South Africa would always lay great store by the close cooperation existing to-day between the Dominions. So long as it was felt we were each free and individual nations whose freedom would lie recognised and always in the hands of individual peoples, it was a point of national honour with the young nations that, having reached manhood, they looked to see that that manhood was Acknowledged and recognised. If that were kept a little more in view, some of their difficulties would not be so great.”

UNIQUE EVENT. '’CAPETOWN, October 15. A unique event in the history oT South African journalism took place when the first general meeting of the South African section of the Empire Press Union was held under the presidency of Lord Burnham. A representative gathering of journalists was present from all parts of the Union and Rhodesia, Lord Burnham, replying to the .Mayor’s speech of welcome, dealt on the influence the Empire Press Union has in improving the recognition ot the status of representatives of the press from its first conference in Loudon in HfOS) and the second at Ottawa in 1020. He Imped the visit In Australia in 1025 would be organised on a scale which would demonstrate the position tlte press held in the world. He welcomed heartily and endorsed General Hert.'.og’s speech when lie pleaded for brotherhood and co-opera-tion within the British Commonwealth and if the visit of the Parliamentary delegates lias resulted in nothing more than thoi-o words it has been just ilicd.

PERSIAN AFFAIRS. TEHERAN, October 13. The .Persia.ii Parliament has replied to the recent telegram from Sheik Mnhammerali stating he did not intend to recognise it, by sending an army of some thousands* strong against him. The Sheik‘has been showing a defiant attitude to the Central Government for some months and relations are strained. 'iho Sheik is known to have an army behind him. Civil war seems certain, hut in siinu quarters there is the hope of an amicable settlement. THE WAHABIS’ ASSURANCE. (Received this day at 11.-5 a.m.) CAIRO, October 15. The Wahabis have assured the Consular Corps at Jeddah that the foreigners in Mecca will be sale and that Jeddah will not he attacked. WEMBLEY FIGURES. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, October Lord Stevenson, in a speech, '’.aimed that when the figures relating to the attendance and cost ol adminstrafion of the exhibition and the large gross profit were published, the people would he amazed at what the exhibition had done. While a decision has still not been reached bv the Dominions, the prospects of. reopening in January 1925 were hopeful.

GET RICH QUICK. LONDON, October !•'

Heavy subscriptions ,to the ( :mnn loan partly consist of stags, or small speculators, who anticipate a premium will he established when the k>a.‘i is allotted and thus snatch a quick profit. NAVAL WAR MEMORIAL. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, Oetobpr 15. The Duke of York unveiled at Portsmouth the last of the three naval war memorials, whereof two have already been unveiled at Chatham and Dev.mpt: ’. t. GERMAN LOAN OVER SUBSCRIBED. t"Rvtitkhs Tf,t,koram«. 1 ■1 (Received this day at 9.25 am.) LONDON, October to. The German loan has been uVer-suh-sciilicd. german T.v.-AN. LONDON. October 15. A large queue of applicants for the German loan issue assembled at the Bank of England at six this morning, who numbered two thousand at nine o’clock. LONDON, October 15. The International Northern Union match resulted—Other Nationalities (composed of Smith Africans and AVelshmcn) treating England hv 2.1 to 17.