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Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION, CHEESE AXD BACOX PRIZES. LOXDOX, October 21. At the Dairy Show, in the Colonial Competitions in cheese in Ontario, (Canadian factories took all prizes. For bacon a Toronto linn was first. The Xew Zealand Bacon ami Meat Racking Company’s entry was highly commended. South Africans won both the prizes in eggs. TRAFALGAR DAY. LOXDOX, October 21. Many Dominion wreaths, including those of the Governments of Autralia and Xew Zealand, were placed on the Kelson monument at the Trafalgar Day celebrations, also from branches of the Navy League in those

countries. Flowers from Wellingtoi arrived in a block of ice. LEAGUE INQUIRY. LOXDOX, October 21. Sir .James Alien attends the Mandates Commission meeting at Geneva, opening on October 23rd, when the administration of th Nauru Island, Xew Guinea, and Samoa mandates will be examined. DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 22. Members of the. Xew Zealand Dairy Control Board have left for Denmark ami are afterwards visiting Belgium, to investigate dairying. They proceed to Geneva and thence to Xew Zealand. DEAD OR Al-TVE. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LOXDOX. October 22. ’I he “Daily Express” Paris correspondent says the doctors, at Clary, were unable to decide whether a woman was dead or alive. She was aanethetised preparatory to an operation when the surgeon discovered that the heart had (cased heating and he concluded she was dead. Some hours later ho found that rigor mortis had net set in. Local physicians were summoned and refused to give a definite‘opinion, and sent for a Paris specialist, to decide. Meanwhile the woman’s relations remain on tender hooks, watching the hotly. ISLINGTON DAIRY SHOW. LONDON, October 22.

At the Dairy Show at Islington, the Colonial eheddnr section, wherein Xew Zealand, Australia, Soatli Africa. Canada and Kenya were represented, was awarded the first three prizes. WOMEN DOCTORS. LONDON, October 22. London County Council has decided that .women doctors must resign municipal appointments on their marriage Women, doctors are most indignant, contending that marriage makes them more valuable.

WEMBLEY EIXAXCE. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LOXDOX. October 22. The “Daily .Mail” says the Government have already received seventy thousand sterling in Wembley entertainment tax. apart from the admission tax. Government will probably receive one hundred thousand. It is too early to say the Exhibition will involve a loss. Australia, Canada, and Xewfoundlaml have expressed a willingness to participate in 1025. Xew Zealand's abstention, owing to the Dunedin E.xlnhition is arising udverso comment. The British Government has not yet decided to reopen. A private syndicate has offered to purchase the. Exhibition lor eight hundred thousand sterling.

LEO BOLD-LG KB -All'll HER. XKAY, YORE, October 22. Jacob Franks, whose son was killed by I.eopohl-l.oeb has established a trust fund. When ho dies, there will he available lawyer’s money to frustrate any attempt by the murderers to sc cure a rcJioaring of their case with ,a view to obtaining their relcit.se.

SUN YAT SEX’S DENIAL. PEKIN, October 22. Dr. Sun A'at Sen emphatically denies the allegation that there was a massacre (ft non-combatants of both sexes and all ages in the Canton trouble; also that he advised the bayonetting of women and children, and instructed that the cash looted lie handed to the Commissarv General. FRANCE’S MEAT SUPPLY. PARTS, Oct. 22. Replying to a food deputation -Al. Ilerriot declared tlio Gave nm.'iit wauld favour the importation id irozoii incut, and would :uitln‘iso, in certain circumstances and certain qualities the import of live cattle.

HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE. OTTAAVA. Oct. 21

At the Clinical Conference? Congress at Montreal. Dr. Falconer said the charitable basis lor hos-nital supuort was repugnant. This trend in New Zealand was largely assisted yeans ago hv the# formation of the hospital system by information then obtained from America, and grafted upon tbc British hospital system. New Zealand to-day again seeks your experience in improvements.

AN ITALIAN LEADER. ROME, October 22,

Senator Debono (Chief of the National Militia) against whom there was a serious outcry billowing the murder of Mntteotti, has resigned on tho ground that his task of installing a spirit of discipline cud devotion to the interests of the Country and King, into the Fascists has ended. Mussolini informed Dcboi’.o he will submit bis name to Cabinet for the Governorship of Italian Somaliland.

AFGHAN REBELLION QUASHED I)EiLIlf, October 22,

A rebellion in Afghanistan led by a pretender to the Amir’s throne, has been (plashed after heavy lighting, by the Government troops which have burned many villages and taken other primitive measures, the pretender taking refuge with a friendly tribe. The casualty list throughout the operations has been extremely heavy on both sides as in all tribal warfare no quarter is shown.