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Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1924, Page 2

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[“The Times” Service.] NOR WEG 1A X ELECTIONS. CHRISTIANIA, October 22. Final Norwegian election results show the Conservatives, supported by the Peasants‘Party, have a working majority. The Communists have received a serious blow. The campaign chiefly turned on the financial situation. Prohibition played only a secondary part. RADIO FEAT. LONDON, Oct. 22. The Radio Society of Britain carried a resolution congratulating those who successfully established two-way radio communications with New Zealand, also felicitating the Radio Society of New Zealand, and the New Zealanders who co-operated.

GERMAN ELECTIONS LONDON, October 23.

The “Morning Past’s” Berlin correspondent says: “Count Lessterp, in delivering the first Nationalist election coring speech, showed that that party meant to light on purely class lines. The Nationalists would have nothing to do with the League of Nations, but adhered firmly to monarchism. It insail les, DAIRY PRODUCE. LONDON, October 22. The New Zealand Shipping Company Shaw Savill and Commonwealth-Do* minion lines, have agreed to reduce the freights on Now Zealand exports. Commencing on November Ist., tho butter freight will be reduced from 4s Gd to 4s per.box, and the cheese freight from one penny to 29-30th. of a penny per pound. The reduction is for a tenure of threo veal's, conditional on exporters shipping the whole output by those lines. GOVERNOR-GENERAL ELECT. LONDON. Oct. 22. The Governor-General elect of New Zealand, Sir Charles Fergusson and Lady Fergusson are arriving in London next week. Sir J. Allen is inviting 90, mostly New Zealanders, to a banquet at the Hotel Cecil on October 31st. Sir Charles Fergusson luncheons witll the King on Nov. 3rd., at the Colonial Institute on Nov. 4th. and the Australian and New Zealand Club on Nov. sth. Sir Cluis. and Lady Fergusson tiro sailing for New Zealand on Nov. Gth. They are not taking their sons, hut only their daughter. Helen. Colonel and Mrs Hunter Baillie are accompanying the Forgussons to New Zealand pri vately. Col. Jlunter-Baillie is Lady Fergusson's uncle, and Airs HunterBaillie is the sister of Sir Heaton tended to get rid of the Treaty of VerRhodes of New Zealand. RELIGIOUS MANIAC. WIFE SECURES DIVORCE. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 23. There were curious revelations of religious mania in the divorce court when Mrs Kirke. of Ascot, in petitioning for a Judicial separation gave evidence. She said that when her husband joined the Pentecostal sect, her home life was disturbed by baptisms in the bathroom and girls falling; into trances in the drawing .room where they had visitors from Heaven. Finally her muse girl. Martha McCarthy, came under the influence of Kirke. Martha, and petitioner’s husband were closeted together every evening, lie saying that Martha was helping in his religious work. When her husband left home with Martha lie asked his wife to come to the new house on condition that she treated Martha properly. Kirke wrote: “Had you been less offensive and more ready to believe that God's Word menus what it says, we might, at least, he keeping house together. Martha is not having a smooth time. She is up at six thirty and oven "ashes inv shirts. If I bail not left you. I should ha*-* passed to a better world before this.” The Judge granted a decree.

PRESERVATIONS IN FORCE. LONDON, October 23.

The final report of the departmental committee on the use of preservations in food recommends tho prohibition of preservations in all articles of food and drink offered for sale, whether manufactured here, or imported, with a few specified exceptions, including the use of specified quantities of sulphur in dried fruit, preserved whole, fruit or lTuitpulp, alcoholic wines, non-alcohol-ic wines, cordials sweetened or unsweetened and fruit juices; also the use of benzoic acid as an alternative in non-alcoholic wines, cordials and fruit juices. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. LONDON, October 23. On his return from Aberavon after nu over five hundred mile tour, Mr MacDonald stated be bad found such enthusiasm in tho Labour cause-as lie bad never seen before. FRENCH FINANCE. PARIS. Oct. 23. The French Finance Commission recommends a reduction in the army estimates by seventy million francs, which, it/ claims, can bo effected without weakening the national defence. The proposal entails a reduction of tho period of compulsory service to one year. Following a statement by AT. ilcrriot.. the Commission by 20 votes to 12 approved of the suppression of credit for the French Embassy to tho Vatican.

FRENCH EVACUATION. BERLIN. Oct. 22. French troops evacuated the zones of lortmund. Ri'iiiscbilil, Vonwinkel and lie tow not Limburg without incident.