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Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

ICUTIULIAN AND .N.Z- CAIII.I ASSOCIATION. EMIGRANTS EOR N.Z. LONDON. November I. There are (III) passengers leaving England by the liner Pakchu for New Zealand, in addition to ISI coming by the Ruahine, this mouth.

THE SOVIET NOT TRI'STKD. [Received tnis dav at 9.25 a.in.) OTTAWA, November 5. Calgary. Alberta, will not sell horses to Russia this year. The negotiation failed because the Russian Soviet wanted one thousand horses to lx’ paid for alter delivery. The Canadian agent* insisted on payment before shipment. Russia had intimated that if the first consignment »as satisfactory they would purchase liftcen thousand horses.

ERICK OE FELT 11 ATS. LONDON, November 5

Increases in the prices of men’s felt hats are fore-.hadi.wcl, due to the drowning of rabbits owing to the Hood, combined with the falling off in imports of Australian rabbitekins.

.MANDATES COMMISSION. SIR ,T. COOK QUESTIONED. (Received this dav at 19.25 n.m.) GENEVA, Novemlx'i' 5. Sir Joseph Cook told the .Mandates Commission that owing to the deleterious ofl'e; t of the work on the Nauru Phosphate livid on the New Guinea natives, the Administrator had taken steps to repatriate them. The Administrator emphasised the Phosphate Commission had clone all humanely possible to safeguard the health of the New Guinea natives, but the nalmc of the work and the diet, whereto they were unaccustomed, was inimical to their welfare and in some cases inimical t their health. The further entry of natives would lie prohibited. The delegates lengthily questioned Sir .1. Cook concerning slavery, labour conditions, arms traflic. manufacture of alcohol, prohibition anil the abusethereof, liberty, conscience, military clauses, economic, equality ami education policy. Sir J. Coed; stated that with the- exception of small allotments held hy the Government and the l missions the whole island was owned by individual natives. A hoard was now engaged in delining the Liiindaiies of each owner who would he given a certificate when the survey was complete’,l.

The Commission, generally, was very catislic’d with the administration of the nanelate.

AI'STEALIAX BETTER FREIGHT. NO EEDT'CTIOX GRANTED. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON November 5. A representative of tlie- Australian Freight Committee has asked the shipowners to reduce’ the freight cm butter and cheese to the same extent as the reductions re cntly conceded to New Zealand. The shipo'.’. mus re'lied that they were losing money and cmilel not grant the iceltietions owing to the high port charges in Australia.

A TRAGEDY. LONDON. Nov. 5. There was a tragedy in Swansea police court. Elizabeth Scott, a widow. 58. sought to have her landlady Iminul over to keep the peace. The widow declared she was not afraid ol the landlady in a physical sense, hut was afraid of the pcsterings hy the landlady who bad tried to evict her trom her rooms during the past seven years, and it would kill her. Hardly had the widow's son given evidence when she fell and died in a few minutes.

WAR GRAVES. ° LONDON. Nov. 5. It is understood as the Mar Cenie(erics arc approaching complci ion. the Imperial Graves t oinmission is considering the question ol the permanent maintenance of graves in Gallipoli. France and elsewhere, and are discussing the respective advantages ot yearly parliamentary votes, or the setting aside of an endowment siillicient to provide the ycaily expenses in perpetuity. Probably the Australasian Governments will shortly be asked for their views thereon.

COLLISION IN SUEZ CANAL. LONDON. Nov. 5. A telegram from Port Said states tlie German steamer Hamburg, bound from Brisbane and Fremantle for Antwerp, collided with a dredger in the canal, and the latter sank in a siding. Traffic was not hindered. The damage to the Hamburg is unknown.

| AND COMPANY’S PROFITS, LONDON. Nov. ■

The N.Z. and Australian Hand Compaiiv divisil.de profits are £3(12.021. The continuanev fund is £90.001. reserve £50.0U) The year’s dividend is 8 per cent, tax fee, and carried forward £21,9(10.

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