GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1924, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AVD N.Z. CAIII.K ASSOCIATION. FA Id; OF TROTSKY’. RERUN, November 27. “Vonvaerts,” the Socialist paper, learns from Riga that Trotsky is no longer Commissar of Military Affairs. He has also been deprived of high offices bv extremists.

THREE SISTERS SUICIDE. (Received this day at B.DO ti.ni.) HER 1.1N,' November 28. Three yon iik sisters named Osvath, residing at Ssuitmar, attired tliem.se'res in black and committed suicide by hanging after jxiisoiiiiijx tlieir pet cat and dog. Tbe girls (ondurled a furrier’s business since tlieir lather's (lea til last year. CEK.MAN BUDGET. BERLIN, November 27. It is offiically explained that Budget figures (cabled earlier) relate only to tbe revenue and expenditure of the .Ministry of Einanee, and do not include other departments. The complete figures are unavailable, but, added to the ordinary budget balances, the extraordinary budget shows a deficit.

GERMAN AGRICULTURAL MOVE

.M ENT. HERI.TN, November 28. A forward agricultural policy w foreshadowed by an oflieial announceine nt s tat ins' the (iovernment is convening a conference between the land owners, farmers and workers, with the Government's co-operation, to recommend methods to maintain and increase arable land and to stimulate the maximum production of lood. 'I he announcement declared the conference should aim at the addition of at least one million acres of arable land and not give undue attention to the production of wheat to the exclusion of live stock, dairying and other agricultural activities.