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Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[ R EUTEItS Tf. LF.G 11 A MS. 1 THE J’. AND 0. COY. 1.01(1) I.VCHCUBE’S REVIEW. bONDOV. De.ember 10. At the annual meeting of the B. and (). Company, boril Tncheape, in alluding to the competition of State owned ships, said that with few exceptions the earnings of every voyage were below disbursements. He feared it would be some years before pre-war conditions wei'c restored. The Governments of America, Australia and Canada which held on to their State owned steamers after the war. were now attempting to dispose of the ships, bill (lie vc-scl. would not realise a u'Mil'T of Heir cost. Lord I lichen pc said that recently be bought for about did,ooo two steamers which cost a certain Government £OOO,000 only four years ago; and heaven only knows bow much since. Lord Tnclicnpe referred to the proposal to build six twenty knot sleunier.s to carry passengers, meat and fruit between England and Australia, which the Commonwealth Government was invited to assist financially. Application was also made to the Trade Facilities Committee. The estimated cost of the venture was nine millions sterling whereof it was proposed three millions be subscriptions and six millions debentures. If lie was rightly informed, the Government would have nothing to do with such a wild cat scheme. He believed the whole idea was doomed to failure. Lord ■lnehenpe in describing the waterside strikes said that apparently lmv and order at Australian ports did not exist temporarily. He, however, had implicit faith that Air Bruce would protect the country from wlnit "as more or less Bolshevism and save Lor trade from the existing paralysis. fail'd Inebeape foreshadowed a reduction of twenty-five gold centimes per ton, in the Buck Canal dues which would thou bo seven and a quarter francs as compared with, six and a quarter in mil.

MR A MICKY'S BILL. LONDON. Doc. Kl. T.,e lion Amery's (Colonial Secretary) Kill only refers to tin l carrying out of the* Economic Conference's resolution regarding the Imperial Institute. CAPTIVES RICTI’I’N. KICKIN'. l)ee. 11. Twenty-two captives liave returned to the college, their captors having hcen routed l.v Lifuhliii’s soldiers after a short, light. The rescue party found two other students during the morning, thus leaving eight in captivity. DEPORTED COMM TNI.ST. PARIS, Dec. 9. Most of the expelled foreign Communists have taken to the Belgian frontier. The presence of these, together with other Communists, who are voluntarily leaving l-’rance has alarmed the Kelgian Government, which has ordered the Frontier Guards not to permit their entry into Kelgium. The Government is approaching the I'leneh Government on the subject. FRENCH ATTITUDE. PARIS, Dec. 10. The Chamber of Deputies yesterday voted confidence in the Government by 319 to -9. on a motion which was based on the Government's recent measures against the Communists. rritish co AG ixm.-siin • LONDON. Dec. 9. The coal mine owners have sent a letter to the Miners' Federation promis! .g a joint committee to investigate the serious position of the industry. _______