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Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1925, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN iMI N.A. PAULK ASSOCIATION THE RUM-ROW FIGHT. LARGE LIQUOR FLEET. NEW YORK, fob. 7. -Many Government craft are on the watell on the New Jersey coast to prevent the smuggling ol licpior from the largest, rum fleet mat has assembled oil the shore lor a year. The liquor Heel is now 12 miles off the coast., anil is ■slouly moving nortliu aids. .V three tliousaml ton steamer is heading Iho procession. There are cases ol liquor piled high mi the decks. The Government vessels arc kept, at a distance ot a lew miles, with then decks cleared for action. NEW YORK, k,.|>. V. A message from Reno, Nevada, slates Uiat a p.ill of the Nevada .Assembly upon the Resolution, which calls upon Congress to assemble a convention ol the Slates to modify the Eighteenth Amendment, show that it "Ml be approved by a large majority, according to its supporters. TURKISH COTTON. LONDON, Fob. 7. I lie first consignment of cotton from I urkey lias reached Manchester, consisting of one thousand hales. One hundred thousand arc expected shortly to arrive.

ARTHUR’S RELEASE REFUSED. PARIS, Fell. 7. I he Magistrate has refused an application lor Captain Arthur’s provisional release. TOBACCO ENQUIRY. WASHINGTON. Feb. /. m An investigation by the Federal Trade Commissioner of the alleged agreement between the American Tobacco Company and the Imperial Tobacco Company of England, to control the market in this country, was proposed in a resolution by Senator Ernst (Kentucky) to-day. AN AUTHOR’S DEATH. (Received this day at P a.m.) LONDON February 7. Obituary—. Arnold ?\hite, the author.

KG YPTIA X AI'FAIRS. FORD ALLENBV NOT THE MAX. . (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 7. The “Daily Express” special political correspondent says that Britain should not build up new hopes, because Zaghli.l Pasha. (ex-Egyptian Piomier) was not returned as an elector as the delegate ot Xivar’s (Government is not more friendly to Britain than the Zaghhilists. Flirt hermore it Ziw.-ir l a.sha (Premier) is returned with a majority his ministry would not dare ratify the new agreement because eighty to ninety per cent of the Egyptians are anti-British. The only sound policy for Britain to follow is to make the Egyptians do right, hut Lord Alicnhy is the wrong man lor the job.

THE SOCTAbfSTS’ FI-TIM-ATCM. LONDON February 7. The “Daiy Express” Paris correspondent reports a Racialist deputation, headed by M. Blum, waited on M. Harriot and laid down the terms under which the Party would continue to support the Government. Tt is understood M. Herriol promised a hill limiting military service to one year. He also promised a social insurance Bill. FRENCH WHEAT CONTROL. PROVISIONS OF BILL. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, February ~■

Juilluwinir the <!<•!>;il<• on tlio <lonnicfs >l' broad tlio (.'handier passed a bill vliicb eniorccs tlio producers of bread oroals to declare tlio amount of corn -hoy liold in stock and lays it clown bat only ina ni ■ ■act u rors and traders rill bo subject to Stale control. Tlio Bill provides tlio imposition of inos for false declarations or a refusal o make a declaration, the establishment of a. tribunal to direct the disposal of cereals, authorises the (ioveriiincnt to provision the country By purchasing homo crown cereals at a fixed price, also to purchase from the colonies, or abroad, and to arrange distribution. Lastly, the Bill authorises the establishment of a credit fund of one hundred million francs for providing a

>:urn rosorve. RED ARMY ORDER,. MOSCOW. February 7. On the occasion of taking up his duties as Crmimi'.sar for War, in succession to Trotsky, M. Utilise bar.' issued an order of the dav to the army and navy in which he dwells on the necessity of strengthening the union between the workers and the peasants. Burse says that this end is now being sought by a transition to the militia system. The Army continues to decrease in in mi bars and increase in efficiency. Bun.se says tbe Soviet is always striving f.o establish peace, but the security of the Union was recently threatened bv efforts to create groups cf powers hostile to the Soviet. 'I be Bed army should be increased in efficiency in order that it would be ready to repel the dangers threatening the peaceful labours ot toe citizens of the Soviet Union.

EM PillE D EYiaOPM ENT. (Received this dav. at 9.25 n.m.) LONDON. February 7. 'Phe Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, (Colonial .Secretary) in a .speech at Liverpool, said that it was essential to take everv measure to develop inter-imperial shipping, which was tbe most valuable part of our shipping, it. by the method of shipping, Britain developed her resources as America bad developed her far smaller resources, every section of tbe Empire would develop more amazingly than the United States developed in the bust generation." British shipping would grow proportionately. WEMBLEY CATERING. LONDON. February 7. Tt is announced that the catering at AYeinliley for 1925 will he divided between nine linns and will not include Lyons, who refused to continue the catering. The Dominions and Colonies are making their own arrangements.

COAL QUESTION. (Received this day at, 10.25 a.mA LONDON. February 9. Frank Hodges in outspoken proposals to save the coal industry from min sa id the national markets for export of coal were narrowing down and those now available were subject to most intense competition wherein America played the most important part. It would pay the Miners Federation to investigate what was happening in Germany and work in the direction of securing a uniformity in hours and wages based on those of the country, where the most favourable conditions for men wore secured. 1 would not rule out an international agreement for the regulation of the world’s supply. The first step towards efficiency is the complete unification of eolleries within a.given area. -Meanwhile radwavs should reduce freights for mineral traffic bv a third. I should like to see five years of undisturbed peace :n the coal trade.

' AI,LI HD PACT. LONDON, Fob. 8. Mr Garvin, editor of the ‘‘Observer, M in a lengthy article, concliides :—“A mutual Pact of security between Great Britain. France and Belgium is the first condition of European confidence and appeasement.'” PRINCE AND BUND GIRL. LONDON, Feb. 8. The Prince of Wales, at, the .Mowbray British Legion Hall, ascertaining there was a blind girl present, danced with her. She is parentless and lives with three sisters who take paying guests.

BRITAIN AND WAR DEBTS. PARIS. Feb. 8.

11. is understood the British Note, in accordance with the cables of yesterday. is a concise document elahoratiijig the principle that Great Britain requires no more from the Allies and Germany than is necessary to discharge the British debt to America. It is probable that. M. Clementel will visit .A iiicriVu concern ii ig tin* w;tr debts. OPIUM CONFERENCE. GENEVA. Fob. 8. II has been decided that the Opium Conference will continue without the Aiiieriran or Chinese delegations. URUGUAYAN FOOTBALLERS. MONTEVIDEO. Fob. 8. The Uruguayan football team, including eight. Olympic champions, sailed to-dav on a. five months’ tour. They are playing their game at Marseilles. Another team is expected to leave shortly for the United States. AOBA NO I STRIKES 810 SKA. NEW YORK. Fob. 8. A wireless message received at, San Francisco. states the motor-ship, “Aorangi”, on her first, trip from Vancouver on her Australian run, was struck h.v an abnormally large sea voslerday afternoon, about ■lOf) miles off the Northern Californian coast, smashing the bridge and the promenade deck. A man’s leg was broken and n hoy cut by broken glass. JACK DEMPSEY MARRIED. NEW YORK. I'ch. 8. Jack Dcnihsev and Estelle Taylor were married at San Diego in the Fir Presbyterian Church this evening.