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Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 2

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ITJ*THALIAN AND N.Z. AABLI ASSOCIATION. LORD JEI.L I COE. LONDON. .March 27. The Jellicoes have, arrived at Tilbury. Lord JeMicoe is very iit. ' Interviewed, he paid a, high tribute to Ute excellent quality of New Zealand naval recruits. Those who have gone to the training schools in New Zealand had done extraordinarily well. New Zealand was very proud of its navy. It had every reason to he proud of the men it sent to he trained in the old f country. He sincerely hoped to he able to pav a return visit to New Zealand. MUSSOLTXO OYATTONED. (“Sydney San” Cables). ROME, March 28. Chaos marked Mussolini’s reappearance in the Chamber after his illness. The Communists shouted: “Long Live Communism.” provoking a fierce fight. They were overpowered and ejected. The victorious Faseisti gave an ovation to Mussolini, lasting ten minutes and sang a war song.

STRIKE SETTLED. STOCKHOLM, March 27. Labour disputes mentioned on 16th. March have been settled. All parties accepted the mediation commission’s proposals. JAPANESE POLITICS. TOKIO. March 29. Alter a protracted conference - the two houses reached a compromise regarding the amendment to the Suffrage Bill. This is believed to he satisfactory to all parties. RISMAUX PIT DISASTER. LONDON, March 27. It has now been ascertained that 51 were killed and twenty-eight injured in the cage disaster at the Remaux pit. GENERAL RAWLINSON. DELHI, March 27. General Rawlinson has slightly rallied. INDIAN ABDUCTION CASE. DELHI, March 27. On the resumption Mumtaz Mustapa Begum, ease her relatives gave evidence of tracing of the development of the plot to abduct Mumtaz. They said that in furtherance there of, the Indoreites offer to Baw las, the watchman, ofa bribe of two thousand rupees to leave the doors unfastened to enable them, to carry off Mumtaz.

The ox-manager of the Indore State properties at Bombay deposed that he learned one of the accused went by train to Indore on the night ot the murder in a great hurry. He also said a telegram was'seut to the M.ahaiajah s aide-de-camp stating that one person had been killed, four wounded and one arrested.

ARABS’ PROTEST. JEHUS \LEM. Mareli 27

A notable Arab Sheik, Mffiizger, in it defiant speech at, the Mosque of Omar, said we must believe Allah whose sflert'd book pmphesised tne Jews would never reassemble. Only by unity and quietness, anil refraining from violence can we light the Balfour declaration. The Sheik advocated boycotting Jews and refusing to sell them land, otherwise the m: "(pies would he transformed into synagogues. He announced the sending af a protest to the League of Nations to let the world know the Arabs were prepared to defend their cause to the death.

A DRAMATIC ARREST. LONDON, March 28. A dramatic arrest occurred outside tlic London Bankruptcy Court, Charles Alfred Gardiner, previously managing director of the Gardiner Ship-building mid Engineering Company, of Poole, in Dorset, at a salary of ten thousand a year, was first, arrested aboard a yacht at Southampton l>v order of tlm~~ . High Court, for failing to appear year ,-mn for public examination as Director of I lie Company above-men-tioned, which failed wit ha deficiency of r2l-l .000. .

Ho was lodged in Brixton prison for n month, and was bought to the Bankruptcy Court yesterday and examined, after which the Registrar granted his release. Gardiner shook hands with the warders, and thanked them for their kindness. but no sooner was he outside the Court than he was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on a charge of obtaining a cheque for two hundred thousand sterling on false pretence, GAR DINER 11EA1ANDED. 'Received this day at 9 a.m.) LONDON, March 28. Gardiner was remanded at Bow Street. He stated that lie had a complete answer to the charge. OUT ON BAIL. LONDON, A larch 28. Homer Dane (the sex instructor) who was sentenced to a month’s impi is-ouineilt to l o iollowed by depot - tation has been released on hail pending an af-pcul.

BRITA IN AND DISAR-AIAAIEN P ■ Reecvcd this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March 28.

Sir tv. H. Davison, Under Secretary for the Admiralty, speaking at Tlemol, Hempstead, said he did not want to strike a note of alarm, hut it was a significant fact neglected by the critics who alleged that every country favoured and practiced disarmament hut Great Britain, that out of forty-one cruisers laid down by the five great naval powers since the armistice, presumably embodying thci lessons of the war. only five had been laid down by the British Empire; out of 15)7 torpedo boat destroyers only four were laid down by the Empire, imt of 107 submarines only two "ere laid down by the Empire.

TORNADO DISASTER. BUENOS AYRES, March 2,. It is reported from Rosario that a tornado swept sections of Santa- I’® Province on Thursday night, lesiiltm,, in numerous fatalities and heavy pro -p perty damage. Details are lacking, owing to interrupted wire communication.

.MINERS’ WAGES. LONDON. March 27. The House of Commons by 208 votes to 1-13. rejected a motion by a Lalsmrite Air Walsh for the second reading of the Coal Miners .Minimum Wage Bill, proposing a minimum rate of eleven shillings^!*' l ' shift for underground workers of eighteen years or over. Mr Lane Fox declared the Bill would increase the cast of coal production, ami would mean that more pits would have to close, and thousands more men would lie added to the unemployed ranks.

Mr T. Cape (labour member for Workington) declared that if the Bill were rejected, the Lultourites agitate until they enabled the workers to have a fair standard of living.

JAPANESE ARMY. TOKYO. March 27

The War Office formally announces that the reduction ot the military forces will become effective on the first of Alnv, including four division headquarters, sixteen infantry regiments, four cavalry, four engineer battalions and four commissariat battalions.

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