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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. .ABLE ASSOCIATION. BRITISH MIXES IDEE. tßeuwveU tins day ar. 9.1 d a.m.) LONDON, April 7. The “Daily Mail” says that 120 British collieries hav6 been closed down during the past three months, reducing the output by live million tons owing to the high cost of production, crippling taxation and German competition. Twenty-live thousand miners arc drawing the dole. COLT) STANDARD AT END OF YEAR. a LOXDOX, April 7. it is understood the Hon Winston Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer) has decided to revert to the gold standard at the end of 1925. CHINA A PROBLEM. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 7. China, politically, is fast becoming a problem for the powers interested in the Pacific, is the opinion of the “Times” Pekin correspondent. He paints apjialling pictures of the chaos and anarchy at present prevailing in China, which is entirely in the hands of the militarists. It' the present rate of disintegration continues China will soon lie transformed into a number of independent principalities, thus becoming an international danger., 'Frequent incidents would justify foreign interference thereby making a dead letter of the Washington resolution, and thus China would become a prey of her predatory neighbours, compelling other powers to share in the scramble in order to protect their interests. In short, if she is allowed much longer to continue on her downward path, China will ho certain to reach a stage liable to provoke war among the Pacific powers.
WONDERS OF RADIO. NEW YORK, April 7
“Prismatic ring,” will enable radio enthusiasts both to see and hear the next Olympic Caines, Presidential inauguration etc. The inventor, Francis Jenkins predicted this in his report to the American Chemical Society meeting at Baltimore, Maryland. He stated it would bring University Education to the farms and enable military headquarters to look through a lens carried by an airplane. ,
APPEAL REJECTED. LONDON. April 7
The Court of Criminal Appeal has rejected the appeal by Thorn, mentioned on Kith. March.
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