BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

["Tt" 1 Times” Service.] DIAMOND SCULLS. LONDON, .July 1. In tin- iirst heat of the Diamond Sculls Hart (Ouiuion Club) heal Montolinre. Time I). Id. Tin- latter struck tho boom and broke Ins scull. INDIAN TLA SALES. CALC ETTA, July 1. At the tea sales there was a better selection and a good general demand for all grades at firm and advancing rates. ( ommonest leaf brought nine annas to nine annas -six pice, ordinary common Pekoe Souchong ten annas to Hi annas (i pice, lowest even lent Pokoo 11 annas (I pice to 12 annus. Dusts advanced half an anna. INTEREST IN NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, July 1. The attendances at the cinema, in tho New Zealand pavilion are averaging l-l to 15,000 weekly and have now reached a. total of 100.000. EMPIRE TRADE QUESTION. LONDON, July 1. The report of the British Empire Producers’ Organisation was read at Lho annual meeting. It points out that the Organisation has continued tu press for the restriction of all Government meat contracts to Empire suppliers, and has strongly opposed what are described as tho dangerous suggestions of tho Food Commission that the imperial authorities might in future take an interest in the meat industry of the Argentine.

GREEK POLITICS, r ATHENS. July 2. A nmn her of the speakers before the division that gave the Government of General Pangalos a rote of confidence. protested against the militarist rule ol the country. They indicated they intended to vote for the Government only in order to prevent further violence. General I‘angalo.s made a speech the "'as innocuous and of the briefest character. Ex-Premier Miehalopoulos did not attend, lie has issued a statement condemning General Pangalos’s methods. and declaring that lie will continue to light for the people's liberties and for Parliamentary rule. NEW SHIPPING LINE. LONDON. July 2. The “Daily Telegraph’’ says that arrangements have been concluded between the White Star, Blue Funnel and Commonwealth Lines by which a regular weekly service of fast steamers will he maintained from Glasgow and Liverpool to tile chief ports Australia. BRITAIN'S MEAT SUPPLY. LONDON, July 1. The London Central Market's report for the half year ended June 30th., show* that out of 229,300 tons of meat consumed, eighty-two per cent of : was imported. Australian and New Zealand supplied eighteen per cent while Argentina ship|iod forty seven per cent. NEW COTTON RESOURCES. LONDON. July 2. The “Morning Post” says the Liverpool cotton imports yesterday included a thousand bales from Australia, and 8.500 bales from AYest Africa. GREAT POLISH DISASTER. WARSAAY, July 2. Rains and floods have done enorotis damage in Western Poland. The harvest in many places has been destroyed. AYARSAW. July 1. The floods in pn'aiul have spread enormously, especially in the northeast . Hundreds of bridges and factories, as well as a thousand homes have been destroyed. The damage is estimated at ten millions sterling.