BRITISH FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1926, Page 3

BRITISH FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian <b N.Z. Cable Association.] WHEAT MARKET. LONDON, July 17. Tbe wheat cargoes held for 3d to a Is a qaurter advance on better American classing but the buyers held off. The parcels were firmly held at 6d to * shilling, but the trading is quiet. 4 COBIIA.M AT KARACHI. ® BUNDKRABBAS, July 17. Cobh am left for Karachi via Charba THE FLYING FEAT. DELHI, July 'lB. Cobham has arrived at Karachi. CHURCH LEADERS’ PROPOSALS REJECTED. LONDON. July IS. The Government rejected the Church lenders’ proposals, because they would involve tt subsidy of eight to ten millions, but the miners’ executive expect to be recalled to London next week to consider a settlement assisted by a loan of twenty millions secured on the coal industry, for which a sinking fund and interest will be provided by a” levy on the tonnage raised and shared equally by the royalty owners, proprietors and .miners; this .would enable non-paying mines to remain in operation. A cwmittee of owners and miners under tlie chairmanship or Marquis Reading, would then be appointed to secure a settlement.

DEATH TOLL DECREASING. DELHI, .July 18. The toll of -11111111111 life taken by the wild animals is decreasing. The total in 1925 was 1,974, against 2,587 in 1924. Tigers were responsible for 974. leopards 191, wolves 265, bears 82, elephants 87, hyenas 6. There were 19,867 deaths from snake bites during the past year. SUGGESTED INCENDIARISM. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) PARIS, July 18. The recent scries cf fires in Dulicaiikirk is suspected to be due to incendiarism connected with the strike of dockers. A fire, which destroyed il large warehouse at the port, caused damage estimated at one million francs. Two men wei;e seen escaping from the warehouse after tfie outbreak of lire. Four! hundred police are now guarding the port. RECORD RELAY RACE. (Received this dnv at 11.0 a.m.) HELSINGFORS, July 18. In a relay race, the Tniborg team, composed of Nurmi, Licweiidahl, Katz, mid Koivunalko, covered the six thousand meters in sixteen minutes eleven and one-third seconds. This is stared to be a world’s record.