BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) TRADE RETURNS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.in.) LONDON, Sept. 12. The Board of Trade returns for August show the value of imports into liritain decreased by £11.030,000 while exports increased by £9,023,000 and re-exports of foreign and colonial produce were greater by £222,000. Decreases in imports were chiefly nondutiahle food and drink £1,335,0000. coal £7,539.000, oil fats 2.057,000. Increases included in imports, wool and timber £1.130,000, and in exports coal, £3.530,000, iron and steel manufacturers £1,007,000.

T)E VALERA. LONDON. Sept. 12. Do Valera issued a manifesto to his electorate repudiating his opponents (allegations and sinster design, aiming at a sudden revolutionary upheaval adding—‘‘lf returned we will act as a responsible constitutional government. AVo will make strenuous efforts to repair the present economic ruin.” ITALIAN COVSUf SHOT. PARIS, Sept. 12. An unknown Italian entered the Italian Consulate and said ho was seeking n passport. Ho asked to interview the Vice-Consul, Count Carlo Nardini alone. Alter a tew moments wto shots were heard and attendants rushing in found the Count huddled in a chair mortally wounded in tho chest. Tho assailant made a fierc e resistance, firing two shots without effect before he was overpowered and arrested. The Count died in the hospital.

SOVIET REPORT. LONDON, Sept. 12. The ■‘Times” Riga correspondent says the Soviet announces registered unemployment was 1.353,(100 bust year compared with 018.000 in 1021. ft admits the possibilities of absorption are decreasing and unemployment is at | resent increasing, owing In the reduction of State employees on the ground of economy. Don Coal Trust's output during the past six months are expected to he fort.v-1 wo million poods below the estimate owing to a shortage of clcel ricity. unsatisfactory credit and a belated supply of equipment, also a shortage of qualified workers.

BALLOON RACE. NEW YORK, Sept. 12. A Detroit message reports an English balloon landed on Sunday night at Randolph. Virginia. Eight balloons are nenv down. WHEAT ESTIMATES. OTTAWA. Sept. 12. The Bureau of Statistics estimates the Canadian wheat crop at 458,711.00) bushels. FIGHTING FIGURES. NEW YORK, Sept. 12. At Chicago Rickard signed a TtinneyDempsey new contract for the approaching fight whereby the champion receives a million dollars and Dempsey 425,000. PRIEST FINED FOR SMUGGLING. LONDON, Sept. 12. A Catholic priest, Martin Scheehtl, who landed at Plymouth from New York, was fined treble duty and £25 sterling for illegally importing an automatic pistol and one hundred rounds of ammunition concealed in tobacco and cigars in a specially constructed cushion at the bottom of a handbag of ei'othing. BROADCASTING. LONDON, Sept .12.

If the British Broadcasting Coy’s experiments, cabled on Sept. 9th., are successful there is a chance that English listeners-in, if they prefer cricket to bed. may hear broadcast descriptions of test matches in Australia in 1928-29. The Corporation is confident it has mastered transmitting difficulties. The next experiments will Ire to America, with the object of perfecting the reception, then perhaps early next year it will make Empire broadcasts.