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Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1933, Page 2

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CHEAPER HOUSES,

(Australian Pres* Association),

RUGBY, Number 20. , The Health Minister, Mr Young, opened the twenty thousandth roumcxpal house 'built at Manchester*. «.v He stated that . more: houses, were; .now being, built for Britain -by - private than at any previous timeA house, ol the type needed for |he lower-paid-wage earner was. being erected,, on ,an, average, for £281; compared to £295 . last . year, s He e a id that 169,000 houses hfd •been' built by ;private , enterprise -tin ■ the twelve months ■f n Heptpn?* i iber. In the same jperiod, 49,213 houseg had been? completed by loca) authoritiss. 'l'; ' •* • ' i mmln -w artw *=w**««iv *s*kmus ; DEATH SENTENCE. C. r. •' •'!■;;> , f: FOR CORSICA N BANDIT 3 % ' PARIS, November 20," i ;';j Jean Baptiste Torres,. a Corsican bandit, has been sentenced tpv daHL ■ lor various crimes,* j; the |wounding' of. an Englishman, TonssadnV Cftvigiioli, his has .been iiehtenced to; life, .iinprisonment, l J TRAWLER WRECKED. . RUGBY, November 20. > The Iceland.- trawler, “Gexashire. 68,” was wrecked ;. on Torness Point, Orkney Seventeen. •• men and one woman was rescued 'by the Longhope lifeboat. , j

JAPANESE ; NEWS. A TRASDER WOUNDED. TQKIO, November 21. M. Wakatuski, president of the Minseito 'party, who wa« to preside mt the party meeting, when lie was returning north, was attacked at the Ueno station and wag slightly wounded. It is surmised that this is the result of his outspoken defence of the London Naval Treaty.

/COVENT GARDEN. A NEW LEASE. ‘ LONDON. November JW *Thc ‘‘Morning • Pos-’* says:

new syndicate, including ’Pr jßeeoham, ‘L'lidy • Ouhardi '•- v r '■ Philio 5f«ll. a financier' have leased G'"ent Garden Opera House, and important are expected.”