BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
The Election. Liberal - Conservative "arrange-. ments" for the elimination of j lliree-fomerer] contests are in(•reasinjr. The Liberal campaign lias opened. Mr Mac Donald was corcliallv received on his rush through the Scottish industrial area. Hicksou Mission. Several remarkable cures arc reported from Frizinghall, Bradford, where Mr J. M. Hickson is conducting a healing mission. Iraq. Mr Thomas (Secretary of State for I the. Colonies) states that the Govi eminent wijl do erery Wring necessary to uphold British honour and ' prestige in connexion with Iraq. Mecca. It is reported that half the inhabitants have left Mecca, and refugees, footsore and destitute, are arriving at Jcddah. Maintaining the Navy. A Victorian senator speaking in South Africa, took the Union to task for its paltry contribution towards the support of the Navy. Treasure Recovered. The greater part of the £3,000,000 worth of bullion which went down when the Laurentic was torpedoed in 1917 has been recovered. Items. An elephant at large is causing terror in Hobart. The Prince of Wales takes a presentation Ford car home with him. It is rumoured that the Governor-General of Australia may bo of Royal blood.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18205, 16 October 1924, Page 8
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