BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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bond street robbery. [ll eutkiis T t-:r. i:g itams. j (Received this day at 11. do n.m.) LONDON, May 7. West End crouds to-day were asonished by a thrilling pursuit of motor audits. Two men dismounted front a iiotor ear on Bond Street at ton

o'clock in the morning, smashed the window of llnrhnm's jewellery shop with a hammer, snatched a diamond necklace valued at CB.OIKI, re-entered the ear and drove towards I’icondilly. A policeman wa.s witness of the audacious theft ami jumping into a taxi pmsiied tin- thieves. Other police and pedestrians joining in the chase, the rubbers abandonee! tile car 'luring a

tre-ihe block in (iower sticct ami escaped to the tube station. EMPIRE CANCER CAMPAIGN. (Received this day at 10.10 n.m.) LONDON, May 7. The Empire cancer campaign was publicly inaugurated at a large meeting at the Mansion lloii-e. the Duke ci York presiding. Subscriptions thus far total eighty-four thousand.

N.Z. LOAN OYEK-SUI!SC:iMBKD LONDON. May 7. The New Zealand loan has been overibscribed. WOOL TRADE ENTERTAINED. IMPORTANCE OF SHEERFARMING.

[Received this dav at 10.15 n.m.) LONDON, May 7.

Goldfinch entertained a distinguished company of over one hundred persons, representative of Australia ".ml New Zealand in the Yorkshire wool trade, to celebrate the success!id termination of the Imperiiil wool purchase scheme.

Goldfinch, in t ousting the woolgrowing Dominions, paid a tribute to Australia’s and New Zealand’s cooperation when the Empire, in war time, needed their wool. lie emphasised that there was no haggling over prices for Imperial purchase. Ihe Dominion Governments, wool-growers and people were willing to do everything for the national good. Looking at the future, he said he desired to declare, with tin l utmost deliberation, the importance of increasing the world s sheep population. He expressed tin* opinion that- there was no business in the world in which capital could he invested with greater certainty ol a

profitable return than in sheep farming. Such development, while of advantage to the investors and Australia and New Zealand, would render a great service to Britain which was threatened with a serious wind shortage.

Sir .lames Allen, responding, outlined the practical recognition which the New Zealand sheep-growers had shown fur the services of the mercantile marine bv a scheme nt setting aside a ipiarter of a million of their profits for assistance to dependants id mercantile mariners who gave their lives in the war. lie pointed out thot oiiaugemeiits had been made to take to New Zealand fifty buys every <|<iurter for training in a settlement. He "as glad to iinnoiinre thill New Zealand s sheep population was now increasing.