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Prees Association—By Telegraph—Copyrigit LONDON, May 23. (Received May 25, at 0.40 a.m.) Sir Robert Horne, speaking at Glasgow, stated: “For a time at least I have turned my back on any prospect of office in any Ministry.” PARIS, May 23. . (Received May 25, at 0.40 a-m.) M. Poincare, by threatening to resign if the Bill were rejected, forced the Senate to accept a Summer Time Bill in the interests of economy. The clocks in England, Frande, and Belgium will keep the same time after Sunday to the relief of business . men. Carpentier has signed a contract to fight Beckett on July 4, as ins hand is improving. He will go shortly to England to train. His fight with MTigue m America has been cancelled.—Reuter,, , NEW YORK, May 23.' (Received May 25,'at 0.40 a.m.) , Advices from Mexcala (Mexico) report that five bodies have been recovered. Forty people are missing, and damage to Eroperty amounting to 2,000,00 u dollars as been done as the result of a fire which started in a kinema theatre 'and raged six hours. One thousand' people are homeless. Strangler Lewis retained the wrestlingchampionship title, obtaining the .only faS in the contest with Stanislaus Zbyszko at Minneapolis.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18871, 25 May 1923, Page 7
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