ELDERS PURCHASE OF CANADIAN BREWER APPROVED Elders IXL Ltd <ELXA.S> said the Canadian government approved its bid for <Carling O'Keefe Ltd>. Elders earlier announced it was buying 10.9 mln shares, or 50.1 pct of Carling, from the Canadian subsidiary of Rothmans International Plc <ROT.L> for 18 Canadian dlrs each. Elders chairman John Elliott said in a statement when the offer for the ordinary shares closed on April 23, that acceptances representing over 93 pct of outstanding shares had been received. <IXL Holdings> would proceed to acquire the rest compulsorily, he said.