BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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GERMANY AND DISARMAMENT

LONDON, Jan. 7. Berlin advises that Germany is agitated over the disarmament and is now viewing the situation with great anxiety. Papers'plainly expect the French to jT3vance immediately and separately in Northern and Southern Germany simultaneously. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 The State Department has received from the French Embassy a copy of a French Note to Germany alleging violations of the Spa agreement regarding disarmament accompanied by a request for the views of the United States as to what action is justified in the event ot Germany continuing to ignore her obligations. . The State Department officials intimate that the requests of France that a representative of the United States should join in the coming conference at Paris regarding Germany’s derelictions, will not be granted as it is understood that President Wilson is not desirous of pressing Germany as rigidly as Franco desires.

GERMAN LINES RESUME. LONDON, Jan. 8. Nine German steamship lines havo resumed trade with America, Mexico, ' India, Dutch Indies, and Scandinavia. Sir Alfred Booth, chairman of the Cunard Coy. declares this came about partly by blending the chartered foreign steamers with the hand full left to" Germany and partly by an alliance between Germans with experience and of ships and Americans with ships and no experience. PARIS CINEMAS CLOSE. •PARIS, Jan. 8. All cinemas are closing, as a protest against the heavy additional taxation. INMAN V. SMITH. LONDON, Jan. 7. In the match Inman v. Smith, Inman is 5733, and Smith 5252. Inman made a break of 407 and Smith followed witl one of 427. / TRADE WITH RUSSIA. LONDON, Jan. 7. The Curzonites defeated the Cabinet proposals which approved of n scheme for the resumption of trade Russia. . *. a trndinir corporation is neing established with a capital of £10,000,000, subscribed equally by a Russian and British corporation and will be a mo poly for Russia but all firms are eligible in England, where they will buy rom and sell to manufacturers at compe tlV M. P Krassin has approved this and is leaving for Moscow The Soviets’ approval is uncertain. MEN RESUME WORK. BERLIN, January 7.

Ship joiners have commenced work on Thcmistocles. If they continue work, the owners are hopeful of despatching her about tho end of January. The railway trouble has been adjusted, and the men have accepted the Government compromise. It is believed that the settlement has been hastened by the fact that tho French military authorities had prepared to run the railways in the occnpien territory. AUSTRALIAN WOOL. * LONDON, January 8. The “Yorkshire. Observer” states that negotiations in connection with the Australian scheme are proceeding. It is now regarded as certain that they will end in the .transference of the surplus of tho old Hip from the Ministry of Munitions to a new syndicate. A FABRICATION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) rrOKIO, Jan 8. The Foreign Office has officially denied reports that it instructed the Japanese Minister at Pekin to adopt a more friendly attitude towards China, because of the fear of war between Japan and Unitod States. The report is termed ‘a mischevious fabrication. VICEROY OF INDIA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 8. It is officially announced that Lord Reading has been appointed Viceroy of India. AVIATION SUBSIDY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) Government proposes to subsidise British aviation companies operating passenger, mails and goods services on approved routes ,such as Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam from London. The subsidy will not exceed 25 per cent, of each company’s annual revenue, and the total subsidy will he limited to £60,000 - for the first year.

fS COAL RESTRICTIONS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Jan 9. Subject to inland needs being fully met, tho Secretary of Mines has given certain district committees discretion in allowing the immediate removal of coal export restrictions. Mr O’Flanagan met the Hon Llovd George formally.

OLYMPIC GAMES.

(Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, Jan 9, The Council of the British Olympic Association adopted a resolution in favour of the creation of an International administrative committee at future Olympiads. It was also resolved to demand that the full code of rules governing Olympic Games formulated at Loussanne prior to the Olympiad held at Antwerp, be binding on tho Organising Committee.