BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. A DIVORCE* LONDON, January 13. Mrs Millired Sandys, a New Zealander, has obtained a deciree against her husband, George Sandys, ex-M.P., for misconduct. BILLIARDS. LONDON, January 13. In the second round of. the billiards championship, Hooper scored 1001, and C. E. Riley 302. Hooper, playing brilliantly, made breaks of 53, 90 , 42, and 45.

Smith has scored 10,575, against Inman’fi 9,129.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT’S DEFEAT PARIS, January 12. The Government was defeated on a no-confidence motion. They were in a minority of 338. The voting was: For the motion 463, against 125. There, upon the Cabinet resigned. The qTisis arose over the German disarmament and reparations. The opposing Deputies demanded an instant discussion on foreign affairs The Premietr, M. Leygues, desired to postpone the discussion until after the Conference of 'Premiers in Paris, in order to leave his hands free. He pointed out that the other Premiers were coming with free hands, and he asked for a vote of confidence which was refused. UNEMPLOYED IN ENGLAND.

’LONDON, January 13. Correspondence has passed between the Minister 'of Labour and the Rt. Hon. MU- Arthur Henderson regarding (employment. It shows that the Government desired to secure Labour.’s co-operation and large extended the terms of refernce to the committee to meet the Labour criticism that the inquiry did not go to the root of the trouble. rF The newspapers consider Labour’s refusal to co-operate with the Government Committee is impolitic and unsound. The “Daily News” says: Thus each householder who. is out of work should be given 40s weekly. This demand will present serious financial difficulties, when there are three million unemployed. THE FRENCH CABINET. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 13.

The “Daily News” Paris correspondent states Premier fall is attributable to the industrial crisis, unemployment and the frequent postponements of the expected German payments of reparations. The “Daily Telegraph” says editorially thajt some groups have taken the opportunity of disapproving of M. Millerand’s avowed policy of active intervention in polities through the ministry, which would his own instrument, rather than !ho Chamber’s. The Paris ptress speculations as .to M. Leygue’s successor include M. Poinoaire, Viviani and ‘Peret, President of the Chamber, whose speech was large ly responsible for the Cabinet’s resignation. I The'crisis is expected to entail the postponement of the Allied Premiers Conference. A number of deputies have given notice of resolutions that all foreigners bo expelled from. France next year if 'iliable to prove they have definite meam of subsistence; also that heavy taxation be imposed on all wealthy foreign residents.