BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. STEAMER. COLLISION, i Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONpON February 18 The Palma has arrived at Gibraltar heavily damaged in the bows as the result of a collision on the 15th. She is likely to he delayed for ten days. REPORTED ILL. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) ROAIE, February 18. Puocini is reported to be dying. A MANIFESTO. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 18. Tile Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress and Labour Party executive adopted a manifesto * depreciating the German indemnity fixed at Paris, as being impossible of fulfilment, and calculated to lead to further unemployment in Britain. It declares it is unthinkable that Europe can exist as an armed camp for fortytwo years, and believes if Germany were given breathing space she would make good the actual devastation.

CARUSO’S HEALTH. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, February 17. Signor Caruso has slightly improved. FIRE AT DELHI. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) DELHI, February 17. The motor show was destroyed by fire. Heavy damge was done. Petrol was apparently the cause. A REPORTED CURE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 18. The Ministry of Health is despatching a tuberculosis specialist to Geneva to investigate Dr. Schlinger’s consumption cure, in which treatment is practically in the form of vaccination, including preventive innoculation. Kingslay Wood, Parliamentary Secretary considers every civilised country* ought to experiment forthwith to save valuable time. He says if the discovery achieves all that is hoped from it, it might be an event, second only to the, recent war.

U NE A IP LO A' AI ENT. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 17. The unemployment continues. Last figures were 1143 thousand. REFUSAL TO PUBLISH. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, February 18. Lord Peel replying to Lord Newton in the House of Lords, said the question of publishing the report on the treatment of German war prisoners had been considered by the AYar Office and it was not in the public interest to \ publish it. % AFRICAN AVOOL CLIP. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m ) CAPETOAVX, Feb. 17. An Imperial offer to purchase hundred thousand bales of last season’s wool is officially announced. It is stated negotiations are proceeding with ;i view to the disposal of the new clip. AUSTR ALA SIAN SUPPLEMENT. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.*n.) LONDON, February 17. The ‘Times” publishes a special Aus-tralian-New Zealand section of the trade supplement. It is a large volume in a coloured cover. Air Millen contributes the opening article and Sir J. Allen ljas an article on New Zealand’s achievements and ambitions. Both describe the progress in all industries and the possibilities of immigration are detailed by expert writers.