BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS,

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. COST OF LIVING. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Fell 20. Official figures dealing with the cost of living show a drop of fourteen points since January. The cost is still 151 per cent, above prewar rate, blit twentylive points below the maximum height reached in November 1920. Experts predict the decline will continue. It is already effecting automatic reductions in wages, as many trades are working under agreements by which wages rose proportionately with the cost of living.

s . A DOUBLE TRAITOR. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Feb 20. Trebitch Lincoln, formerly member of the Commons and a German spy, lias been arrested in Vienna for selling to j the 'Government of Czeelio-Slovakia forged documents relating to an alleged ( ' Monarchist conspiracy. AMERICA’S ATTITUDE. i (Received this dnv at 8 a.m ) , WASHINGTON, Feb 19. It is understood Mr Wilson’s action i | ill withdrawing tile American representative from the Reparations Comm isi sion is intended to give Mr. Harding : an entirely free hand in dealing with the peace problem. The withdrawal is eliaratorisod as not a disassociation, j but as a discontinuance. In an unofficial | discussion ,officials state the position of I United States in respect to the Execuion of the Treaty lias been growing most anomalous for several months. While the present administration con--1 tinucs ,United States should take some | part in enforcing the conditions laid down in the Treaty of Versailles since United States helped to draw up the j instrument, but Mr Wilson ultimately decided that under all the circumstances a withdrawal would he wiser. | TROUBLE IN GEORGIA. j I (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) j LONDON, Feb. 20. I It appears the Soviet Government in Azenbaijan have combined to crush the Republic of Georgia which lias hitherto iesented attempts of the Bolshevists. , CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb 20. Lanores states* Armenia’s attack on the Georgians in the south was follow- | od by an Azerbaijanian attack in the ( East. Several divisions with cavalry ( are advancing on Tillis. The Georgian Government lias ordered the evacuation of the City. Anglo-French missions and foreign committees >avo already departed. (

TURKISH ROYALTY. THE TIMES ” SERVICE. ißeceived this dnv ai 1.30 pm ' 'j * CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb gn. The Nationalists appear to have o/cr done their hostile action against thg.

Sultan, with the result,that they have arrayed the whole Imperial Family and Dynastic Council against themselves. j The Angora Assembly recently accepted a motion, signed by eighteen, repudiating the present Sultan and declaring Anatolia independent of Stain hold. The Heir Apparent was informed that it bad been suggested that he assumed the Sultanate of Anatolia. He refused, and informed the Sultan. The Dynastic Council has affirmed ; loyalty to the Sultan. !