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Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1921, Page 3

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BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT, HARDING AND EUROPE. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m ) NEW YORK, April 8. It is understood that Handing contemplates sending a Commission with Root to Europe to confer with the Allied Governments on the organisation of tho 'Association of Nations founded on an international Court of Justice at the Hague. A TREATY RATIFIED. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 8 The Guatemalan Ministry has advised that flic Guartemalan National Assembly has ratified, the San Jose Treaty thus creating the federation of Central America. The Treaty has been signed by Honduras, Salvador, and Guatemala, while Costa Rica and Nicargiia have not signed. The treaty is effective for the three first named. HOWLERS ON TOUR. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON. April 8 The 'Lord .Mayor welcomes the New Zealand bowlers at the hotel Victoria, on the 27th. A TASMANIAN SINGER, (■Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) PARIS, April 7. Marguerite Card, a. Tasmanian, lias been engaged to sing “Carmen” at the Opera C’ommiqye in June next. She lias been studying the role with Calve for a year in France. Till’. IRISH ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 7. (Delayed).

Messrs Devlin and de Valera have ratified the agreement whereby the Republicans and Nationalists will cooperate in the elections-in the north-i-ast of Ireland, each party putting forward anti-partition candidates, who accept, the principle of, self-determination, and pledge themselves to abstain from the northern Parliament. Voters 'will be asked to give their preferences to candidates of Llie other party to the agreement.

ALLIES AND AMERICA

AUSTIIALIAN AMD N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION AMERICA’S DECISION. PEACE TREATY REJECTED. PARIS, April 8. “Lu Matins’ special correspondent at Washington states: - Next Tuesday President Harding will deal the last blow at the League of Nations. In Ids first message to Congress, ho will declare that America, will never accept the League covenant, but is determined to reject it permanently. This moans the League’s definite interment. •

The correspondent remarks: —“Three quarters of America will become on fete when the coffin of the League is laid down. Not ‘JO per cent of the senators belonging to the Foreign Committee will ratify the Versailles treaty, even with reservations.