BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. > UsT A A 1.1 AN .v N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION j THE CUNNING GERMAN. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) CAPETOWN, April 16. The report of the commissioners sent to Germany to endeavour to arrange tho purchase of South African wool says the project at first was received most favourably, by leading commercial men, but they soon cooled off. The Commissioners concluded that the Geiman Government with the co-operation of tlie banks, was deliberately keeping back the development of the country so as not to give the appearance that Germany can pay a large indemnity. They add that it is quite possible the value of the mark will be artificially kept at its present figure. In other words, directly tho amount of indemnity is finally settled, the country will be allowed to develop on natural lines. WHEAT PRICES JUMP. (Received this day, ar, 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 16. Wheat prices at Chicago advanced five cents, as a result of reports of the damage caused by the tornado, and the I Argentine crop estimates being thirty I million bushels below last year’s crop. ■ A wild scramble to buy followed. | ’ “BLACK FRIDAY." i (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, ’ April 15. ; Many meetings of miners were held ' to-day. Mr Hartshorn characterised 'Friday as “Black Friday” in the history of the British Labour movement. Noah Ablett, a member of the miners Executive, addressing a mass meeting ! at Merthyr, said they had losff the first i round of th e fight owing to the failure jof their loaders in th e so-called Unity i House. | EX-KAISERIN’S FUNERAL. • j (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) j HAGUE, April 17. j There was a great gathering of visitors to see the ex-Royalties and other Amiabilities attending the ex-Kaiserm’s funeral. The Crown Prince and Prince Adelbert have arrived. The Crown Prince remains with the ex-Kaiser for some days. i A FRENCH REBUKE. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, -Yptril 17. I The French Government has officially rebuked General Wrangel, on t!u ground that he established a kind oi Russian Government at Constantinople in opposition to the step the h rencli Government is taking to limit the expenses of refugees from Crimea. COST OF LIVING. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) | LONDON, Aprli 26.' j Official figures give the cost ol living at Ist April ,as 133 per cent, above the • pre-war basis. i ; RE-ELECTED. ! (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. In the bye-election for East Dorset Mr Guest was re-elected unopposed. BOUND OVER. . ■ (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) CAIRO, April 16. Willcocks, cabled on 3rd March, wa bound over for twelve months. ’ FRONTIER FIGHTING. , ' (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) j , DELHI, April 16. , There has been severe fighting i s AVana and Mahsud areas, as the resul e of the re-appearance of a notorious A n ghan adventurer, Abanagak, who o v ganised the hostile tribesmen. T 1 i- hardest fighting occurred at Roghaka which a battalion of Dogras capture II hut later they were driven back. T 1 euemy lossess were nineteen killed ai thirty-eight wounded. Our losses we eight killed and forty-one wounded. ( tho eighth lloghakat was recaptured a British movable column. >e During further fighting in Mahs n- country a company of Punjabs wc o- outnumbered and lost twenty-six kill of and twenty-four wounded, a- British forces commenced fresh ope ise tions against the enemy on 1 a- eleventh. ht sis AN AMNESTY. j (Received This Day at 8.33 a.m '• ] LONDON, April 16 : Advices from Mesopotamia state amnesty is being declared in a few d tes in regard to all concerned in the rec ew disturbances, excepting those who e< nt mitted the murder of political offic or other heinous crimes, 4