BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, f THE APPLeTmARKET. LONDON, May 18. The apply market continues very firm, with a strong demand. The Hororata’s New Zealand Cox’s in variable condition, realised 12/=- to 26/-; Dunns 21/- to 26 -; King Davids 25/-. THE ESMONDE CASE. VANCOUVER, May 18. The Grand Jury returned a true bill against Esmonde, charged with a ditious utterance. ORKNEY ELECTION. LONDON, May 17. Sir Malcolm Smith has been return, ed unopposed for Orkney in place of Mr Wason (deceased). INDIA AGAINST JAPAN. LONDON, May 19. It is learned on excellent authority that the Indian Government secretly is throwing its influence in the scale against a renewal of the Anglo-Japan-ese treaty in view of the extraordinary development, of Japanese trade in India, ousting Indians. A CLAIM DECLINED. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, May 19 : It is officially announced that Ger- | many declines to pay indemnities for , damages inflicted on Dutch subjects in ' France and Belgium during the war, but ! agreed to investigate of the Dutch Government produces evidence substantiatthc charge. , A . ITALIAN POLITICAL PARTIES. (Received This Day at 8.30 ** m.) ROME, May 1.9 The Government bloc secured 258 • seats out of 535; Catholic 103; Social--1 ists 122; Communists 1. The Govern- | mdnt bloc however, is not homogeneous, containing many elements opposed to Giolitti, while the Catholics cannot be relied on to follow him. Giolitti can rely upon a majority to maintain order in the country, but endless dissension i i s likely to occur if he attempts to carry out his reform programme. An alliance with the Socialists would give him a ' smaller but a more reliable majority. All Ministers were re-elected.