BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

GERMAN SOCIALIST SHOT,

BERLIN, June 11 Karl Gareis, chairman of the Independent Socialists in the Bavarian Parliament, was fatally shot with a revolver at midnight while returning home in Munich. The crime is described as a political one, arising out of his demands for the disarmament of the Civic Guards. GREEK LINER HITS MINE. -ATHENS, June 10. The Greek steamer Boubonlin wit!i 240 passengers and 25 of the crew, struck a floating mine jin the Eastern Mediterranean and foundered. The bulk of the passengers. are relieved to have perished.

ENGLISH POSTAGE CHARGES

(LONDON, June 9.

In the House of Commons, Aft- Kelleway announced that, in response protests from business interests, the Government were abandoning the .n----creaed rate of foreign printed papers, though it meant dropping £300,000 sterling. In the House of Commons, Mr Kelleway announced the appointment of a council 'of 20 business men to assist in the economical management of :J>e post office, including Sir Allan Ander son of Hie Orient line:

GERMAN SHIP DRIFT--: TO HULL,

BONBON, June 11

Karl Jackel arrived at Hull three weeks alone in a German ship. He has now been arrested. He drifted across the North Sea from Hamburg : n the two-masted'sailer “Anne,” in which the cargo had shifted, rendering nav ; - gation impossible. Jackel -asserted that he had sailed the “Anne” single-handed but the German authorities staL- that he sailed with Anderson (the owned, and Semnelback (a seam a*), both (4 whom have disappeared. CONFERENCE NAME. LONDON, June 11. A conference Secretariat explains that the terms, Imperial Conference and Imperial Cabinet, are not used officially. The conference will determine its own designation. Meanwhile the officials are using the term conference of Prime Ministers. THE TURKISH POSITION. LONDON, June 10 The “Daily Chronicle” says: “A conference of Ministers -was held at Chequers Court on the dangerous situation in the Near East. It is understood that the British Government still is desirous of observing neutrality, but the situation may necessitante a change of policy, owing to the uncompromising hostility of the Turkish Kemalists whopro--1 ibit British vessels touching at Turkish ports. If the Greeks suffer further defeats, or the Kemalists gain Constantinople, British prestige in the Middle F st will be seriously affected. The British policy is not likely to require a land campaign, but it may necessitate a naval one, and other indirect assistance to Greece.

THE MASSEYS IN LONDON

LONDON, June 10. Mr Massey lunched with Mr Balfour, and also attended a Privy Council meeting. Sir Jas Allen and Lady Allen entertained Mr Massey and his A\ r ife and daughter at a reception to meet New Zealand artists resident in London, including Miss Rosina Buckman, S. Hale Gardner, Miss Ethel Goode, and Miss Stella Murray (vocalists), Mr Worselev Bowring, Mrs Kelly, Mr Hellaby and Mr Mclntyre (painters), Mr Rowntree (caricaturist), Borneo Gardiner, May Beatty and W. S. Percy (variety artists).