BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Australian an. n.z. cable association. (Received This Day at 9.40 a .m.) PARIS, Oct. ‘JO. Tlie “Petit .lounial” states tho Allies Silesian decision >s 1”^. seated to Germans at ‘ s J ( ._ covering letter contains • incuts of the agreement ot th Powers, also the coercive which will he taken in the <■'? ) either or both countries • y how to the Allies wishes, r u Utaci discloses economic measuie, a object of overcoming the dilti nil ■ StiHR from tim- Siihsi. u v Polish for German mark m tin t<"> BHe attrilmtbd to Poland and aundi°J trouble in railway trail,c, due to changing the frontiei.

general smits. VIIOTUST AT AAmttCAN I>KC ISIOS aekM This nay at 10. W a.a,.) CAPETOWN. Oct. 20 ~ ,•„ „ t a banquet tendered him 1 The Pretoria Chamber of Commerce, General^Stitttts' said if ,he Ans.rahan 1 Xew Zealand represent:! ti\ os . niw ',*SE withinit .liras; setback would be fa 1 worU , hi , ( i minion Tie )ls _ oX «j>t sss •rirti.t: International. < „n<!cr rover li; feassTAsas i», t.-ssrt “:,,i» ported statements .a G ~i lise(l Premier had not . Ant the question of the cml ent dominions hj o'»JC:t ~ uf Nn1 j,„, s . voting powei in the - ti ~t. If Jthe Dominions epiescn.l; u t tended the Cuiifu | !r jti s !, deletia»w- rt t'i rA-s he met in the pr() . tci’ n Si C n"t , A...°cri«-a-H failure to invite on.-o, the Cape sl;oul(1 apparS regard the'new states i,s a judge (lolllit that before <>ng An - ... foil into line with the K M world.

AT MT.‘EVEREST. .Received This Day at 10.15 am ) ' KC LONDON, Oct- •£■ -Mount the season s ic< > oj.tril! feet taineers reaching .1 ■ t;l i n '|l u . S.W I'vcrealnl tm** WV~COMMONWEALTH LOAN. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m A LONDON, Oft. JO. *. Commonwealth Loan of live million at six tier cent, with a ............... of % is being underwritten. LA HOB AMENDMENTS ■ (Re-eived This Day at STO a.m.) LONDON. Oet. JO. It is understood the Labour Party havo decided to submit amendments to the Government unemployment proposals with a view to making them more elastic.

IRISH PRISONERS. (Received Tliis Day at 010 ” LONDON, Oi-t. 20. Hon. Lloyd George in tin' Commons replying to a question regarding intern cd and untried persons in Ireland. said the question would l,e fully discussed in connection with the terms of the final peace. COAT. AIT NILS CLOSING. (Received This Day at 1 ."> P-in.) LONDON. Octolier 20. In addition to a number of pits permanently abandoned ns the result of the strike, sixteen collieries in Lancashire are closing indefinitely owing to the cost of production, resulting in a loss. More collieries are also closing in Swansea district through trade depression.

A LIBEL ACTION. 'Received This Day at 0.40 a.m.i ’ LONDON, Oct. 20. At tho hearing of the liliel suit, Horatio Rottomley, versus Reuben Rigland, Mr Comyns Carr for the defendant vigorously cross-examined Bottom, ley. He asked if Rottomley authorised hi*, friend Elias, managing director of Oldham’a Press to approach Bigland with regard to an arrangement of the libel case if Bigland would apologise. Card also put to ‘Rottomley in the witness Irox ,a scries of written questions which Elias would draft. Rottomley replied “never.” He further denied that he had even been a. party to collusive proceedings in libel actions.

JAPAN’S ATTITUDE. ARMY LEADERS’ STAND. (Received This Day at 11.Pn a.nO TOKIO. Oct. 1!). ft is reported army leaders in Japan refuse to concede any point towards j limitations and refuse to agree to tho , abandonment of the projected Pacific fortifications, in exchange for the Arne- I rican abandonment of the projected Guam and other fortifications. They further refuse to agree to a discussion of abandonment or modification of conscription. The*Navy leaders agree to naval limitations through an international agreement. The Foreign Office is anxious for the success of armament limitation hut has reached iv dead lock with the Army. Prior to the departure of delegates for AVashington there was a series of heated discussions at which the Army faced the Navy and Foreign Offiee, with the result that the delegation includes no army delegates. hilt one will he named later, provided the Army recedes from its stand. Demands on tho Treasury for the Army and Navy are such that the education fund is lining cut down, resulting in strong popular opposition, coupled with a demand that armamenl plans be curtailed. Count Hara, between tbe Army and the people is attempting to reason the former into agreement. It is predicted in some quarters that Hara will everttualß take his political life in his hands and defy the Amy to fight the issue out

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