BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

ABBTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CABLfe ASSOCIAtIdN. FIJIAN TILUFF. (Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) SEYA. Nov. The Comm it ice of 1 1 ii* Legifla I i v<> Council lecoiiiineitds support of a fluty of 2s lid per toil oil coal and an increase on spirits from 20s to 2(>s ; an export duty on molasses of LI per toil. HALS. VERONICA. .SEYA. Nov. 2. 11..M.5. Veroiiiea arrived from Gilbert Island on Sunday and will sail tor Tonga on Thursday. I. F.( MON ('< )X V KNTIO N. RECEPTION OF KOCH. (Receiver This Dav at 9.it) a.m.) LONDON. Nov 1. The American Legion Convention in Kansas City gave Marshal Koch a thrilling reception. In the course of a speech Foch said: “The greatest honour in mv life was leading the American Army along the t*oad to victory in 1918. More than twenty-five thousand of your brothers arc buried in France. Your French brothers in arms will watch over them: and give the glory to von who survive them.” General Pershing declared :—‘ Ihe hope of the future lies in the coining Washington Conference. The nations have become impoverished hy the enormous loss of life and material wealth. The problems must be courageously faced. A wise solution demands the same loyally of patriotism and imposes the same ’obligations that brought- about victory in the war.”

A FOILED MOVE. 'Received This Dav at 9.40 n.ni.l PARIS. Nov. 1. The “Journal's” Vienna correspondent- states two hands of Brigands attempted to enter Tata Castle and assassinate Karl and Zita, hut guards repulsed thorn. Karl and Zita were then removed to Tilinuy Monastery. ASHES FOR THE SEA. (Received This Day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON. Nov. L Doctor Bruce, the Polar explorer, directed that his body be cremated and the ashes thrown into the South Atlantic at a spot about ten . degrees soutiu latitude, and fifteen east lnngitilde. KHOXTIKR FIOHTTXG. [ (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) DELHI* November 1. Kachin company, hy smarT work, surprised the rebels near Nilamhiir and opened heavy lire, killing I he leader and one bund red follow ers. Rebels raided Kundotti nit Friday and looted and burned tin- nolice station and registry, also attacked special police on Sunday near Kalichnt. and killed nne Lillian of rank, while twen-ty-six rebels were killed \ M ERICA N DELEGATES. ■Re-.-ived Tiiis Day al 12.25 p.m.) WASHINGTON. .Vov. Ist. 1 ’resilient Harding has annoiiiici'd that the American Advisory Comniitt-e .. at the Armament Limitation Conlerence include ex-Senatnr Sutlierhi ml. Mr Hoover. General Pershing. Admiral Rodgers. Repr'esentntlivc Porter Governor Parker of Loiisiantiia, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Colonel Wainwrigllt (former assistant to the War Secretary), Mr Gompers. Afr John Lewis (President of T'nitcd Mine Workers of Ameren). Mr Harnett. (President of the National Farmers T iiionV Air H. AT. Sewell (former Hawaiian consul) who is regarded as :i ll authority on Asiatic problems; also several women prominent ill national affairs.