BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GERMAN SLIMNESS. 'Received This Day at 11 .:>() a.in.) PAULS Nov. S. Evidence is accumulating of a plot by German manufacturers to combine to deliberately engineer the country into bankruptey. It is significant that the Budget does not provide fur payment of reparations; French financiers believe tht [dot originated in political manoeuvring since the war. by big manufacturers, who have consistently made efforts to avoid reparations, piling up fortunes instead of fulfilling the treaty. The same combine held up the Simons Government in a si ranglehold. and now the Wirth Administration trembles at its nod. In its financial and economic policy, the Government lets them off as lightly as possible. The system of taxation enables production at the cheapest rate while the laxity of laws permits the export of capital abroad at the same time as the goods they manufacture. Frenchmen arc asking Germany for clearly defined reparations, declaring that if she has non ', the Allies must find one for her.

A GERMAN REQUEST. BERLIN. Novomlier 8. The Reparations Commission has arrived. It- is considered probable Hint the German Government will propose a moratorium to ennhh' the finances to Is' stabilised, but ft moratorium without financial reform will In* useless A FATAL FIRE. HUDAPERT. November 8. As a result of the Karlist plot «>f vengeance the lladit/.ky barracks were burned down and sixteen Government soldiers were incinerated.

AMERICAN ITEMS

I AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOU-jION I TRAIN ROBBED. ! SENSATIONAL HoLD-i I'. NEW YORK. November 8. Six train robbers armed with revalvcis, lilies and dynamite mil odour ■ bombs with fuses and searchlights, held jup the Chicago-New Orleans xpress incar C"liam| nign, Illinois, and alter a sensational Little with the train ere". ' they escaped with a quantity of re gistered mail. The bandits hoarded the . in.in, compelling the driver to halt the i coaches on a high t restles brill ge. Ibe : mail car was then uncoupled and la' • a j down the track. When the postal ! men refused to open the doors, tl c ban--1 dits set the ear afire, forcing U’c employees to throw out the •nail Bags, i .Meanwhile the passengeis t lid train

i , , v! „|.„| Aon ; the »i. i 1 md tired oil (he bandits w ho n |lu d wound, ing six. The robbers gut away m all automobile. OPEN TO PRESS. LVc'.od Tins Day at 10.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON. Nov. I*. Senator Lodge states the American deiega'ioii has agreed that all the plena i v sessions ol the Armnincni tunfeumee shall he open. If ihe Ameriemi view prevails, the pics-- will be j.if-ent whenever the full membership o! U " Conference Meet- Amei leans I, diet the Coufereiuv should function Miudn" to Congress, various questions being handed over m committees, v. ho will nmbablv hold a seed session. When a emnmittee has agreed upon a programme it would Be taken belore >ho Full Conleronee ami thrust oil out 'Ma nly. .1A BAN'S POLICY

'Received This Day at 10.15 a.in.) TOKIO. Nov. 0. Count Fchilli interviewed, declared Japan’s policies and attitudes towards the- Washington Conference ionium unci, anged, despite the situation resultin.from Piciniei Ham’s dec ;. PRESIDENT’S I N TE N TI O N ,Bd-rivcd This Day :M S.IVI n.m.! NEW YOBK Nov. II The Initcd I’rijss correspondent at Washington learns that Bre-nl ml Harding’s opening speech at the Disa, mameiil Conference may aiimninco the suspension of all naval eonstrmtiun by ITiited States during tin- Conference. It is indicated that the President is eoiisideriiig the advisableness of ordering stu-li suspension, as evidence of A nicrica , ’s earnest ness. and

good faith cotleerning the limitations of armaments. If Mr Hauling 'h" f not suspend naval building. Senators j Pomcre.ic and Borah will ask the Sen- | ate to adopt the former’s resolntn il I requesting the President to Older the siis]H*nMioii. 1 CONI-ERENCE FORECASTS. j ■ veil This Ojiy p.iii.) j SKW YORK, Sow 9. • Asked if the Conference itself would not decide questions about. the open session, Mr Lodge replied: I imagine that is to lie the Conference s attitude also, hut we are the inviting nation ami I ass,.mo we can invite whom we please to attend the Conference. fount Ucl.ida in a statement, said despite the tragedy which t ren.ored Count. Ultra from the leadership of tin , Japanese Government. .Japan s plans and attitude towards the Conference on armaments will he maintained as Hunt , defined them. Furthermore the change in the complexion ol the Cabinet «ill ! not afreet an.v Japanese foreign policies d especially those affecting Shantung, ami ! Siberia. Japan is ready to concur with t any project for the equitable reduction I of armaments, consistent with national ! security. WASHINGTON, Nov 9. ! I Air Hughes asked the American Ad--1 visory Council, which is a Liaison he- ! tween the public and Disarmament ( 'inference to approach its work ill l .(• full comprehension of the difficulties ahead of the organisation. A committee composed of Mr Gompers. Senator Salihbnrv, under Secretary Fletcher, ; Admiral' Rogers and Mistress Eleanor j Egan has been chosen to pick sub-oom-j i bites to consider various phases of.tlio i C'onfercnce work on which American delegations want public reaction.