BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AM) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MY ST IFIE I) 0 EFICIA LS. LONDON, Nov. 10. * Official circles are mystified by the official denial given by Australia to tht announcement recently made in the Commons on behalf of the Government, that the British Government hail agreed for the Commonwealth Govern- | meat to take over their interests in Papuan oil-fields, Air Hughes, when in ; London, having arranged to pay £25,-j 000 for these interests. -16 is now explained that the reason underlying the British action was the state of the finances precluding further expenditure and the belief that Australia would he better able to continue th c development of the oil fields.

NOTED BOOKMAKER BANKRUPT. I LONDON, November 15. * Robert Sievier, .Turn*., the Turf Ac- | countant, has been examined in bank- j ruptey. His failure was attributed , partly to betting losses of £3OOO. On the application of the Official Receiver. the debtor was directed to file I an account with a view to recovery | miller .the recent House of Lords b»tting decision. BRITISH SECRET POLICE. LONDON, 'Nov. 15. fieneral Rorlase Childs succeeds Basil Thomson as Chief of tlx* English Secret Police. General Childs was Assistant Adjutant-General in France. There he inaugurated tlx* Soldiers’ Twelve Days’ Christmas leave. He was the author of the suspension of sentences act. | A MOTHER’S ACCUSATION. PARIS, Nov. 15 To-day’s accusation against Landru, unlike those at the earlier days ot the I trial, which concerned middle aged wo- [ men of some means, related to Andree Ilabeley, a young domestic, without! money. | The police have been unable to find j how Landru met her.

I.andru, rising in the dock, said: “There is no mystery, i saw her weeping at a railway station. She said she had quarreled with her mother. I offered her shelter in my vacant room in the lluc Mauheuge at Paris, hater the girl became ill, and she went to the Villa Gam hois to complete her convalescence.” handru admitted that he took a return ticket for himself and a single ticket for Andree. He angrily denied that he murdered the girl. handru was then confronted with the girl’s mother, who faced handru, and accused him of the murder. A KITCTIKNKU hll.M. LONDON, Nov. 15. '1 here were some sensational incidents at a London theatre when a Kitchener film was .produced privately. The plav attempts to show Lord; Kitchener being betrayed by a young Staff officer, who was in love with the German widow of another British officer, who was killed in the war. The woman supposedly, induced him to disclose the date ami hour of Lord Kitchener’s departure from England. Miss Kitchener rose in the theatre in indignation, and said: “l protest against a British officer being shown as succumbing to a spy. Politicians may botrav their country, but not a British officer!” , ! General O. MacDonaizh also rose iip( in another part of the Theatre, and similarly protested, as also did an ilf.P., who is an ex-officer. I The audience received the play indignantly. The film is being now drastically amended. ;

U.S.A. DECLARATION OF PEACE. NEW YORK, Nov. 14 The “New York Time’s” Washington •orrespondont states: President Harding has issued a proclamation, declaring peace with Germany as from July 2. 1921. EXILES FOR MADEIRA. I (deceived This Day at 8.30 a.in.) j LONDON, Nov. 16. Kx Emperor Karl and Queen Zita J have arrived at Gibraltar. , MISSION TO TIBET. ! (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) ■ ‘ LONDON, Nov. IG. ;1 The British Mission to Tibet is high- ( ly satisfactory. It is expected to result in considerable improvement of J trade with India. • When the Washington Conference t has dealt with questions affecting Chinn it is expected an opportunity will occur for further discussion between China. and Britain on future Tibetan rein- s lions. v "" * i 3 BRITAIN AND PERSIA. j (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) ' t

LONDON, Nov. IC. A further serious crisis has arisen between the British mission conducting Indii-Afghan negotiations and the Teheran Government. The main obstacle is the Amir’s iifeistnnee on the right to treat- with Bolsheviks. f .MAKE GERMANY PAY. PARIS, Nov. 10. During the Budget debate, Ilerriot, leader of the Radical Socialists, declared the only remedy for the present situu.tion was a levy on private fortunes by means of a compulsory loan. I ’’.Make Germany pay first,” shouted members on the Extreme Right. “That also is included in my progritmme” replied Mr Ilerriot. A PLEBISCITE. VIENNA, Nov. 16.

The Inter-Allied Commission has coin plot-eel arrangements with Austria and Hungarv for the Odenhtng plebiscite. ' ANTI-SOVIET MOVE. (Received This Day at 8 30 a.m.) HELSINGFORS, Nov. 16.

An anti-Soviet rebellion lias broken out in East Karelia. Peasants have taken control of ten districts and torn ( up the Merman railway in three places. I A SHOOTING, (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, Nov. 16. Duois Ogulnik, a tailor, shot and seriously wounded Sir Andrew Mncp|)ail, former Professor of Medicine at McGill University and then committed suicide. The police refuse to reveal details. Macniiail was in Ogulnik’s tailoring establishing at Montreal when the shootitig occurred. , EGYPT’S RIGHTS. LONDON. November 16. * The “Daily Express” understands that therb is a complete deadlock re- v guiding the terms for a settlement with I Egypt- Tt arose after Lord Curzon re- i> eeived Adly Pasha, the Egyptian Pr«- a mier, yesterday. h