BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

MJSTKA 1.1 AN AND N.Z. CABI.E ASSOCIATION. PAPACY AND ITALY. ROME, Nov. 24. During an interview, Cardinal 'ms. pari said that the Pope is now ready for a reconciliation with the Italian Government. FOREIGN LEGION. PARIS, Nov 24. A large party of Englishmen who joined the Spanish Foreign Legioners to light ill Morocco have arrived here Tlu-.v are penniless and are bitter owing to ill-treatment by the Spaniards, ami to the conditions wherein they j were made t<> live and fight. Only four ■ f the Britishers were, tilled in action, mil Id were wounded in Morocco. They found they bad to fight a well-armed army, and with obsolete rifles.

COMMUNISTS' ATITUDE. • BERLIN, Nov 2d. The Communists, by their tactics, ;epfc the ■ Prussian Parliament sitting mtil six in the morning. They raised distractions, which included tin-whist-

•t. and Hinging stink bombs while their women members smoked evilsmelling tobacco. It. was their final attempt to wreck a Bill which empowers the President to expel disorderly members of Parliament.

‘ INTFR E STING Id BEL ACTION. LONDON. November 21. Lord Alfred Douglas, the well-known writer, is suing the “Evening News” for libel in connection with ail obituary notice which it published in a belief that it was after [.orb Douglas's death which death had been untruly reported in the newspapers. Tile notice said : “A brilliant unhap py career has ended. There were marked signs of degeneracy in the house of Douglas, many members of which were eccentric.” Mr Conimyns-Carr, who appeared as Lord Douglas's counsel, refused to put the plaintiff in the box. Lie said that old matters would lie niked up. The defence then read an extraordinary series of letters that passed betwen tin' late Oscar AVI id and land Douglas, most of which Inn,. Is’en published already in tln’ Course of earlier Douglas lawsuits. Lord Douglas himself constantly interrupted the defence Finally Mr Cornyiis-Carr asked for permission to put Lord Douglas in the box. Tile .lodge permitted Lord Douglas In give evident*. Lord Douglas staled that lie was now ashamed of the letters read, which he had written in the past, as they, in liis opinion, were disgraceful ones.

MIDDLE EAST. I.O.YDON, November 21. In a speech. Lord Cnrzon referring to the (Middle Last, said that they did not. want to see either Greece or Turkey victorious. They wanted to see

peace. \m e.iiintiv attempting t" steal a march h.\ making its own nr- : i.iiigenieiits would derive no advantage Tine Allies would again try to make - peace, hut they could not succeed mi- i l ( .ss their actions were united. ! A GRAVE UTTERANCE. j .Received This Day at 8 a. in.) i LONDON. Nov. 25 , Newspapers comnieni on land Cur-, will's speech, the “Daily Nc,ws" stal-j ing ( uizon's warning to Fiance is a very grave public lit tern nee. 1 PRINCESS MARY’S HOME. j (Received This Day at 8 a. in.) J LONDON, Nov. 2-7 I The Australian Pmc-s Association learns that I’liuecss Mary’s married home will lie Gainsboioiigh Hall. K ua i-esborough. MEDAL FOR VALOUR. (Received This Day at 8 a.in.) ! LONDON. Nov. 27 . The Board of Trade has presented a ! hionz.e medal In William Gouilay, a carpenter ot the steamer I- leldmarshal who dived to rescue three Australian ' soldiers at Siena la one in IMS. j SOVIET PROPOSALS. I Received This Day at 0.7 a.in.) PARIS. Nov. 27. The "Petit ParisiciiV’ llerlin eoirespiiliilein reports the Soviet proposes to otaim I roni various European States their uhligntinns to the 'lsarist incut amounting to one milliard eight hundred millions of gold roubles and 770 millions of paper roubles, ol which live bundled million gold roubles an* in London, and I2li millions in Paris-

OIL EXPLOITATION. (Received This Dav at. 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, Nov. 25. It is reported the German Government is negotiating with a group °1 American financiers and Moscow Government with a view lo creating a Riissii-Gornian-Americaii concern to exploit Baku nil wells. STINSE’S PROPOSALS. (Received This Day at .10.15 a.m.) BERLIN, Nov. 27. It is believed that Stimies, as a result of a conversation with Krassin, went to London to discuss a plan to reconstruct Russia. Stimies favours obtaining German. British, I’i ench and American capital, Germany undertaking the reconstruction work.

COST Oh' MORACCAN CAM PA lON’. . Received This Oiiy at 10.10 a.m.) MADRID, Nov. Spniiish lossesi n M hum *<> sin<v ■> are 10,0(10 killed mill 'JO.OOO wonikWml hi' * ick ' i HKOKNT OK .1 A I’AN. /Received This Day at 10.10 a.in.) TOKIO. Nov. 21. It is reported I’rii"' l ' Hirohit" ha« been appointed Uegei.l. <■>«'" < ' ll,n,l: ' u ujiiiuml jis ndviser. FIXANCI Alt. “ TTfK TIM 1 * 8 ” RKKVK’I?. (Received This Day at, 0.5 a.m.) I.OXDON, Nm-, -’I. The tiliiiinial editor ot the “Tillies" writes: 'l’ll.- bankers rej.orl slam s distinct of business improvement, att rihntahlo to the marked haimical ■ict ivitv of the past two months, during which sixty million sterling was ranged in loans, mainly for the Dominions and Colonies’. Tho reduction of the hank rate contributed to improvement WOTTIKR A NTT.TNR BXT’I.OSTOV 'received This Day at 0.10 a.m.) RERUN. Nov. 21. Ry nil explosion at another of Badisrlio Aniline Co’s,works at T.udwifrshnfeii ]f) persons were killed and eight injured and tho works destroyed.