BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

j ATJBTIIALIAN AND N.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. | CANADIAN ELECTIONS. ! LIBERALS LEADING. ! ißeceived This Day at S3O a.m.) j OTTAWA, Dec. f>. j Early returns of the Canadian election indicate the Liberals are inakHhg heavy gains in the Eastern provinces. ! Several Ministers of the present Gov- | eminent have been defeated. The Farmers Party appear weak and the ' Liberals strong in Ontario where they j had lint expected to make gains. Mackenzie King (the Liberal Leader) was ! elected. i Returns from fifty-live of 233 total i scats, show forty-four Liberals rcturni cd. nine Conservatives and 2 Farmers.

GERMAN'S WANT LOAN. , (Received This Day at 3.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Dec. 6 I The “Pulitiken’s” Berlin correspond- ’ cut says Government have officially applied to leading English hankers respecting the possibility ot a twenty-five million sterling loan to cover the Jonuj ary reparations payment.

! SPANISH LEGION. ; LONDON, December 7. Ex-Captain May in the volunteers of the Spanish Legions defends the ' treatment of British legionaries, Saying j that the treatment is according to the ' men’s behaviour. Those proving themselves soldiers were treated as such, and offenders against discipline were punished. He admits that the conditions were not congenial to Britons who were previously warned in that connection.

j TI'HKISH VIZIEIt SLAIN. : ROArE, December 7. Said Halam. the Grand Vizier of Turkey was assassinated here to-night. • OIL TANK EXPLOSION. 1 BERLIN, Dee. li. Fifteen persons were killed and 20 injured hv an explosion of an oil tank and dynamite factory at Saarwillingen • in Saar region. Considerable damage 1 was done in the town. KING AS STOCK EXHIBITOR. | LONDON, Dec. 0. I The King with thirty-two entries, 1 was the largest exhibitor at Smithfield fat show. Ho won six firsts, six se- ' conds and three thirds. ! FIRE DAMAGE.

1 The Salvage Association reports the fire caused extensive structural damage to the Aloorara at Hull. The pros- : poets of saving the frozen meat is doubtful as the result of flooding the compartments.

I SEVEN T. I ALES AIAYORj SUVA, December 7. I Henry Alilne Scott was re-eleeted : Alayor of Suva for seventh time.