BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTIIALIXN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOtu^ilON GERMAN BANK FAILS. BERLIN, December 11. The Allgemeiner Rank at Dussoldorf has failed. The iosses, due to gambling in the mark, amount to two hundred milfions. The hank was established early in 1921 with a. capital of one hundred millions. LANDRU HUNGER STRIKES. PARIS, Decomher 12. Landru is hunger striking Ho Is suffering from the effects of fatigue avid a nervous breakdown, 110 told the doctor: “My machine is run out. Resides my battle is lost, so far as I am concerned. In the days to come proof of my innocence will be forthcoming. If the court rejects the verdict, I will be retried. If it confirms it, T won’t sign any petition for mercy.” Landru then crawled into bed and turned his face to the wall.

obituary. LONDON, December 11. Obituary—Sir George Roos JCeppel. INDIAN MOVE. DELHI, December 1L In connection with the Government’s measures to prevent a strike during the l’rineo’s! visit to Calcutta, five congress workers at Cocanadn were arrested. AMERICAN TRADE; Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 12. American foreign trade fell sharply in November. Exports totalled 205 millions, compared with f>7(i millions a year ago. SUGAR Ml 1.1. CLOSING. SUVA, Dec. 12. Vancouver Sugar Company’s Navua mill have notified cane growers it will refuse to accept further contracts. D is understood the mill will close after the next crushing owing to the cost of production boinp; o\ f ussivo. SERIOUS CHARGES. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Colonel Bethel, Assistant AdvocateGeneral, testifying before the committee which is investigating Senator A) arson's charges that American soldiers wore hanged without trial in France, stilted that only eleven soldiers wore hanged for atrocious crimes, after adequate trial. ’ Senator Watson read affidavits from ex-servicemen who saw soldiers hanged without trial and shot and 1 uyonOtted ! by officers. MANY VC RECKS. ST JOHN’S (Newfoundland) Dec 8. Eighteen lives were lost and a score of schooners and tugs were destroyed, and property was damaged to the «x----tont of a quarter of a million by a terrific storm along the Newfoundland coast.

PRINCE IN INDIA. 'Received This Dav at 1.30 p.m.) DELHI, Dec. 12. Tin* hulk of the population at Allahabad boycotted the visit of the Prince of Wales with the exception of five thousand students at Government House grounds. The progress was witnessed only by Europeans, Anglo-In-dian residents and a few natives. Thousands of Indians strolled along the route on Sunday gazing at the elaborate decorations, hut remained at the bazaars in the morning, in conformity with the order for a general iuirtol issued by Gandhist agitators. Cabs were withdrawn from fho streets, and the general transport service was reduced, but there was not the slightest disorder anywhere, simply tacit avoidance of tlio district through which the Prince passed. Nevertheless he had an enthusiastic greeting from other elements of the population. The Prince dispensed with ceremonial throughout the day and visited the university and lawcourts. He departed after r'inner for Benares. Ho goes thence to Nepaul for big game shooting.