BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS.

AtJBtIIAUAN AND H.B. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

PRINCESS MARY. LONDON, Dec. 30

. princess Mary has received from Pro-Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Freemas ons. a. resolution adopted by that body requesting her acceptance of a weddmg . gift, the choice, of which is left to her Royal Highness. Princess Mary 1 replied stating that she appreciates the kindness Of the Freemasons, and vjn signify her pleasure as to the form gift shall take latbr.

MAN SHOOTS UP CAFth PARIS, Jan 2. A man entered a cafe hterel and emptied a revolver at ft customer,, with tttom he had quarrelled. Thb &V tsa the Cornet, hut the proprietor ahd another man. They also wounded two others.

PORTUGAL’S POLITICS. , (Received This Hay at 9.40 a.m.) LISBON, Jan.-3

Government have resigned owing to „ difference with other political par ties over the forthcoming elections.

constitution For Tripoli. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) ROME, Jan. 3. A decree lifts been promulgated Granting a Constitution to Tnpohtana, SAchnPurWuntbfhftJ™--hers will be elected oii universal suffrage:

Madman runs amok. LONDON, Jan. 3 Tim “Hally Express” Berlin correstoS&t .taw. that M hut, « man ran amok with dagger, fashionable quarter, as crowds were fash l me 4 ’ women and leaving the theatres n seven men were stabbed before w police fired revolvers and £J_ Ret/ that they Overpowered him. e„l oMhe uhuhded ure iu u «nt,cnl condition; A policeman IS dead. JAPAN AND CHINA. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m ) (Ke LONDON, JftTi 3v One explanation of the Japanese deOne expia shantung settlelay m completing t h a t their ;:: th Th»re fill he no opposition on bohnli „, G«'t Britain to United Status and should they wish to do so. RAILWAY MANAGER. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan 3. Lionel Speakman, General Manager of Ftmness Railway Coy, has been reAmended for the Comm as.onerah.p of the South Australian railways. AFRICAN COAT. STRIKE. (Received This Day »t 12.25 p.m.) CAPETOWN, Jan. 3. The Transvaal coal strike is in full swing. A thousand Europeans are out Effecting 20,000 natives. Pumpmen and other safety men remain a their posts, half of their wages' going to the' strike fund. The committee advorated peaceful measures ?|> d “ U “ l ” e ‘ „„ order for closed bars in ti e are . Government does not contempla c tervention at present or to attempt to force arbitration.