BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION COMING BRITISH ELECTIONS. LONDON, Jan. 15. West Edinburgh Labourites have invited Bernard Shaw to contest the scat at next election. STA R YING R USSIANS.

GENEVA, Jan. 15. Samara reports to the Russian Relief Commission state the starving people in Buzultik having oaten all the dogs, cats and other pets have begun eating corpses from the stables, where they were stored prior to burial, and even violated graves. The whole region is a desert. Children are the chief sufferers. There were 114 burials on Christmas day. British help is arriving from the Quakers organisation.

STRIKE CON FF.R ENCE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Jan 16. A Conference between strikers and employers lasted all day. An excellent tone prevailed throughout, but the proceedings wore adjourned without reaching an agreement. Despite the efforts of extremists, the underground officials of the Union agreed unanimously to maintain the essential services. A small faction fight between natives in one compound was promptly chocked, otherwise there was no trouble. Benoni district is almost the only one affected by the withdrawal of essential services, the night being without light.

SCOTTISH HOME RULE. | LONDON, Jan. 15. The Scottish Home Rule Association, which claims to represent every shade of political opinion, has issued a manifesto offering congratulations to the Government on the Irish settlement, and requesing the immediate formulation of a similar self-government scheme for Scotland. SETTLED AFTER 500 YEARS. ROME, Jan 15. The Appeal Court at Naples has finally settled a case the litigation over which has lasted, for five centuries. It has involved lands and property to the value i>i £207,000,000,000.

Early in the fifteenth century, the famous Emperor Charles sth gave_to Hector Bothen, his Chief Master of Horse, iron mines, water-courses and forests that are spread over a large part of Calabria. Bohen’s heirs have been since seeking a confirmation of these rights, which were confiscated, in the sixteenth century. The Appeal Court has now confirmed the confiscation. PRINCESS MARY’S WEDDING LONDON, Jan 15. It is officially announced that Princess Mary’s bridesmaids will be the following: Princess Maud, T/tdy Rachel Cavendish, Lady Mary Thynne, Lady Victoria Mary Cambridge, Lady Doits Gordon-Lennot, Lady Elizabeth BowesLyon, Lady Diana Bridgman, and Lady Mary Cambridge. !

,! RUSSIAN JEWELS. | LONDON, Jnn 5. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin corJ respondent throws sotne light on the , i Russian revolution mysteries. He • states on vh?t he claims to be good' au- ; thority, that the Russian Crown jewels ! including the famous 93 carat Orloff i Diamond, which is worth a quarter of a | million sterling, havf been pawned at their estimated value. - j FOUND DEAD. i Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 16. Lord Ashbourne’s brother, Victor Gibson, was found dead on Saturday, sitting in a chair at an hotel at Horsham. A mystery surrounded the identity of the body, until to-day. All that was previously known, was that de- , ceased had described himself as a dan--1 gerous Irish rebel, and was known un- | der numerous aliases in Ireland; that he was a Cambridge University man and lived at Keeregal Lodge, Dublin, fourteen years ago. Death is believed to ho due to natural causes. He leaves a widow and family. BACK FROM THIBET. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.in.) , LONDON, January 16. ‘ Sir Charles Bell, who conducted the Indo-Thibetan mission has returned to London. He scouts the story of Bolshevik penetration, declaring Bolshevism is wholly abhorrent to Thibetans who display keep aspirations for national independence and warmly wel- : corned British friendship. Bell established the friendliest of relations with ! Thibet. | INTERNATIONAL DAY LINE. j UNITED SERVICE TEEEORAMS | Received Tins Day at 12.26 p.m.) j LONDON, January 16. ! The question of the Samoan, “Times” is exercising the Colonial Office and Greenwich authorities. New Zealand proposes to alter the International Day line to bring Samoa behind the line. The Admiralty approves, but alteration, would make a day difference between New Zealand and American time, and in Samoa, causing obvious complications in the islands. Therefore a ■ decision has been postponed, SNOW AND BLIZZARDS. : (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, January 17. > Britain is being swept with snowstorms and heavy blizzards. In Scotland there are snow drifts twenty feet deep. Communications vHth many town and villages are blocked. 1 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, January 16. The managing Director of the British r Shipping nd Finance Corporation states • his Coy., has offered to 6nd the £57,9 000,000 required for the suggested unification of tfife 'Australian railways. The - Company is backed by a powerful fin- • ancial group, some being specially interested in Australia,