BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1922, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

KtaTUALiAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCi-fION DEMANDS ON GERMANY. PARIS, January 18. The ‘ Petit Journal” states guarantees being demanded by the Reparations Commission from Germany in return for the concession of a moratorium, consist of the following—Firstly, that Germany within six weeks will submit a programme assuring the freedom of the Reichsbank from Government control; Secondly, that the technical adviser agreed on by the Commission and Reichsbank to control the Bank’s financial policy be empowered to fuse advances direct or indirect to the German Government; Thirdly, that a scheme of currency reform be submitted promising the stoppage of issue of notes without cover; fourthly that steps be taken, to ensure a return of exported German capital to Germany and tjiat the power of sending out capital in future be not abused.

GERMANY PAYS. PARIS, Jan 19. The Allied Reparations Commission officially announced that Germany has paid a sum equivalent to 31,000,000 gold marks, this being the first of a series of payments which she is to malce at ten day intervals. BRITISH BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, Jan. iB. The Tannvorth by-election resulted: Mr Newson (Coalition Unionist) 14,732 Mr G. Jones (Labour) 6,671

THEFT OF ARMS. LONDON, Jan. 18. Arising out of thefts of arms (cabled on November 23), Sergeant Roche, D.C.M., of the Irish Guards; Hogan, a solicitor, and Cooley, a clerk, have been sentenced respectively to six months, twelve months, and twelve months, in the second division, on charges of conspiracy. Two other civilians were discharged. EGYPTIAN AFFRAY. (Received This Dav at 8.30 a.m.) CAIRO, Jan. 18 • Three natives were killed, and five wounded, in an affray at Shandawil, Upper Egypt. A large crowd attacked the British Company’s market in connection with the anti-British boycott movement. The police fired in self defence. Some policemen and Company’s employees were injured.

ARMSTRONG POISON CASE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) * LONDON, Jan. 19. The proseeutor in the Armstrong case announced in the Police Court, that the accused was now charged with murdering his wife. • The proseciltoi stated an analysis had found three and one-fifth grains of arsenic in her exhumed body. Death was undoubtedly due to arsenic poisoning. Deceased, after a year’s treatment for neuritis be- , gan suffering mentally and spent two months in a private asylum. At her husband’s request, she returned 'home in January 1921. The same month accused bought a pound of arsenic. Under deceased’s will, signed when she was suffering from delusions, accused received the whole estate, whereas under the previous will their three children were the chief beneficiaries. Counsel admitted that during the course of medical treatment in October deceased's medicine contained a small proportion of arsenic, but not sufficient to be responsible for the quantity found at the autopsy.

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