BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, Jan 31. The Labour paper, “The Daily Herald,” states, authoritatively that owing to there being dissensions in the British

.Cabinet over the question of how a vote on the reform of the House of Lords might go, a general election is now boing planned for April. Tlie “Herald” points out t.iat it is Bignificaint that the Rt. Hon. Arthui Henderson (one of the leaders of the Parliamentary Labour Party), in the course of a speech at Manchester, has just delivered a full-fledged policy speech. Ho was moderate in tone. He declared that Labour stood for international peace, fo r the restoration of stable economic and political conditions, and for international friendship and confidence. Labour, he said, favoured an all-in-clusive League of Nations, and also a drastic reduction in armaments. Labour demanded that there be no secret treaties. They demanded also the recognition of the independence of Egypt, and also the granting, of genuine selfgovernment for India. It is daily becoming more apparent (adds the paper), that the Moderate Labour elements have won the upper j hand in the Labour Party’s machine, j

A CHURCH INCIDENT. . (Received This Day at 0.40 a.m.’) ROME, Jan. 31. An extraordinary incident occurred in Sistine Chapel at the terminaiton of a service in memory of the Pope. When the Cardinals were leaving, a member of the choir attempted to leave saying he was as good as any Cardinal and he was not going to wait. His colleagues vainly tried to quiet him and finally Swiss guards placed him under arrest. Later, owing to the intervention of the director of the Choir, the man’s release was ordered. The offender’s name is Ferrari. He has one of the finest voices in the Choir, but is known to be highly strung, and is likely to be greatly in demand for operatic engagements. UNEMPLOYMENT CURE.

reuter’s telegrams. (Received This Hay at 5.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan 31. Hon J. Henderson, speaking at Manchester on 'unemployment said the problem must bo dealt with on national lines. A Labour Government, by taking land! values and by other taxes would secure for the community great surpluses now going to swell, private fortunes and would make agriculture a great . national industry, yielding an adequate wage and .increasing home ■grown food-stuffs. Henderson emphasised labour’s intention to secure its aims by constitutional means. I

PORTUGAL’S ELECTIONS. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.in.) j LISBON, January 31. . The general election though incom- .

plete, gives a majority to the Demo- I crats and Monarchists while the Republicans are at the bottom of the poll. I

GEtfOA CONVEBHNCE PARIS, January 31. Owing to the agenda for Genoa Conference being the subject of a prolonged interchange of views between the Allied Governments it is uncertain whether the Conference will meet before Easter. A meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Italy, France and Britain to discuss the Near Eastern situation has been postponed for a few days, in order to secure fuller consideration of the French memoran- j dum. ! DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE. j tßeceived This Day at 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, January 31. 1 The newspaper “Loeuvre” thinks a diplomatic struggle has began between Britain ana France, and asserts that Hon. Lloyd George and Lord Curzon have “launched against us a great offensive.” Tlie “Figarfo”’ states the Angora Treaty is unlikely to come before the Foreign Ministers conference which will be confined to the Turoo-Greek situation.

SEVRES TREATY. PARIS, January 31

The publicist, Pertinax, says the out standing question is whether force should be resorted to, to secure the execution of the Sevres Treaty. France rejects any policy which is likely to endanger the pacific results obtained under the Angora agreement.

ARRESTS IN CAIRO. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) CAIRO, January 31.

So far twenty one arrests have been made in connection with the conspiracy to kill Sarwat Pasha.

EGYPTIAN TERMS. CAIRO, January 31

According to the journal ‘‘Elmokattam” Sarwat’s conditions of acceptance of the premiership were as follows —Non-acceptance of Lorjd Curzon’s project • abolition of the protectorate; a freely elected legislative assembly; suppression of British advisorships, excepting judicial and financial; replacement of foreign by Egyptian officials; abolition of martial law; the new Parliament to appoint ',a delegation to discuas with Britain, the guarantees demanded; also the question of the Sudan.

STRIKE MATTERS. ; (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) ' CAPETOWN, Jan. 31. The ballot of engineers of Johannesburg was overwhelmingly against the proposed sympathetic strike. The Federation leaders admit the compact with the Nationalists to work politically against the Government. One large colliery is permanently closed as a result of the strike. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. CHRISTIANIA, Jan. 31 The National Council of Norwegian women submitted a proposal endorsed by the President of the Storthing, that the Nobel peace prize for 1922 be given to the International Council of women,