BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

ifjfiifiUilAfl an!) N.s; CAimfi ASsOciAiidN RAILWAY WAGES: (Received This Ray. Jit 9;4U fi.hi.) .j „ , LONDON, Ee%uary,l. A delegate meeting, of. the Railyvaymejn"s Union accepted the • Wages Bojijd decision cabled on 26th. January. GERMAN STRIKE BREAKERS. j (Received This Bay at 9.40 a.m.) BERIRN, February 1 The authorities arrested 200 strike leaders and confiscated the union strike funds amounting to several million marns. ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS. ROMjE, February 1. Cabinet- has resigned. There has been a growing hostility during the past few weeks towards Bonomi, on the part of Democrats, Socialists and followers of Nitti and Fascisti, chiefly due to Government assuming responsibility for the Btinca Disoonto, visits by Ministers to the Vatican during the Pope’s illness, and the invitations of Bolshevists to Genoa Conference. FRENCH ACCEPT FOR GENOAPARIS, February L The French Government have accepted the invitation to the Genoa Conference FOOT AND MOtjTH DISEASE. LONDON, February 1. It is officially reported that 117 pit) mises are affected by foot and mouth diseases, and 11*4 others are under ol> | serration. It is the worst outbreak | ; fo/r thirty yearfc; Germans attack fßFnch. - PARIS, February 1. After (jutting the telegraph and telephone wires, eighty Germans at- ] tacked the French military camp at Petersdorf, Upper Silesia, where the . French had stored arnis takett from c German houses. Iwertty French iveie f wounded; , a Another attack occurred at Oberlog- n an,. Germarts carrying off stock of mill- ; n tary equipment which the Inter-All. e « I c CoriimisSioik had previously seized from j; Germans.

ANGRY STRIKE FEELlNGreceived This Day at 11.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, February 2. the announcement that the Germis ton strike c ommittee intended inter viewing General Smuts caused mud excitement among the extremist sec tion of the strikers, it being interpreted as desertion from the federation. It transpires that when the Committee was sitting last night a hostile fcrowd of miners rushed the office and denounced the Cominittee for selling them to Smuts and kfept them prisoners until they promised to abandon the proposed action; In Pretoria,, feeling runs high. A meeting of strikers adopted a resolution asking the' federation to declare a general sympathetic strike on Saturday; goal strikers at Wetba'nk asked the federation to interview Smuts with a view to ending the coal trouble

NEW STRIKE PHASE. REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. j I (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) CAPETOWN, February 2. The action of Germiston Strike Committee is now being considered by the General Council of the Miners Union at Germiston. Consequently the visit to General Smuts has been postponed, pending the decison of the Council. Meanwhile the new positions thus rais ed has ousted every other phase of too strike. I i SHACKLETON’S BODY. ' A PECULIAR COINCIDENCE. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, February 2. Mr Hussey cables that Sir E. Shackleton’s body wa & uoughly embalmed aboard the Quest, dressed in blue and white pyjamas and shrouded with canvas and sealed in a zin c casing and then placed in a coffin of plain deal. The case was covered with a tar stained Union Jack. When the body reached Monte Video it wa s properly embalmed and placed in a good coffin There was a chain of coincidences in connection with the Andes, acting as funeral ship for Shaekleton. When the Quest first limped into Lisbon, the Andes was the first to welcome and (entertain the explorers. Later the Quest met the Andes on the homeward journey at Rio and again was 'mtertained. Wisthing the explorers God speed, the ships went their respective way and now the Andes again on the outward voyage finds the body waiting conveyance to the Homeland. She will reach Southampton on 2nd. March, j

MARRIAGE ANNULLED. . UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 2. Honourable Elsie Mackay, 3rd. daughter of Lord Inchcape, has been granted a decree of nullity of marriage with Dennie Wyndham, the actor, on the ground of a false statement in ti ■ marriage notice, regarding the period of residence in Scotland. Mackay who is a famous cinema actress, known as Poppy Yyndham, nursed Wyndham in her parents war hospital, eloped and .was pursued to Glasgow, where s ! married. The Judge said Elsie had declared she was a resident of Scotland for fifteen days before her marriage. If the declaration was false she has exposed herself to penalties for perjury. BERTHING PLACES. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 2. Sir J« Cook and Mr Larkin arranged to-day with the Port of London authority for the transfer of berthing for the Bay class steamers from Tilbury to King George dook, adjoining Royal Albert, thereby reducing the distance of transport to London by half, while securing greater facilities for handling cargo.

OVERSEAS LEAGUE. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 2. After officially opening Vernon Hon* in St. Jfuries St., tlie World hefldquai terS for the Overseas League, tliO Diik of York luiiciied ah Ritz hotel. Lore Btifnba.ni pfesidfed ovfef a gathering tiiat iiiciuded the founder of the league Sir J. Cook, Sir J. Allen and High Commissioners. The Duke of York,, ii proposing the League said Vernor House would develop into the rallying point to which the citizens overseas would come in ever increasing numbers. Here in the heart of the Empire they would be made to feel at Home in a Club standing for the brotherhood service of all parts of the' British commonwealth. The Duke of York referred to the growth of the movement and' its patriotic achievements would follow. Citzens overseas had contributed upwards of a, million sterling for war purposes and relief of suffering and had also presented 350 aeroplanes and seaplanes. SALE OF BEEF. 'Received Tin's Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Feb 2. Sir Thomas Robinson is co-operating >vith Sir J. Cook, Sir J. Allen find Mr shepherd in arranging for the sole of tmilriulated beef, now amounting to itteen thousand toils, to the continent. IRON TRADE. (Received This Ditv at 10.15 ami;) STOCKHOLM, Feb. 1. The iron industry iil 1921 bad the orst year withiri memory, and the qrks arb still running at a loss, but be ore exports are maintained, the ' ulk going to Germany, where works re operating at high pressure. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, Fob. 1. Waihi shares:—Buyers 17s 6d, sellers Is. Dalgety, £64 10s. At the taliow sales, 2591 casks were , Fered and 1951 sold. No demand for 1 le mutton or beef, but lower qualities • Ivanced sixpence to Is per cwt. Fine 1 utton 425, medium 38s; fine beef 425, : edium 37s 6d. Socks amount to 9912 i sks and imports for January 4709, de- I eries 3189. 1 A.t the mixed wool sales there was o od home and Continental demand cl

I for both merinos an cross-breds at late y j rates. I Wheat Woodfieids cargo sold at 51s a 6d per quarter and Griiisless 525. Car- ti ’ goes arc steadily held with little ciiaiigo in price. Australian is rather iii fav- b ■our. ti ARBUCKLfi trial. (R«'-eived This Bar at 10.15 a.m.l 1 1 SAN FRANCISCO, ebiunry i. I’he Arbuckle case went suddenly to the Jury, the prosecution announcing that by agreement with the defence there would be no summing up or rebuttal. Eleven men and one woman composed the Jury which was locked up. One woman “alternate” was dis- *