BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Australian and n.z. cable association. THE PEEL BETTING CASE. This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 18. Jn the. Peel case, Watts, a village postmaster, gave evidence that he in correctly timed the telegrams because lie thought a gentleman in Peel’s position would not work a trick on him. A few days later Peel said to him. “Stick to the time, 2.45.” A new turn was given to the case when Dow, a sharebroker, denied tele phoning the name of the winner to Mrs Peel. He admitted lie made a, different statement to the police.

PASSION PLAY FILM. BERLIN, Feb. 18

The villagers of Oberammergau are agitated over American film producers in their keen bidding for the rights to .take, a film of the Passion Play. One magnate offered seventy million marks, but°the villagers decided they would not permit any filming of the sacred production. CLANRICAIiDE DIAMONDS. UNITED service telegrams ,'Received This Day at 8,30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 18. Lord Lascelles family’s gifts to Princess Mary include the Clanricardo diamonds, with the famous stone of luck, fulfilling an old time prophecy that it would, one day be worn by a King’s daughter. The jewels have not been seen for a generation, remaining locked away in a bank strong-room.

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 18

The “Times” correspondent confirms the report that General Allenby reached a complete understanding with Cabinet. Hon Lloyd George fully concurred in certain amendments giving fuller effect to the proposals. The result places Anglo-Egyptian relations on an entirely new basis, firmly establishing Egyptian liberties and British interests, laying the responsibility for Egyptian adminstration upon Egyptians themselves, placing the conduct of various departments more in the hands of Egyptians, and gradually reducing the British personnel.

SOLEMN DUTY. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.)

LONDON, Feb. 18,

Captain Hussey telegraphs that the cruiser from Uruguay following the Woodville, the vessel bearing Sir E. Slmckleton’s body, with flags half-masf-ed, fired a salute and dipped her ensign, the bugler sounding "Farewell” as the Woodville passed the territorial water limit en route to South Georgia.