BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AMERICA’S CLAIM. (Received This Day ;,t 8 30 a.m.) PARTS, Alarcli 15. The “Petit Pansien” states the British, Italian, French, and Belgian Finance -Ministers replying to America’s memorandum, point out a clause lias been inserted in tile -March financial agreement reserving America’s rights, also that the Finance Ministers have not power definitely to settle the question which must he dealt with by the Allied Governments.

ANARCHY IN PORTUGAL. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LISBON .March 15. Anarchy continues. It. is reported the troops which surrounded the city have now entered it. AN INDIAN HARTAL. CAPETOWN, March 15. The Indian Congress at Durban attempted to enforce a. hartal as a mark of sympathy in connection with Gandhi’s arrest. Stores were closed in some Indian quarters, but Indian workers generally ignored the order.

DEFENDANT NOT SANE. LONDON, March 15

At the Delorme trial, Counsel for tile defence declared: “Our client is not in a fit mental condition to give us the aid we need. Ho cannot help us. It is the Court’s duty to adjourn the case to permit a preliminary examination by a doctor to verify our observations and impressions. The case was adjourned until next Tuesday.

AUSTRALIA PAYS. LONDON, March 14

On behalf of Australia, Sic Joseph Cook lias paid the British Government £4,750,000 on account of war expenditure, including principle and interest. Sir J. Cook, commenting on the payment said: “It apears to me we are with the exception of our sister Dominions the one debtor nation of all the Allies meeting promptly our full war obligations and we arc glad to lie able to do it.”

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

LONDON, March 14

The Church of England’s voluntary offerings in Britain for the past year totalled C10,393,71(1, including the offerings for missions.

IRISH EGG INDUSTRY. LONDON, March 14

ft is computed that about £1,000,000 has been lost to the Irish egg industry through hoarding for better prices. Fggs «re now retailing in Ireland bn only one penny cadi, lixports. say flint, the industry lias been ruined.

PEEL RETTING TRIAL

WIFE GETS OFF

LONDON, -March If

There was a fashionable crowd in the Court to witness; the end of the Peel case. After evidence had been given for the prosecution, Justice Railing said that the doctrine of coercion went back to the times •

King Canute, but it longer in accordance with the facts ot life. 1 ■was absurd to snv now that a woman (lane not contradict her husband. Nevertheless he was bound to apply t !:r----doctrine to Mrs Peel.

With a happy smile, the accused tripped out of the dock, and took a seat beside her father and mother, S.r Robert and Lady Jardinc, while her husband was brought into the dock.

Sovcral military officers gave evidence as tn Peel’s bravery, stating that he captured six Germans single-handed.

Justice Darling said that the Laud had placed Peel outside the pale ol gentlemen. It was right that his punishment, both direct and indirect, should he heavier than poor people's punishment, as iv? was under no real temptation.

WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY. NEW YORK, March HI

The “Evening Sun,” commenting on the latest arrangement to encourage Italian emigration to Australia, says Hie Governments of London and Alelfiounm have abandoned the hope oi having an entirely Anglo-Saxon Australia. Tliis is in order to make sine of a Caucasian Australia. Tiiis \es country is appaneuUv soon to rival the united States as the objective of European emigration, ami is to become another melting-pot of the white peoples. The “Sun” adds: “The white man lias no intention of yielding one jot or tittle of his claim to every foot of Australia.”

COMMENT ON TOUR. * (Received This Day at Id. 15 a.m.) LONDON. Alarcii 15. The “Times” correspondent reviewing the Prince’s visit to India, states while the fact of tho Prince’s visit made the conditions worse, hut if everything, lie left them better. This was chiefly due to Ids personality. \\ hat evil there was. came from sedilinii mongers. The Prince did all ho could fo outweigh the evil. 1 believe the preponderance of opinion in India will he that the visit has done much ,, f ,„d. A mart from all immediate Con- ♦ r ev-r«.ie«. the las trained a 1-nowV'dge of India which cannot fail to he of value to the Empire. Finally it is no less important that the attention of press, Parliament and peoples of England was directed to the seriousness of the conditions in India.

,\ 1? v RCTED TRIBESMEN. DELHI, Mardi 15

Tribesmen infected by the non-co-op-eration propaganda in Rajputnna native States bordering Bombay are causing trouble. A British officer with a small police force was sent and ordered that the natives surrender then arms. They refused to comply, am the police were compelled to fire m selfdefiance, killing twenty and wounding twenty-nine tribesmen.

ANTI-SOVIET PLOT. VAITCOUVER, M arch 14 ■ Semen off lias arrived at Victoria, on route for Paris, to obtain the support of compatriots for an Anii P.olsimvist project for fomenting a. revolution in XVesfern Siberia.