BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

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BIGGER. ARMY WANTED

(LONDON, March 15

A feature of the House of Commons debate on the Army Estimates was the maiden speech of Field-Marshal Madison. The Hons* was crowded. Field-Marshal Wilson urged that if the Government military economies w e nt through, we would have an army not large enough to prevent or to win a war, but large enough to go to war and lose it. Though Britain’s military responsibilities had vastly (increased since 1913, the consequence of the reductions was that instead of six divisions, our expeditionary force would now be one division of infantry and one division of cavalry, ready in 1 days; another infantry division ready between 15 and 45 days; and the third and fourth divisions ready within four months.

ACTRESS AND CHAUFFEUR. NEW YORK, March 16

Considerable comment is being caused by the announcement of a separation between Margaret Maltzensucr, the Grand Opera singer, and Floyd Goltzbaek, who has returned to his old job as a chauffeur here.

THE NEW JURY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16

The new jury to try Roseoe Arbuckle as selected, consists of three women and eight men.

WESTRALTAN LOAN MATTERS. LONDON, March 15.

The “Evening Standard” states the West Australian loans have been marked down in the belief that a new loan will be offered shortly, “through an unusual channel.” Tho Westralian Ag-ent-General. Sir P. Connolly states f no arrangement has yet been made to float a loan, and he is not aware of anything to justify tho newspaper statement.

CANADIAN WHEAT GROWERS OTTAWA, March 15.

A delegation of the Canadian Coun. cil of Agriculture has asked the Government to reinstate the Canadian "Wheat Board, declaring that the farmers in Western Canada would have to face continuous financial stringency, unless the Goberiiment undertakes the handling of the crops until the world conditions again become normal.

BIG U.S.A. LOAN. WASHINGTON, March 15. Tile United States .Senate lias adopted Senator Lodge’s resolution extending, for 25 years, a fifty million dollars loan to Austria for famine relief.

MURDER OF LVOV WHITE LONDON. March J 5.

Lady White never recovered consciousness. The crime is baffling Ihe police, owing to the absence of an apparent motive.

It is believed that an expert burglar had gained access to the hotel and planned tho theft of valuable jewels, belonging to another Indy' guest at the hotel, hut entered the wrong room and struck Lady White, because she awoke fearing an alarm, and then escaped without committing the theft.

DEBTS. TO U.S.A. NEW YORK, March 15 Otto Kahn, in a speech, said:

would utilise the United States monetary claims against the Allied nations

and also a portion of our own over redundant gold holdings in the United Staes, and also every other legitimate means to aid in a European stabilisation, which is indispensable, if the world is to recover an even keel. I would cancel the Allied war debts, not as free gifts, hut in return for adequate pledges from the nations concerned, leading to the elimination or the mitigation of the circumstances which keep Europe in the toils.”

CHESS CHAMPION. PARIS, March 15

Alekhin, who recently won the international chess tournaments at Tribrog, Budapest, and Hague, lias sent a challenge to Capablanca.

Alekhin to-day established a record, by winning 12 games simultaneously, blindfolded, eclipsing Pallshury’s record of nine games blindfolded. After establishing his record, Pallsbury lost bis reason.

CONTROL IN GERMANY. Received This Dav at P. 40 a.m.) PARIS, March 1(5. The “Petit Parisien” dealing with t'-e duration of the control of the German army, navy and air force, states tlb Ambassadors Conference favours Sfor/.n’s proposal for eight years, but conditional time should be shortened il the German policy was satisfactory. The note was handed to the Foreign Minister at Berlin and calls the tierman Government’s attention to the obstruction encountered by the Interallied Military Commission, urging the Government to stop the practice which is delaying the carrying out (lie disarmament prescribed in t lie ponce treaty.

G ENOA CONFEBENCE. PARIS, March 16

The “Petit Parisien” states M. Poiucaire after making sure his action won’t be misunderstood in Italy, decided not to attend the Genoa Conference, but France will be represented.

F. NCIN EERING DTSPUTE. (Received This Day at 8.30 n.m.l LLONDON. March 1(5 Government refused to appoint a four! of eru|iiiry into the engineering dispute, while the ballot among the allied unions is proceeding. If tlio parties afterwards fail to come together, Government will seriously consider the matter.

KING OK EGYPT. (Received This Div ;.t 8 30 a.m.l CAIRO, March 1(5. Following the new charter of liberties , agreed to by the British Government, a Suit aria n rescript announces that Fgvpt is now an independent soventhgn State and the Sultan becomes King of Egypt. Irreconcilable eleliientK caused serious disorders in the streets. They damaged lamps and trees in the avenues. Cavalry were called out,