BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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ALLIED OBJECTION. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) BERLIN, March 16. The Foreign Office received a note from the Entente Powers protesting against the organisation of defence police which is regarded as of a military character.

LINER LAUNCHED. j .Received This Dan it 9.5 a.m.) LONDoN, March 16. The Commonwealth dominion liner, Port Campbell, 8250 tons ,was launched at Belfast.

OXFORD CREW TRAINING. LONDON, -March 16. Oxford rowed the first full counte today in l'L47secs, compared with the record of 1,061 secs.

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING. (Received This Dav at 10-15 a.m.) LONDON, March 16. Whiter Sidney .Masterman, charged with embezzling, cabled! on 24th January, was committed lor trial.

BRITISH DELEGATION. LONDON, March 16

Mr Chamberlain, replying to questions in the Commons, said the British delegation to Genoa Conference would include Hon Lloyd George and Lord Curzon.

BRITISH NAVAL REDUCTIONS. Received This Pay at 11-30 a.m.) LONDON, March 16.

Tn the Commons. Hon. Amery in presenting the naval estimates, said since the wsTr Britain had pursued a policy of drastic reduction in naval armaments, ghe • had' scrapped 24. millfons tons of warships and abandoned the construction of new capital ships and led the world in the inauguration of a complete naval holiday. American and Japanese programmes had partially checked this, hut the Washington Conference enabled us while maintaining the one power standard to effect far-reach-ing reductions and save hundreds of millions in the next decade.

PAPAL ELECTIONS. 'Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) RO.ME, March 16.

The Pope has issued a regulation providing that in future, election conclaves shall not be held till 10 to 18 days after the Pope’s decease, in order that American cardinals may attend.

AMERICAN ITEMS.

Australia-- <sd n.z. cable association. PACIFIC TREATY WASHINGTON. March 16. With ratification apparently assured by a sate majority, the treaty fight in the U.S.A. Senate has lagged to-day. According to the most reliable authority, the final vote will probably he about 65 to 26 for ratification. The Senate te-day agreed to take a vote on Friday, March 24, when at noon the debate will cease, and votes on all amendments, and reservations immediately will proceed. The Senate has also agreed that no amendments of reservations proposed can be voted on before next Tuesday. WASHINGTON, March 15. In the United States Senate, in the debate on the Pacific Treaty, Senator Shields proposed a reservation to the Treaty, stating that the United States has become a party to the Treaty for the sole purpose of using its good offices to remove friction nmi to prevent controversies between the other signatory Powers. He said that no good P>ir-, pose could be served by the United ■ States abandoning her traditional policy of not interfering in foreign polities. , Senator Robinson lias offered another amendment, pledging the Powers] not to make any secret treaties.

JAPANESE VIEW

.WASHINGTON, March 16

Reports from Tokio state that Viscount Shilmsawii has declared that the Washington Conference Wi.s satisfactory from tlm International, standpoint lmt he regrets its failure to consider the immigration ‘fuc'Ktion. The factshould not lie ignored that the Conference had contributed much to a reconciliation of American and Japanese sentiments, which, were somewhat strsin-

SEMENOFF HELD UP. VANCOUVER, March 15

Botli the American 'and Canadian immigration officials are detaining Semenoff, the anti-Bolsh<"dk envoy from Siberia, who is on route from Washington to l’aris. If he is refused admission to the United States, ho wilt possibly not be allowed to enter Canada either. VANCOUVER, March 10.

Semenoff has been permitted to enter Canada, and there he awaits the decision of the United State's.

OFF ON LEAVE. (I’e'invod This D-v at 0.10 n.m.'l WASHINGTON, March l<s Shidefiara starts for .Jar,an to-day, on. six months leave. He suffered a breakclown during the Conference. This is. likely to delay negotiations on the inimigation and land ownership problems.

AMERICAN ARMY CLAIM. WASHINGTON, March 1(5 It is indicated that Mr Hughes will shortly despatch identical notes to France, Britain and Italy, presenting a direct claim for 240 million dollars for occupational army costs.