BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

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A FASCIST! PARADE. ROME, March 28. At Milan, thirty thousand Fascisti paraded the streets in black shirts carrying ensigns borne on lances to celebrate the third anniversary of tlie movement. It was an nstoni l ing spectacle to see the Fascisti marching with a fast military step, most with death heads: on their shirts to signify their courage and determination. The Socialists, at the request of their own leaders, stayed at home, and thus prevpned encounters, except in one case, where fifty Fascisti were attacked by twenty 'Communist railwayman in which one railway man was killed.

KILLING OK LALY WHITE. LONDON, Miiidi 28

Jatiobi in a statemdnt read in the police, court said:—“l went to Lady White’s room for money. She gave a slight shriek and I got the wind up and twice hit her on the head with a hammer. I then went hack to bed.”

MOUNT ETNA IN ERUPTION (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.)

ROME, March 29,

Mount Etna is in violent eruption. Lava is flowing from all sides of the crater, and the villagers are fleeing. There has been several earthquakes in Palermo and Messina districts daily.

LORD BIRKENHEAD

LONDON, March 29i.j

Lord Birkenhead is now taking a rest. This is owing to his having eye troupe.

POLICEMAN STUNNED. LONDON, Feh. 10

Three men who had stolen money from a safe made a savage attack on Police-Constable Harris in Wells-street, Gray’s Inn-road, early yesterday morning. About 1 a.m. Harris saw the men climb over a fence surrounding St An-drow’s-gardens, and followed them into Gough-strcet. There they separated, and Harris tried to arrest one of them. Ho was struck a violent blow on the chin and fell to the ground unconscious. Othier officers quickly arrived, but the men had by that time escaped. Harris was taken to the Royal Free Hospital, where he recovered consciousness, but be is still in a serious condition.

The men had broken into the premises of the Ilex Supply Company, Gray’s Inn-road, and had stolen £9O from a safe which they had opened with a key. No arrests have yet been made.

AGAINST IMMODEST FASHIONS LONDON. March ‘2B

The “Daily Mail’s” Rome correspondent states: According to a report from the Vatican, Pope Pius XI. has ordered instructions to be prepared regarding the present immodesty of the tashions, for transmission to all the Catholic Bishops of the world. The present Pope is tlie first Pope who is specifically taking exception to women’s dress. The former Pontiffs several times exhorted woman to return to more modern ways. Pope Pius XI, however, began his campaign during a reception of Roman aristocracy, when He invited the women ol the nobility to join in a crusade against certain present fashions, which lie described as “scandalous and indecorous.” The Pope feels strongly on the point, because he has the highest opinion ol women, and lib is a strong Reliever in their values as a powerful factor in the struggle of humanity to reach a higliei plane.

SOLDIERS TAKE THEIR PAY. TIENTSIN, Feh. 11

The latest exploit of the Chihli militarists of North China is the seizure of a large quantity of silver from a train while"passing Paotingfu, 80 miles from Peking, under the orders of the military- authorities here.

The seized silver represents the salt revenue which was being remitted to Peking. Before decamping with the specie the rebels tendered the treasure guards a receipt for money said to be appropriated in lieu ol arrears of pay of soldiers stationed at Paotingfu, owing to the Treasury’s failure to remit the funds recently demanded.

CANADIAN CATTLE BAN. WINNIPEG, Feb. 11

The keenest disappointment in the failure of Great Britain to remove the embargo on the import of Canadian cattle was expressed at a meeting of cattle dealers of Western Canada. Mr Black, treasurer of the United Grain Growers’ Association, visited Great Britain to study the situation, and on returning predicted publicly that the embargo would be removed. Onlymatured and choice cattle shipments were now possible, as young cattle could not fatten in England. Mr Malcolm, Ministtr of Agriculture in Manitoba, says the decision of the British Government is made in the face of conclusive proof that Canadian cattle are clean. People in Manitoba aiv surprised and disappointed.

CANADA AND LIQUOR. OTTAWA, March 29. ( The Premier of Canada, Hon All McKenzie King, replying to delegation wlio were requesting that a measure he passed by the Dominion Parliament giving effect to a Dominionwide regime of prohibition, said Unit : or his own part, he does not believe n prohibition in anything. He preferred, he said, the principle of temjerance in everything. The Prinio Minister promised, however, that thcii uiggestion for such a measure to supplaint the present provisional ljtyuor law, would receive the careful attention of the Cabinet, but it could not be introduced during the present session, because the Cabinet Ministers have scarcely had time to familiarise themselves with their respective problems. Mr McKenzie King added that, in considering any measure other than those relating to the manufacture, importation, and exportation of liquors, a careful study would be made of the United States prohibition experiment. BRITISH SHIPS BUT I,DING ABROAD LONDON, March 29. An order for five British passenger ships that had been offered to Hartlepool has now gone abroad. The lowest British tender was £99,000 per ship, whereas ft first-class foreign firm, apart from GeromnjPi <bi9M per sliipi