BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1922, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

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BRITISH CONFERENCE. LONDON. April 18

The Independent Labour Conference passed a resolution opposing an alliance with the “Wee Frees” (Liberals), or any other party inside or outside of Parliament.

zMr C. I*. Trevelyan declared -that the Wee Free statesmen were equally responsible with the Coalitionists for the present state of Europe. Lord Grey’s return to politics made Labour opposition doubly necessary. The Labour hope rested upon an alliance with the Labour Socialist parties of Europe. The Conference rejected a motion favouring affiliation with Communists. One speaker quoted a prominent Communist’s declaration that the Communists wanted to take Labour by the hand in order to get Labour by the throat.

; A resolution favouring prohibition was rejected by 174 to 132.

OBITUARY. LONDON, April 18. Obituary.—Hugh Barrie, member of the House of Commons. KAPP ARRESTED. BERLIN, April 18. Kapp, leader of the revolution in .ifarch 1920, was arrested while returning from Sweden. He was taken to Leipsig for trial.

ARREST FOR MURDER. BERLIN, April 18. Fifteen Armenians have been arrested in connection with the murder of Djemahhey and Bahaeddin, both members of the Committee of Union and Progress. The widow of Talaat Pasha- —t was walking with the Turks at the time of the murder.

DEMPSEY ARRIVES. LONDON, April 18.. 1 Dempsey lias arrived. Thousands* participated in an ovation at Waterloo Station, women trying to kiss him. Interviewed, he said lie came primarily for holiday. He would like to fight here some European champiop. pe hoped to meet Carpentier again. He was one of the finest and pluckiest of fighters and one of the best fellows had ever met. ENGLISH RACING. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 20. At Epsom Spring meeting, the City, and Surburban Handicap resulted Paragon 1, Monarch 2s, Granely 3.