BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1922, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

iCTSTItAUAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

LADY ASTOR. NEW YORK, April 24

Lady Astor, the English lady M.P. \vlu> had received a tremendous ovation on her arrival in America, and had been warmly received everywhere, is suffering her first setback. This is owing to Roman Catholic opposition. The setback is the result of a speech in which she advised the Church to keep out of politics. She said that she wished to point out that while Roman Catholics were welcome in America, the country’s foundation was Protestant, and Roman Catholics must remember that.

PROPOSED MAY DAY. LONDON, April 24. A Labour movement is afoot to declare a general strike for 24 hours on May Ist, in the absence of any Govern ment move to settle the big engineering dispute. LABOUR’S PROTEST. LONDON, April 25. A day’s strike was observed in southern Ireland, without disturbance. Business was carried on as usual in Ulster, though trains did not pass the border.

SIR. KEITH SMITH. .Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 25. Sir Keith Smith is leaving Toulon by the Ormonde to attend his brother’s funeral in Australia. The Prinqo cabled Smith from Tokio—“Deepest sympathy with you and your family.’! CITY MEN’S PROTEST. LONDON, April 25. A great meeting of city men at the Mansion House passed a resolution pro. testing against the high level of the Income Tax. Lord Inchcape presiding said if the present ruinous taxation were continued national and individual bankruptcy was inevitable. Government must ceased borrowing, and exit (lowr expenditure, • • : “