BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH rER PRESS ASSOCIATION!

PRINCE AT LABUAN. LONDON, May 18. If.M.S. Renown anchored in Port Victoria and the Prince of Wales landed. After n formal reception ho played tennis at Government House. His eyebrow lias completely healed and bn diy a trace of the accident is left. Thu European population of Lahua,n is only seventeen. The Prince visits .Tesselton to-morrow, and Brunei on the following day. X 6 formal programme has been arranged for the Borneo visit. The chief recreations during the visit 'are bathing and crocodile shooting. He departs for Penang on Friday.

JAPAN AND CHANG TSO LTN

TOKIO, MaMv 17

Baron Ucliidn, in a statement, said t'*at Chang Tso fan’s Manchurian declaration of independence had not changed Japan’s policy, and though largo Japanese interests were affected, no trouble would result if lives and property were safeguarded. HENLEY REGATTA. LONDON. May 17. Newspapers quote the Australian House official, who insists that manual workers in Australia, are regarded as socially equal with anyone; and who points' out that they can compete on equal terms with the Henley Regatta on the Yarra, which is patronised by all classes.

The official adds: “If the people who are the backbone of. Australia are debarred by social reasons from competing lie re, the effect on Australian public opinion will he had.” Rowing authorities emphasise that the rule against mechanics and artisans! is not based on snobbishness, but simply upon the advantage the manual worker has over the sedentary worker. The feeling among racing clubs is that relaxation of the rule in favour of the Australians would he the thin edge of a wedge, resulting iii Henley and other meetings losing their present status. NATIONAL LIBERALS. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) LONDON. May 18 The. National Liberal Federation passed a resolution that Britain’s foreign policy in the Inst three years had been conducted deplorably, with uni ul timate results. It condemned the continued supervision and manipulation of international relations by the Supreme Council and sectional conference and declared Britain’s policy ought to lie peace and friendship with nil countries, U’c League of Nations being tillly Iranklv relied upon as the only guarantee ol a lasting peace of the world. The League should admit Russia and Germany if they desired it, and gave the requisite ntee. A COMING WEDDING. (Received this day at 9.50 a.in.) LONDON. May 18. The Duke of York represents the King at the marriage ol King Alexander of Serviu at Bucharest.

LABOR NOMINATION. LONDON. May 18.

Labour students of Glasgow University are nominating M. G. Wells for the rectorship.

HOSPITAL BURNT.

MANY PATIENTS PERISH

(Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) ROAIE, Alav 18,

The hospital of the Holy Ghost was gutted hv lire. The staffs removed as many patients as could be accommodated on stretchers available. 1' ” s far nineteen bodies have been removed.

SPECTACULAR MAN HINT

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) NEAY YORK, May 17

The most spectacular man hunt for years occurred when all traffic was (!L verted from Twentieth Street and Fifth Avenue, where the police surrounded a textile warehouse. Detectives crossed into into a fourth storey and finally arrested four of the city’s leading criminals, two of whom slid down greased elevator pillars. Loot worth four thousand sterling was recovered outside Crowds mtmliering many thousands watched the police siege. Special poli.e in Chicago have been instructed to shoot suspicious persons, who tail to comply promptly with orders. This is being done to comlsit what officials describe as the Labour leaders dying attempt to terrorise the city, by murders and fires. A legal decision.

(Received this (lay at 10.15 a.m.) IjONDON. Alay 17

A wife cannot lie libelled by her husband, was the decision of the Recorder at the Central Criminal Court, in quashing an indictment against a husband foi piih-shing a defamatory libel against his wife. The defence quoted n leading case on the subject wherein it was held that a wife could not proceed against her huslxinj for libel as the libel might arise from angry passages and desire for revenge, which might lead to a breach of the. pence. The Recorder commented—l suppose the Judge thought' the passage ought to he settled in domestic form. If a man hits his wife, she has a remedy if he inflicts severe injury, for waiting libellioiis postcards she lias none.

CURRENCY QUESTION

(Received this clay at 12.25 p.m.) CAPKTOWN, May 18. 'Hie report of the Conference IPpointed to consider the currency Mueslion recommends that steps he taken to prevent the further inflation of currency and that the policy of a return to the gold basis be steadfastly pursued. The "report emphasised the n.eccss.tv for maintaining the gold standard and free market in gold, but since an immediate deflation might result in « grave crisis suggests the extension of ...e inconvertibility of gold certificates till June 1025. Tt recommends the removal. as soon as possible, of the embargo on the export of gold bullion and that export and import be freed from all restrictions.