BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

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CHINESE POSITION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PEKING, May 20. Cluing Tso Lin has completely evacuated Luanchow and is apparently withdrawing outside the Great Wall.

MAULED BY LION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. News has been received at Plymouth that -Major Outram, an Australian big game hunter, died at Momhassa as the icsult of a mauling by a lion, from which Outram tried to rescue a native gunbearer. | WELCOMED HOME. 1 (Received this day at S a.m.) | LONDON, May 21. Hon Lloyd George was enthusiastically welcomed at \ ictoria .station, b\ a large crowd including many Peers and Members of the House of Commons. The Duke of Athol delivered the following verbal message—l am commanded by the King to welcome you home, and to express his Majesty’s hope that your health has not .suffered through vour arduous, prolonged efforts in the i- nisi* of peace am! ei-oimmie locoiistnution of Europe.’

LLOYD GEORGE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. May 20. I Sir F. 0. Hell lepresented New Zea- , land at the filial Plenary session of the Peace Conference. ; Hon Lloyd George addressing the Bri- . tisli. American and Dalian journalists, | referred to the cordial relations exist- ■ ing between Britain and Italy. Britain . was prepared to assist Italy in evei.v v.ay. especially in securing a supply ol raw materials'. Lloyd George’s recent ; u‘Oeranccs in Italy indicate a probability of tbe two countries forming an Knl cute. It is significant that no French Minister met Hon Lloyd George during bis brief stay in Paris, where lie did not leave bis railway carriage. ENGINEERING TROUBLE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. May 21. A tentative agreement involving a modification of which the employers former proposals lias been reached m tbe engineering lockout, at a coiiteience of employers and forty-seven unions, excluding amalgamated engineers, who declined to attend. I!" agreement is to be sidmtiitcd m ice” - tors nf the Unions coil criic . ’\m'-i;k \x millionaires. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. \ number of American millioiinnes including Pierpo.it Morgan. Otto Kalin. (' || Billings, anil Oliver Jeslm, have arrived. Mingus, is going to Pans to cooler with bankers in rclcrc.icc to 1 bo sc! intern.ifi' ,,,:, l >""" nt hundred million sterling for Germany. 0 l-’B.M \\ Y A XI) RKBA RAT lONS. BARIS. May 2d. Official Malversations between the Lopar.itioii- (Tmiinissioo end * ” ' ’(.. rii.-in l-icaiac Mmi-lon ;u,- pincccii. j„„ aiding payments do- on :IM Mai. Tlie ■•To’.'!-” states Herman., proposes an agreement with the ou mission on t'e manner ol b-liming the German budget, and -topping ci.iic.ir> inflation by paper money German., iejeots tbe Allied financial control, but accepts as an extraordinary measure, tlu- cheeking of accounts by a < ■»"- mission. Tbe German proposals arc subject to receiving an . mterna ion. I loan nemitintiocs to emit lime whi.e the international bunkers consider li e bain.

v.\l..\lM \ niSKASK. NKW VOKK, Mac -°; Doctor Client of the Australian Health Department • '•»* anivo.i I • •»"* Liverpool on a two months stay > America to study the methods ot t « Into Conornl Cor-■* far '»« ■ and othe tromcnl dis. uses. If tin ones to Non Cninoa to take oharno ,l le medical ami hyncnic adn,in,stratum. AN RAUL'S I.OYK. AI'TAUI. UMI l«. 11 «KU VIC K T Kl. >* (i 11A M H (Received this day at !U0 a.m.) LONDON, May Tin- you no Karl of Kmnoul. aged 20. ~-is sailed for South Africa. allegedly as U,o out.•omo of a love entanglement. Veeordino to the story In- told iateroiowers. In' mot Mrs. -Klsif Culcie 1 reu arthu, otherwise known as Miss Surle ,i willow ant'd 20. a low weeks ago. As a result of the acquaintance he went to tin- 1 left is try ofliso. hut the Regis. tr« r iiilormetl him he could not marry without tile consent of one of his g"' 11 - dinns. as he was a minor, lie declared he meant it for n joke, hut "hell the .•e.rislrnr wanted to see his hirth ccitl-

ticute lie tile juke »a(l j|»m' (.Muni'll. Kinmml milled lie liked the lady Imt had nut any inlenliun ul marrying her. Me was paying fur the juke, heeause his inuther was packing him nil t„ smith Allien. Miss Surle tuld an interviewer that she certainly did not regard it as a juke and was amazed to think the Karl did. They had a real round of pleasure together and found

each other most congenial company. They kept the engagement secret. She gave notice of marriage at the registry office, and did nut know tile Karl was

./minor. She described him as George ,lay, “ill. ati insurance agent and exj pressed the determination of sailing tor ! South Africa, by the same boat as the ‘ Karl. The Karl’s mother, in the mcnni time, took steps to prevent this. She told the interviewers that il Surle

• joined the steamer the Karl would walk off an«l described tin' affair as a silly Imyisli escapade The Karl had fold hot lie never intended to marry S>“'e. The Kiri’s party joined tin 1 steamer with stacks <>f lutW.ee, keeping a shn'p look-ont and prepared to leave il the lady s.pi eared. Stole failed to appear before the steamer sailed for South Africa. Tt is stated Stole left by the night bout for I’aris with the allegedly declared intention of meeting the I'.arl at .Madeira. BKUIKADK OlSOli DKIiS.

(Deceived this day at ID.Id a.m.i LONDON. May ‘-'l. According to a lielgrade telegram lion- have heen serious disorders in Bulgaria, the Communist elements try no "to overturn the Monarchy and os stilish a Republic, but the loyal police md gendarmerie are restoring order. AN ITALIAN PROTKST. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) POMF, May 21. Owing to the ele-tion to the Cham her of "the Faeiscist Deputy Pieeinate or the Venetian town of Kovigo bavin? umulled a squadron of Fascistl troop from Padua Ferrira occupied the town where they are attacking the Socialists ind clergy. A number of casualties arc reported,' The authorities are power less,