BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1922, Page 1

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN A Nil N.Z. CAIIhE ASSOCIATION. PORT OF HAMBURG. BERLIN, June 3. A total of 2612 vessels, with, a tom. nnge of 2,618, 529, entered or left the port of Hamburg in May, as compared with 2,604 (tonnage 2,447,513) in May of 1913.

BOTTOMLEY’S APPEAL. LONDON, June 3." Bottomley’s application for hail to enable him to prepare an appeal has been refused. .

COERCION OF WIVES,

A LEGAL DOCTRINE DROPPED.

LONDON, June 3.

A committee of jurists that was appointed to consider the responsibility of a wife for crimes under the coercion of her husband, recommends the abolition of the whole doctrine of coercion l,v a husband as a defence for a wife, leaving li«sf mi the same, footing as other people—free to establish any defence of any kind, or to urge coercion in the mitigation of punishment The committee investigated boutli African, Queensland and New Zealand statutes on the subject.

MARY PICKFORTVS DIVORCE NEW YORK, June 1

The. Nevada Supremo Court sustained the legality of the P>ekfordMoore divorce. Tt is not likely that a,iv appeal will he made to the United States Supremo Court. The decision ended two years’ litigation. The Court held that tim Slate had no right to attack the divorce, and the Court in which the attack was made had no jurisdiction.

FASCISTI IN BOLOGNA. ROME. June 1

The Prefect of Bologna, has issued an edict forbidding organised movements of Communists and of Fascist! from one province to another. This led to an e - Lord,nary ferment m Bologna The Fascisti. answering a genera molul lion order are now (locking to tn ity and some 30,000 are bivouacked m . • , e Thev are armed with cud"and tiieir aim is to expel the Prefect'beyond Romagna. Troops Latm h e dispatched, to and tlm disarming l^'thc Fasoisti ' v, /° *1 their arms. They have sacked a few meeting places of the Socialists and Communists. The follower* ot Sign,,,- Nilti. ex-Prcm,cr. are violently attacking the Ministry, and a political crisis is likcl.v to ensue. STATEMENT by m. potnoabe. PARIS, June 1. M Poincare in the Chamber of Deputies, reviewed thc Genoa Conference. Ho said Franco retained complete libSlv of action at Tho Hague ConfcrIf America did not attend the Hague Conference it would only l’j ir-ti-iliv accomplish its work. Justifying French action to compel the Treaty to he respected, he said Mi 1 George did not deny the right of Franco to act alone: he simply point cd out the (hungers of separate actionAT. Poincare said ho personally « termined to do oveO’thmg to g tain close solidarity between the AI ms, t c-ould not sacrifice Eranee’s rigM to make others respect the I caU a-w rlwiffis -*■ T, would he treason, then, to forget the alliance.

AIINICRS’ WARES. LONDON. June 1. Tli > joint Wages’ E> nnr(l of Lai'cnHiwo Ja c Cerfe '*» inlJcS whbp- in Loti, country 'T< ’ ieve That i s possible under U,e est K‘\ei 1:1 l infWMW) existing agreement. 1 bore anminors alio,-tod Ly tins cut.

ANOTHER 'EXPLOSION. HEREIN' dune 2

Seventeen persons wore Lift'd and twenty-live injured by an explosum in n eoaiiniuo belonging to Krnpl'S no.u Essen. Eight others arc missing. A M ST A RTS. SEATTLE, dune 2. till, tain Amundsen’s ship, the Aland, has sailed from Nome, Alaska, on the lit-sL lee of its seven years journey m the Arctic, carrying two airplanes and a largo stock of building lumber. AN ken the vessel is frozen in the ice. the party will build a house for greater comfort and security. Captain Amundsen expects to study important scientific questions relating to the North. Captain Amundson joins the ship in Alaska. The Aland will bo in wireless communication with Stavanger during the whole trip. CANADIAN AUSTRALIAN TRADE. MELBOURNE, d'ino 3. At the request of Canada, Uio Commonwealth Government, has forwarded proposal for reciprocal trade between Canada and Australia.

AITST R lAN S I'ICIDES. VIENNA, Juno 3

Twelve suicides have been reported in 24 hours. Tho fact throws a flashtight upon the tragic conditions in many Austrians’ homes. Owing to the rising cost of living it. now takes 47,000 kroner to equal a pound sterling.