MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1922, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AN), N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION POSITION OF SOVIET. PARTS, June 9. The “Matin’s” Rome correspondent states according to intercepted correspondence with Soviet representative, the latter recognises that Government must fail within'six months, if it does .not receive financial help.

FOR THE NORTH POLE. LONDON, June 9. Captain Amundsen writing to the “Times”, announces his intention to attempt to fly to the North Pole this summer, lie expects to start from Alaska, and cross tho Pole, making for Northern Greenland, using an entirely metal Larsen plane, piloted by a leading Norwegian airman, G. Omdal. Amundsen will leave the Maud at Port Barrow* for the attempt, which ho expects to accomplish in fifteen hours.

LENIN’S ILLNESS. BERLIN, June 9,

Lenin had a second stroke on Monday night. The German specialist, Forster. declares his condition as most serious. perhaps terminating fatally. It is understood Trotsky has assumed tho leadership. The extremists lire rapidly gaining ground. Moscow International Executive is meeting to discuss the new position.

A NOTABLE TRIAL. PARIS, June 9. A famous cause celebro, the Saratoga trunk case, has commenced its hearing in Paris. The notorious Madame Bessarabo, after two years’ imprisonment, is charged.with her beautiful daughter, .M a demoiselle Jacques, with the murder of her first husband, a Roumanian oil broker.

A GERMAN TIHAL. BERLIN, June 9. At Von Killinger’s trial, the accused supplied information regarding a seciet society. He declared it was aimed at preventing the spread of Bolshevism to Germany. He denied members eon k updated tbe forcible overthrowing of the Government or assassinating politicians, including Erzbcrger, who was unpopular over the role he played in connection with the armistice and pence treaty* presumed. The Society funds were derived from agricultural industrial circles.

1928 OLYMPIA. PARIS. June 9. The International Olympic Committee has*finally decided upon Amsterdam as tho vciiu<> Toi the l!)28 games. SALE OF FRESIANS. LONDON. June 9. Eighty-three imported South African Friesian Cattle were sold at Slough, realising C 103.000 a world’s record sale. Tbe heifer Melrose diliana, fetched 4800 guinea. SENSATIONAL TRTAL. PARIS, June 10.

A sensational murder trial is now tailing place here. Madam Bessarbo and her daughter by her first husband are accused of murdering her second husband, and packing his body in a trunk, and sending it from Paris to Nancy, where is was discovered in a lost properly office. The mother is aged 50. and is a fairly* well-known poetess and a writer of romances. She is also suspected of murdering her first husband. There have been several incidents during tlie trial, such as the women breaking down during the judge’s examination, and their shrieking: “Sparc my mother!” “Spare my daughter!” Tbe poetess once admitted the murder to tho police, but she said she did so in order to save her daughter from being sent to tho Saint Lazaro prison, where the women of the street are sent-.

TOTE BARRED. * PARIS, June 11. The French Air Department lias decided not to allow the lotalisator to he used at aviation sports meetings. Betting experts, who proposed such a scheme, urged that the use of the lotalisator would attract as many persons as horse-race meetings.

A YANKEE STORY. NEW YORK. June 10. Advices from Buenos Ayres report that Asuncion, the capital ot Paraguay, has been taken by* some revolutionary Torres. The report is not confirmed.

BANKERS’ REPORT. LONDON. June 10. The “Daily Express” Paris correspondent states: The Bankers' Commit tee, re the German Loan, have adjourned for three months. Tho Committee suggests a conditions essential to a Oerinan loan:— (j). The ieduction of the indemnity by half. (2) . -That lenders shall have prior right over all other i laimant.s to collect German customs and to.receive other German security. (3) That Germany shall receive half the amount of the loan. (I). That Germany should not, he obliged to pay any part of the indemnity for three years and should have the power of control over her own finances. including taxation. France, it is claimed, puts forward impossible terms, namely, the cancellation of all tho war debts due to America and Britain*, the cancellation of the British share of the indemnity. The acceptance of these terms will he considered.

France argues that Eritniu has already had her fair share in her seizure of tire German Navy, and by the destruction of Germany’s mercantile marine, and the transfer of the German colonies to Britain. PARTS; Juno 10.

The failure of the Allied Governments to reach a unanimous agreement on tho scope of their authority is the main cause of the adjournment of the Bankers' Committee on the German Loan. Mr Pierpont Morgan has, however, furnished another reason, namely, that Ho great international loan could ho very successful in America until next spring.

NOMINATIONS FOR. BENIN’S SUCCESSOR. COPENHAGEN, .Tune 9. Russia,n opinion believes M. Lenin will never recover sufficiently to resume his political activities. The leading Communists regard M. Trotsky as quite incompetent for the post of President. The names being suggested are M. Osinski (Agricultural Commisar), M Preobraclutska (Finance delegate), M Semnshowski (Health Commissar).