BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NOT credited; LONDON, Jiiiie 18.' The Coroner at Folkestone refuses to credit a report published in a French newspaper that the Channel air crash was caused by passengers shooting the pilut and says the doctors found many injuries on the hotly, but no signs of a bullet wound.

DOMINION EXHIBITS; LONDON, June IS. Attention is drawn to the fact that consequent on the proposed remoial of the war museum from Crystal In* -e to the Imperial Institute, Dominion exhibits at the Institute will he displaced, including the whole of New Zealand, and part of Australian collections. It is contended that this will be fatal to the educational work'in connection with the Dominions now being carried on.

QUEST AT CAPETOWN. CAPETOWN, June 18. Elaborate precautions were taken to prevent press interviews. When the Quest arrived the ship was sent back to sea, after landing Captain Wild and two officers. Following the Quest in a motor limit. a. correspondent managed to get aboard and found everything upside down. The ship was very battered after the long, voyage from South Georgia., T!he crew were tired but happy reading letters. The Quest called at Gough Island for deep-sea souudin<»s and discovered hitherto unknown species of birds. At Tristan da Cunha they found all well including Clergyman Rogers and his wife. The Quest was in daily wireless touch with Europe, even in the far south.. The explorers were welcomed by the Mayor of Capetown. Captain Wild told the correspondent that he was quite satisfied with the results of the voyage, hut would like to have done more. Jho Oest will remain three weeks repairing and replenishing before returning to the south.

STEAMER LAUNCHED. DA.NTZIG, June 18. The steamer Coiumbus of thirty-two thousand tons was launched. It is the first Mammoth vessel completed since the war, and will fly the German flag. BRITISH PROPERTY LAW. LONDON, June 17. The Home of Commons has passed, ilic Law of Property Bill, consisting ot lirxt pages, the longest public measure ever passed bv Parliament. Tlie Bill was the result of 25 years’ work, and effects great reforms in the land tenure system. MORMONS TARRED AND FEATHERED. . LONDON, June 10.. , Varsity students at Edinburgh raido 1 « Mormon meeting, and covered tlie Elders from head to foot with green ,S; treacle, oil, tyre solution, and then feathered them. Four arrests have been made.

GERMAN IMPERIALISTS. LONDON, June 19.

The “Daily Mail’s” Berlin correspondent confirms the reports that the Gorman Monarchists are brewing fresh plots. One move is their telegraphing of a proclnmtion composed hy General Ludendorff to the powerful Union of Nationalist Soldiers,- which has proclaimed as its first aim the erection of a German monarchy standing above the political parties. Press correspondents agree that there is a likelihood of General Ludendorff and his friends attempting a coup d’etat. The London “Daily Chronicle’s Berlin correspondent states: —“Flags were flown half mast throughout the whole countryside as a sign of mourning orei the handing over to the Poles of a part of Upper Silesia Instead of their lessons, school children was instructed regarding the loss of this part of the Fatherland. Bells were tolled for half an hour everywhere. On gunday services of mourning were held in the Prussian churches.

The newspapers are talking of revenge. The ‘Deutsche Zeitung” says: We won’t fly the flag at. half mast but will keep our old black, -white and red ready for the day, when, by our might, the whole of Upper Snesia will again become part of Prussia. We believe firmly in a day of reckoning for Upper Silesia.”

A FRENCH TRIBUTE. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 1951. Poincaire laid a wreath of white roses red carnations and cornflowers representing the Tri-colour on the Unknown Soldier’s grave in the Abbey. It bore an inscription in gold—“ From the President of the French Council to Britain’s Unknown Soldier.” 51. Poincaire delivered a brief speech saving, in the name of the French Army and the whole French nation, I express my gratitude to the British Unknown Soldier. France will never forget the help he gave us, help that cemented an unalterable friendship between the two countries. The Dean replying said we are profoundly touched by the tribute thus paid to all who laid down their lives in the great war. 5Vc are profoundly convinced that the intimacy between Britain and France carries a future hope for the peace of the world and safeguarding of civilisa- ' tion. We also pay a humble tribute to the men of France’s great army who fought side by side with us in that terrible struggle. 51. Poincaire afterwards lunched at Downing Street. Nearly all members of the Cabinet wore present. A DIVIDEND. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 19. The National Mortgage Agency of New Zealand lias declared an interim dividend of five per cent.