BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS,

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS,

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CHEMICAL WARFARE, LONDON, June 21. General Focb, in a preface to t e French translation of Mayor Lefedres book on Chemical Warfare, express opinion that future warn b* largely decided by chemical Btrategj. S danger of raids wherem thouof aeroplanes would spread death and terror far from actual battle line, demanded serious consideration ROUMANIAN NOTABLE DEAD. ROME, June 21.

\ well-known Roumanian statesman Take Joniseu, has died of angina pectoris.

fire WORKS DISASTER. twenty persons killed. 1 LISBON, June 21. A tragedy terminated great tacle arranged at completion of the r loaded with a' 11 ' 11 ' ks woTtowed to the middle of SnTf■»»7E , i i a 5 £ play, hut one fell on tt losion . watched a terrible scene. BRmSH PEERS VETO PALESTINE MANDATE. LONDON, June 21. t„ the House of Lords, Lord Id®** 1 ! „ motion • -“That the man. i Britaiu, IWCTUS. 90 neonle in Palestine are not Zionists. Lord Balfour, in his maiden speec. in the Lords characterised Lord Isb g , to s as fantastic. He claimed that no racial or religious tyranny would be permitted. ... , The motion, however, was earned by 6° to 29 i>ecitli^r murder. LONDON, June 21. , v verdict of “Guilty, hut insane ” was returned in the case against the V outli named Walker, aged L, h ho ’ called up a messenger hoy by telephope murdered the bpy on April 22. Cornua orable interest was taken in this case SOVIET REPRESENTATIONS. LONDON, June 21.

The “Daily Telegraph’s” Hague correspondent states that the Soviet Delegates is preparing a- complete sta nicnt of the Russian economic situation for submission to the Hague Conference also a list of concessions for trade an transport facilities, which tlie> a.e pr pared to offer to western enterprise,