BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

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PRINCE OF WALES.

LONDON, June 23

The King has created the Prince of Wales a Knight of the Order of the Thistle. SOUTH AFRICA’S NEW PEER. SHARP CRITICISM IN HOUSE OF LORDS. LONDON, June 22. In the House of Lords, Lord Harris asked on what grounds a Peerage was conferred on Sir J. Robinson, which had evoked sharp criticism in South Africa. Lord Buxton (formerly GovernorGeneral of South Africa) said that as the result of ten years’ experience in South Africa lie knew no public services that Lord Robinson had rendered. He had not shown any marked liberality to war funds and not a single person in South Africa, white or black, considered he deserved the honour. Lord Crawford, on behalf of the Government, said laird Robinson bad certainly rendered valuable services to the Government during the South African War, and since then he had used his influence towards the removal of racial F Tim'Earl of Selborn also criticised the conferring of the honour. The Marquis of Crewe said Lord Crawford had given a perfunctory ,vnlv ; therefore he moved the adjournment. This was agreed to amidst cheers.

BLAKE’S FLIGHT. ROME, June 23. Major Blake has reached Pisa aboard a new D. H. nine tbree-seater, which only arrived at Marseilles on Friday morning from London. He hopes to proceed to Rome this afternon. Colonel Broom has given up his ' place. This is in order to go to the Alaskan coast, and lay dumps of petrol and provisions, and arrange for escorting craft over this difficult part of the route. His place on the plane will probably lie taken by Malins, photographer.

Tne new airplfine was sefit to Blake at Marseilles to contniue the flight.His orignal machine has been repaired, but it is unsafe.

A BIG ESTATE. LONDON, June 24. The estate of the late H. H. Wills is, valued provisionally at £2,750,000, making £12,795,000 left by six members of tlie Wills family. NATIVE LABOR. CAPETOWN; June 23. In the Assembly General Smuts announced that negotiations . Tor a renewal of the Mozambique Convention liafl broken down. Tile Governor of Mozambique was going to Lisbon to state tlie Union Government’s views and endeavour to reconcile the conflicting opinions respecting the recruiting of native labour for Mozambique, failing which would mean they would be compelled to negotiate with Lisbon on their own account.

HAGUE CONFERENCE. THE HAGUE, June 23

The Private Property in Russia Committee is discussing the procedure, and it plans to meet the Russians. One or the delegates is of the opinion that the Russians should be forbidden to speak but most of the others are agreed that the best way would be to put only written questions to them, and that if the Russians made speeches, no reply should be made. The general intention, it is said, is to'prevent the Russians indulging in propaganda like they did at the Genoa Conference.

Of-D EARL’S INFATUATION. LONDON, .Tune 24. The love affair of the late Earl Gf Shrewsbury and Mrs Brownlee, has been revealed in the Probate Court. The Earl was separated from his wife in 1906. He made the acquaintance of Mrs Brownlee, then a girl of twenty in 1908. They were attracted to each other, M'ith a mutual fondn««s for sport and animals and racing. They afterwards Mere living together. The Earl in September last revoked a disposition, amounting to a quarter of .a million, in favour of the present Earl, and other members of his family, practically leaving the whole estate to Mrs Brownlee. The present Earl, through his guardian, the Marquis of Anglesey, is opposing probate. He alleges t'e late Earl Mas of unsound mind, and executed his will under the influence of Mrs Brownlee. The charge is denied.

KING OPENS MEMORIAL PARK. LONDON, June 24. The King, Queen, and also Queen Alexandra visited Shadivell, where the King declared open King Edward Memorial Park. The Royal party had a wonderful reception in Dockland. ABSCONDER REVAN. VIENNA, June 24. Revan, the absconding financier, has relinquished his hunger strike. NATIONAL BANK’S PROFITS. LONDON, June 24. The National Bank of’ New Zealand after paying £15,000 as a bonus to the staff, has made a nett profit of £328,621 for the past year. There is a dividend of 12 per cent, and a bonus of 2 per cent, tax free. The amount placed to the premises account is £30,000 ; to the reserve £IO,OOO and to the pension fund £6,500 while £142,121 is carried forward.

wonderful veteran war a HORSE. LONDON, June 24. Sir Dar, who has won the. Prince of Wales Cup, for jumping at the International Horse Show at Olympia, is a Queensland bred horse with an interesting career. He is nineteen years old, He originally was sold to India, and served all through the war <>n the Marne scathless.