BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTItALIAN AND N.St. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

CHINESE CRISIS. | PEKING, .1 une 24 i The crest of the Kiangsi mutiny has passed. The death roll is 4,000, with lour cities severely damaged. Or Sun Yat Sen is aboard his own warship at Canton. He declared: "1 have not resigned office, but will figlit oil.” lie claims the southern navy lias been loyal. Looting continues in Canton. Despite (‘ben’s threat of death to offenders, the presidential residences were ransacked. DAUGHTER OK MURDERESS. PARIS, June 24 Mademoiselle Bessnrho, daughter of the woman sentenced lor murder of her husband, has had numerous proposals of marriage since (including one from a wealthy Roumanian, who lias offered her an immense fortune. Some American cinema producers are desirous to reconstruct the trunk minder in a film, and have offered her a regal salary ii Mademoiselle would g" to America and play her original part in the tragedy.

JARS TO LEAVE SHIER lA. TOK 10. June 24 It is learned the Japanese evacuation of Siberia will be completed before Octobei. TOK 10, June 24 The Cabinet has decided Japan shall evacuate Siberia. The decision has been referred to the lmoerial Diplomatic Council. ROME, June 25. Major Blake has arrived here on l.is round the world flight. AIISSIONARIES RELEASED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SHANGHAI, June 24. General Yuch commander of the mutineers in Kiangsi province, announces that foreign missionaries cabled on the 22nd have been released. DIS A RAT AM ENT ABI ’ROVED. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) TOKTO, .Tune 21. The Privy Council unanimously approved of the quadruple armament agreement. LONDON, June 25. Obituary—Sir George Parkin. COMPANY RENEWAL. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON. June 23. Meetings of ordinary and preferential shareholders of the British New Guinea Development Coy. approved ot the proposals to wind up voluntarily and form a new company with a capital of C 875.000. The Directors pointed out that unless this scheme or some reasonable alternative was adopted the debenture holder would appoint a receiver, in which event it was to ho feared the shareholders interests would he entirelv extinguished.

LEAGUE OE NATIONS ANNIVERSARY. (Received this day nfc 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 25. \ demonstration was held in Hydo Park to celebrate the third anniversary of the signing of the covenant of the League of Nations. Lord Robert Cecil. Are Bines, Lndv Astor and Airs AATnteringhnm. Members of the House of Commons, with Airs Phillip Snowden and others delivered addresses from ten platforms. _ AMERICAN POLICY UPHELD. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEAA r A’ORK. June 2L 'Die American Federation oT Labour convention at Cincinnati decisively rejected a resolution demanding that United States recognise the Russian Soviets, and thereafter adopted a resolution condemning the Bolsheviks and endorsing United States’ Government’s policy. AVm. ROOK FELLER DEAD. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEAV A’ORK, June 24. Obituary.—William RoekfeJler a former President of the Standard Oil Company, a,ml brother of John D. Rockfeller.