BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

AL'STKAMAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ENGLISH BV E-ELECT lON. LONDON, June 30. The bve-election for East Notts resulted:— , ' Houston (Coal.-Unionist) ... 10.40-. Jones (Ind Liberal) (~ 431 Graham (Labour) ... ' ... 4,000

ANOTHER PEERAGE QUESTIONED

BEEF MAGNATE EXPLAINS. 1 LONDON. June -0. !.<>•«! Hint-'icy called attention in -tlu» House of Lords to the peerage conferred upon Mr Vostey, alleging that Ycstov had transferred his business to Buenos Ayres in order to avoid the high English taxation. Mr Vostey replied that he trnnsler- ,-,.(| his foreign business to Argentina because of the high taxation and American €-cmij»otiti«»i, but Ids English ImsiU(.ss remained and paid English taxes. It hccame a question of whether lie should s"II his business to American competitors or build works in the countries whence'Britaiii imported meat, lier„rc he did so he tried to come to some arrangement with the British Go\ernn eiit in order to enable him to compete with Americans on equal terms, hilt the Government could not suggest a romedv. If this course had not beentaken’American meat companies would have eliminated flieir chief competitors-!

ROBINSON PEERAGE. LONDON, June 29. in the House of Lords. Lord Lands(lohii stated that Robinson, of Sont i \friea has sent a letter declining the peerage offered him. Lord Laudsdowiie said Robinson’s action had extricated the Government from an absolutely uuti*nabi<* position.

AAIA/INGHEV KLATfONS. ; BERLIN, June 2!). \ Of Tfcchffw, Fischer, and Kauor, | rested for the assassination of the late j Dr Rathenau, the first-named has been j identified as the driver of the motor- :

oar. Several members of an organised jjuno of conspirators liave. also been arrested on charges of complicity, including von Killinger, who was acquitted on a charge of aiding Erzeberger s murderers. The ‘ Daily Express’’ Berlin correspondent says that Tothow, Fischer and Kaucj- are mem hers ot the notorious monarchist organisation Consul, and formerly belonged to Ehrhardt Brigade. They confessed not only to the murders of Katlienan and Krzberger, but also regarding the inner workings oi Consul and the facts relating*to a hiuidied political murders committed sime 191.9 and hitherto n complete mystery, hut now fully known to the police. Startling revelations regarding the intimate relations between budendorff, 1 lellferich, von .lagow. Count. Westarp (eader of the Prussian Conservatives) and the murderers of Dr .Rathennu me disclosed by tbe arrest of tin* student Guenther who, it is alleged, secured the motor-car for Dr Rntbenau’s assailants. , It is understood that budendorff. Hellferieh and Westarp. fearing arrest are contemplating (light to bondon.