BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTUALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. A RICH FAMILY. j (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. I

. Henry Herbert NVill-s, a member of the famous tobacco firm, left £2,750,000 of which 11 million goes to charity.® Henry is the fifth member of the family to die a millionaire. The other members left—Henry Overton £5,214,0(1). Sir Frederick £3,050,0(K), Sir Edward Payson £2.635,000, Lord AVmterstoke £2,548,000. The sixth member, Sir Edward Chunning, left £847,000. i

RAILAVAYMEN’S CONEEREMT

MR THOMAS’ POSITION

(Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. The railway conference rejected by 76 to 3 the motion demanding -Air Thomas abandon his Privy ’Couneilloishi'p or resign the position of General Secretary. Mr Hethermgton the mover, said no man could serve Labour and Mammon. The Privy Council was composed of princes, archbishops anil railway magnates. Mr Thomas was hound to inform the King ol any semtlo*l'|. Mackenzie, in seconding, said generally lie felt it was due to Mr Thomas being a Privy C ouneilloi tlu black Friday happened. Mr Thomas scathingly replied to Ins critics, saying be suffered much id.use and misrepresentations about- Bulk Friday, but the rank and hie would admit he did right to save the railwaymen from disaster. After the -vote was taken, tin London delegate shook his fist at Mi Thomas, and shouted: "Hai'tyrs ''"'V die a cowardly death ; we are not dm heartened.” . The sitting closed in an upto.it.

MONARCHIST PLOTTING. (Received tliis day at 11.30 a.m.) j LONDON, July 5. The “Daily Mail” Brussels correspondent reports conditions in Germany me very serious owing to Monarchist plotting. Despite the overwheming will of the"majority of the people to maintain a Republic, the Monarchists are increasingly active. The attempt on the life of Max Harden, following the assassination of Dr. Rnthenau, is a meie surface symptom of the vast subteirnnean plotting. TRAIN DERAILED BERLIN, July ">. Three were killed and thirty injured through the derailment of StrasshurgParis express near Sanrbnrg CHINESE AFFAIRS. PEKIN, July 5. Linn Yuan Hung has received a telegram signed, by all members of the Canton Provisional Assembly, proposing the abolition of Canton Government iii favour of a Central Governmen. HENLEY REGATTA. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) IfONDON, July 5. 4t Henley Regatta in the Diamond