French Items.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1922, Page 3

French Items.

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LADIES’ GOLF CHAMPION. PARIS. July 27

The final of the ladies’ open golf championship of France was played at Dieppe. Miss Hast in beat Mrs Gavin five and four. She took only one putt on seven consecutive greens.

DIVORCE KINGS. PARIS. July 27

A special ring lor divorced women, mounted with a Cupid's arrow broken in two, is the latest fashion. A women's paper suggests that divorce cards should be sent out like marling’: notices.

j BRITAIN AND FI?AX( E. PAULS, July 28. | An uneasy L-eling prevails here lest j the meeting of Mr Lloyd George and 1 Mr Poincaire be postponed. I The "Journal tie Debuts" considers tin* meeting should not be postpone.l I on moonlit of the Italian political j , risis. j The piper deplores the tone of eerI *nin British journals, and hopes M. j P-iineaire will not hesitate to lormu- ! in London a eoneise and complete I programme, and will not wait for Mr j Lloyd George to anticipate him. Iln- , lain should he informed, at the outset, j that it is impossible for !' rarer to cun ■ j sii'er the evacuation of t!:■ ■ devastate 1 regions. i The Journal adds:—‘‘lf we express i ourselves frankly, an agreement is pos- ! 5 ;|,1,,. |f we say nothing, the Entente i will not long survive. One must Have I courage to see things as tltf-v are.” ! “Le" Temps” also urges D’"t the i London conference should be held as ! soon as possible. ! GERMAN DEBTS. I (Received this day at 8 a.m A PARIS. July 28. i Replying to the German Ambassador. ' who requested a reduction in iustal. incuts payable to Germanys private creditors. M. Poincare stated that ; owing to German bad faith regarding j debts, the Allies bad unanimously inj sisted upon the continuation of the pav- | moots, namely, two millions sterling i monthly.