BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, AN ESTATE. LONDON, Aug 14. Sir William Nelson, cabled on July Bth., left £992,751.

A PENSION. LONDON, Aug 14. A civil list pension of £IOO was granted Sir Henry Irving’s widow. CHINESE AFFAIRS. 'Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) SHANGHAI, Aug 15. Sun Yat Sen ha s arrived and conferred with national political leaders and members of the Koumintang clans, favouring a peaceful unification of China on constitutional basis. Sun has issued a statement that when Parliament was functioning and unfettered, the constitution aim is accomplished. I am prepared to abide by Parliament’s decision. Sun declared lie asked for a passage on an American warship which was refused, so he took a British gunboat.

A TRIBUTE. (Received this day at 10.15 am.) LONDON, Aug 15. Before leaving for Paris, M. U°' n " caire, accompanied by his staff visited the Unknown Soldiers’ Grave in the Abbey, and placed a magnificent wreath tied with the tricolour, there-

MR SMUTS’ TRIBUTE. REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Aug 15. The Cape "Times” states Mr Smuts interviewed during a. tour of Rhodesia, said lie found Mr Griffith quite the strongest mail of the Sinn Fen Party. He bad received the greatest help from him in the task of finding a way out of the difficulties in which the Irish situation had then enveloped. Mr Smuts added that he had a firm faith that Ireland was travelling along right lines, and that the Free State would pull through.

GERMAN HISTORY. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) 9 LONDON, August 15. The "Daily Express” Berlin correspondent points out that the bannedplay entitled “Dismissal” bv Emil Ludwig, the biographer of Bismarck is founded on direct quotations from unpublished documents and contains the following quarter century old dialogue: When Bismarck unsuccessfully recommended the renewal of the Russo-Ger-man - alliance, Bismarck said: "Then must Germany figlit on two front's and go under.”

The Kaiser—"l’ll know how to prevent that. It is my Kingdom to play with.” Bismarck heatedly replied —“Yes. your Majesty, blit Germany was born before von entered the world. As long as T hreatlip I’]] know how to protect it.”

GERMAN FEELING. BERLIN. Aug 15. The breakdown of the Conference has created n depression in political and financial circles, hut it is hoped |he Reparations Commission will grant a. moratorium.

ARCHDUKE’S PROPERTY. /Received tliis day at 11.30 a.m.) BUDAPEST, Aug 15. The Roumanian Treasury has confiscated the Kisjenoe Estate of Archduke Joseph, (Consisting of twenty thousand hectares of land.

A STRIKE. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) RERUN. Aug 15. Agricultural labourers in some parts of Germany have struck for an increase of wages.

THE MARCONI COMPANY. /Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. .August 15. At a meeting of the Marconi Wireless Coy., Marconi stated the Company would shortly participate in opening wirtjjess services between South America and North America. The South American services will he opened soon with Japan and China. He deplored the delay in opening the Empire wireless chain.