BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A DANGER. LONDON August 27. The “Daily Express” Paris correspondent says that Sir T. Bradbury is very pessimistic regarding Germany’s internal conditions. He holds that any violent French sanctions will produce uncontrollable chaos.

AUSTRIA’S POSITION, ROME, August 21. M. Seipels conferred with M. Sohanzer at Verona pointing out that Austria must seek union with Germany, the Little Entente or Italy. Schanzer , said Italy could not permit the first two or any solution altering the status ' quo under the treaty of St. German Seipel then sought a customs economic union, which though mot damaging Italy would prove a valuable remedy for Austria’s isolation and financial paralysis. M. Sehanzer replied that Italy was willing to consider the scheme but nn agreement was impossible before the League of Nations reached a decision relating to Austria. Sehanzer undertook to press Austria’s case before the League.

BRITAIN’S SHEEP. LONDON, Aug. 27. After ten years of depression which reduced Britain’s sheep by five million, there are now signs of a revival. Purebreds are in strong demand. An idsignificant proportion lias been bought for export. It is believed sheep farming in Britain will be more profitable next year, provided, imported mutton is compulsorially distinguished from Home grown.

NEW GOVERNOR. LONDON, Aug. 27. General Bridges, South Australia’s new Governor, was responsible for inducing Belgians to open the sluices and flood the country to prevent the Germans advance.

THE EX-CROWN PRINCE. LONDON, Aug. 26. The ex-Crown Prince announces Jie lias no intention of returning to < • many. He is now njoying three weeks vacation while plumbers are fitting a bath in his primitive Wieringen Koine. He spent only three days Math his father, because he disliked assisting, m hard gardening work such as trimming trees, which continues to be the exKaiser’s absorbing hobby. The Grown Prince has purchased a fast motor car wherein ho is dashing all over the country. He is also constantly playing tennis and croquet, and devouring an amazing number of English books. He declined to express an opinion on present world disorganisation, because he was repeatedly misquoted He expressed the hope that everybody who read Ins memoirs would change their opinion regai ding him. LON£)ON A mr Wheat cargoes are unchanged Braunfels 50s ltd. parcels firm, afloat oOs 6d. . A DUEL COMEDY.

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 27. The “Daily Mail” Rome correspondent states the Pacifists dream of kings fighting duels on behalf of nations has come to be true in a small way m ltaiy. Legionaries of the Fascisti decided to settle a feud arising out of allegations that the Fascistri' had been referred insultingly to by D’Annunzio by a due between the chosen leaders. The duel lasted only a few minutes the legionaries champion being wounded in the arm, whereupon the matter wan patched up. NATIONALITY DISPUTE. ' (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 28.

For the first time, two first rank Powers appeared in opposition before the League of Nations. The dispute concerns Tunis and Morocco, about which Britain placed a motion on the next agenda. The British complain that the French have no right to impose French nationality upon British subjects born in Tunis or AforocCo, which are not French Dominions, <but merely protectorates. Britain frequently protested that British subjects of Maltese origin handcuffed, were compelled to join the French array. France contends that she possesses sovereign rights to impose nationality on foreigners born in the protectorates. France refused to submit the dispute to arbitiation, wlibreupon Britain handed oiei the dispute to the League Council meetiiig on tbe 30th.

DRUNKEN RIOTERS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ‘ PARIS, August 28. Many rioters at Havre when drunk, endeavoured to disable cavalry and police forces using razors with which they slit the noses of the plunging horses.

SEIZURE OF ARMS. BERLIN, August 28. Advices from Bremen state the police seized 883 rifles, fifty thousand rounds of ammunition stored in a ahed.

FAST FLYING. (Received .this day at 8 a.m.) ROME, August' 27. Tlie famous Italian airman Brakpapa in a Fiat aeroplane flew measured kilometres at Turin at the rate of over 210 miles an hour, which, is claimed to be a world’s record.