BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

4CSTKAMAN \ND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. N.S.W. MINERS. LONDON, Oct. 17 Before the Coal Tribunal, the Northern Colliery proprietors to-day asked for a day tot he set aside for the hear- , ing of ail application by them for the j i aiic-’llatiun r.f the award covering the , northern mines. They stated that . for some weeks past, many small strikes had occurred, and notwithstanding a promise by the men that all north rn mines wonM start to-day. ! only one resumed working. f HON CHURCHILL ILL t LONDON,’ Oct. Hi. 1 The lit Noil U i 11.7t0n t !-.u■ < I.i! 1 has < b.on token seriously ill. He is suffer- ( ii.g i nun acute gostronenlerit's. . , 7t is assumed that Mr C'lnireliill’s illness is due to h -d eaten at bis Cab- s juel dinner on Sunday evening. The f attack came without warning. He had f previously been lor a long motor drive { with Mr .Lloyd George. All of Mr 1 Churchill’s engagements have been t cancelled. A LORD CHARGED. ! LONDON. October 16. Loid Almeric Fitzroy (Secretary to , the Privy Coiine.il) whose arrest was i cabled on Oetob.r 9th., was fined five pounds, with ten guino s tosls, on the ’ charge of ace sting wcnieii in Hyde Park. He gave notice of appeal. His defence was that be (I-'itzioy) , had an appointment to meet bis wife 1 in Hyde Dark, and that while ho ‘ waited, two ladies passed and smiled. : The deft lid.mt, thinking that he might J know them, raised his hat. and went

back to see them. He then fan ml lie did not know •them and lie hogged their pardon and walked on. Later on lie saw a woman sitting under the trees. She apologised for previously having been so standoffish, explaining that there was a policeman near. BOMBING AEROPLANE. (Receiv-d this dav cl si »:l a.in.') LONDON. Oct. 17 The Air Ministry is planning a gigantic bombing aeroplane weighing !««> tons, driven In a tbne ibousand sand burse pm -r Napier rub engine, in i>... i. ..t ,i i- ,1... .. .... ...I

Mile engine is placed at the nose and the others on either side, so that if one engine fails, .tire machine will enntinre steadily. It a ill carry six to eight toils of bombs with a speed of cm.' hundred miles an hour. AH! GLIDING. (Received this dav at S 80 a.m.l LONDON. Oct. 17 The Aero Club’s gliding competitions have opened op tic Downs near Lewes. Pnvnliam remained in I lie air eleven m'miles. Fnkkcr seven minutes with a passeng r and Hie latter for thirty- ; seven minutes six seconds, which is a British record and dualities for a thousand pound prize for Ihe best flight with minimum of 80 minutes. CRITICISED TN TNDTA. j Received this dav at 12.25 p.m.) i DELHI. Oct 17. j Hon Llovd George’s Manchester speoeh is practically condemned throughout India hv the English nm derate and extremist lire's dike dj'adino arfi'diM abound wi.'b ; ohrases like f.imehoiiso alienating Mojhanimednns. ignorant fanaticism. ; cheap sneers, and vigilant distortion of facts and flaming ferocity. Tie accusation is made that he has ignored the interests of millions of British ; Moslems. l THE N.Z. ME IT POOL. LONDON. Oct 17. J The New Zealand meat p-'>o! lias concluded ari-angeii’.-iits with the shipping companies for extension of contract terms has not been disclosed, but it i; understood the communes met the position in spirit, assisting tlier Now , Zealand nastornlmls over the crisis. : A HUGE HAUL. I NEW YORK. Oct 17. i The Federal .lodge. Naze I upheld the seizure of tle.i British schooner , Henry Marshal! outside the three-mile j limit and ordered the schooner and cargo comprising twelve thousand cases of liquor to bo forfeited. '

WHAT FRENCH PAPERS SAY. ! ’ Received lids dnv at 12.8". p.nl*' 1 ‘ PARTS. October 17. | The “Matin” describes that Lloyd • , George’s allegation that France left ( Britain in the lurch "s “one of Lloyd George’s everlasting propaganda tricks.” Cl omen coin’s organ the PEolio Nfltional” says that contrary lo original ‘ intention Ilarthou will not submit to the Reparation Commission counter proposals to I’radburys. The French Government have decided to reserve < them for the Brussels Conference. , 1 MOST IMPROBABLE. Received this dnv at 12.2.) p.lnA LONDON, October 17. ; The Russian Delegation in London ; regards as most improbable the report I from Riga that TCrassin had resigned, j