BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1922, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

THE KAISER’S WEDDING. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 5. The Kaiser’s wedding ceremony was brief. Crowds assembled at the Doom despite the bad weather, but they saw little, as the bride and bridegroom left in a dosed car. AN ITALIAN CYCLONEi ROME, November 5. A cyclome rainstorm at Naples devastated parts of many houses and business premises were inundated. Several collapsed killing nine firemen and two civilians and injuring forty. ELECTION NOMINATIONS. LONDON. Nov. 5. , Election nominations include Percy Harris (formerly of New Zealand) Liberal for Bethnal South. GERMAN P""POSALS. BERLIN, Nov. 5. Cabinet’s new proposals to the Reparation Commission reiterate that an internal gold lonn cannot of itself stabilise tbe mark. A foreign loan must be granted simultaneously. Tbe Commission was urged to abrogate certain rights under the peace treaty, uni to allow Germany a gold guarantee fund for interest. M. Barthou opposes these suggestions. AN INTERVIEW. LONDON, Nov. 6. Tlu> "News of the World” published an interview with Princess Hcrmione, the Kaiser’s new wife. She declared—“As soon as I saw Wilhelm, 1 knew I loved him.” She stated the romance first started when friends of the ex-Kaiser invited lier to go to Doom. “The Crown Prince warned me,” said tbe Princess, “that the exKaiser is a hard man to get on with, but, later he said the warning was unnecessary, adding: “You know how to manage people.” The Princess also spoke of a number of rivals who had nearly smothered the ex-Kaiser with letters.

A DISHONEST GAMBLER. PARIS, Nov. 6

Sir Edwin John, a Cotton Magnate of Agra, India, was sentenced, in his absence, to three months imprisonment and fined four thousand sterling on a charge of laying gambling debts, with cheques, that subsequently were dishonoured. Sir E. John is described as an inveterate gambler. He is immensely wealthy. He was knighted last year.

MUSSOLINI’S PAST THREATS

LONDON, Nov. 4. The “Daily Express’s” Rome correspondent states: Mussolini’s past threfits against Britain, Jugo-Slavia, and Switzerland, may now be forgotten! Interviewed, yesterday, he said that political campaign speeches must not he taken literally. He said: “Tire new Italian Government desires to live* in the closest relations with. Britain. 1 hope the future actions of the Fascist! Government will remove any bad impression that may have been created.” A LOVE TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 6. The offices of Henry S. King and Company, bankers of Pall Mall, were the scene of an extraordinary double tragedy. Lindsey Lindsey, a cashier, aged thirty, shot dead Archibald Grey, a clerk, aged twenty one, and then committed suicide. The employees were preparing to go home when they hem d the men quarrelling in the cloak room over a girl typist of whom they were rival lovers. The girl was formerly on cordial terms with Lindsey but was about to become engaged to Grey. The elder man was violently jealous and left a remarkable letter addressed to the Coroner. fears of monarchist cour. BERLIN, November 5. Tt is declared that tlie Fascist successes in Italy are inspiring the Monarchists in Germany to attempt a new coup in Bavaria, where the notorious Monarchist workers. Ehrhardt and General von Leuttwitz have returned from exile.

FEMALE CANDIDATES. LONDON, November 6. There are 33 women nominated for tho British general election. Of. these 14 are Liberals, three are National Liberals (Lloyd Georgians); and seven are Conservatives, There are eight women standing in the interests of Labour, and one as an Independent. BUTTER REDUCTION. (■Received tin's, dav at S a.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 6. The wholesale price of butter has lieen reduced by 5s per cwt.