BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. LIABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON, Dec. 7. Mr Bonar Law intimated that Parliament would prologue on the 15th. LONDON, Dec. 7 The International anthrax commission resolved recommending the disinfaction of wool, except in cases of countries of origin where the dangers scheduled were slight.

RHODES SCHOLARS. LONDON, Dec. 7. The report of the Rhodes Seholnrsliiptrustees for the academic year of 1921-22, shows three hundred were in residence, whereof 156 were from the Empire, 98 taking law, (IS medicine and science, 40 modern history, 18 thology and the others various subjects. The academic year 1922-23 starts with 252 scholars in residence. Among those who won distinction were Jones (New Zealand) demonstrator for Wykhain ; Professor of physics ; Ponder (New Zealand) lecturer in chemistry at Galliot. AFRICAN SENTENCES. CAPETOWN. Dec. 7. A judge to-day made it c.lear that the hope of commutation of capital sentences expressed yesterday in sentencing the Brankpnn murderers, applied to five not three accused. There are still eleven men awaiting trial in connection with the same aflair. ATHLETIC TEAM. NEW YORK, Dec. 7 Jack Merchant, Marris Kirksey, and George Krogness, track ami lield . champion athletes, are sailing "or New Zealand on I l 'relay to contest sprint events. a peculiar Tragedy. LONDON, December 7. Symonds. aged 22. a baker, is sen--1 tented to death on a charge of mur- ! der of Martini Wall, aged 15, daughter !of his employer, while both were enr--1 vying out a pact to commit suicide. I The mutilated- body of the girl was | found on the railway near Walton n. ' Symonds was nearby, with his two 1 feet so crushed by a train, that both legs had to be amputated at the knot s. ! Symonds was carried into Court tin 1 a stretcher. He stated in evidence that he changed his mind about com- ! mitting suicide, and tried and prevent ' the girl throwing herself in front of ' the train. That was all he could re- ! member. | After he was found guilty. the Judge pronounced sentence. While he- j jug carried out. Symonds cried to the j crowded court: “I hope some of you! people will take this kind of thing up. j navy and disarmament. | LONDON. December 0. J Lord Linlithgow, in the House <f j Lords, replying to Lord Sydenham, said ■ that he could not make a definite state- , ment legarding tile laying down of B:i- ' tain’s two new capital ships permitted ; under the Washington Treaty. j Lord Lee said: The statement fills me with alarm. 'Hie signatories'to the ; Washington Treaty agreed to sera]) 19 British battleships only on the under- j standing that we should lay down two | capital ships embodying the lessons of j Jutland, which would be for our licet j as the spearhead. Lord Salisbury said that Lord Lee ; should not assume an adverse decision I bad keen reached. An announcement f would be made at the earliest moment j Lord Crowe said that a Cabinet Com- I mittee was considering the matter and j was expected to report prior to the new session. ;

A NEW VOLCANO. ROME. DecemUer fi. Tt is reported that a new volcano has formed at Mount Torotta. Two craters are flaming and the people are fleeing panic-stricken. LLOYD GEORGE’S MEMOIRS. LONDON, Dec. 7. The Australian Press has made special arrangements for the publication of an important scries of articles by Mr Lloyd George, wherein he deals with subjects of national and international interest. The first article will he published on Saturday. Tt discusses relations with France and points out how an aggressive French policy may imperil the pact with Britain. Subsequent articles will treat on reparations, internal trade, Irish and Turkish affairs, British and American relations, war debts and the Socialist menace. SPANISH POLITICS. MADRID, December 0. Signor Dfdhucomas has agreed to form a ministry, if the Conservatives guarantee to support the T.iborals in the policy regarding lesponsibilty for the Moroccan campaign. BANDITS AT SHANTUNG. SHANGHAI, Dec. 0 Ad vices from Shantung give definite details of the bandits’ operations at Tsingtau. The bandits captured the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, holding him for £IOO,OOO ransom, and issued an ultimatum that unless Tsingtno was handed over to them by December 10. thev would kidnap all the responsible Chinese officers, and burn and pillage the city.

The Japanese authorities, who evacuate the city on that date, declared that it was impossible to change the plans. The Chinese attempted to conciliate the bandits, but without surges*. The shopkeepers closed Hie shops and many civilians Hot! to Hsinanfu. capital of the 'Shantung province The Japanese delegation annouiiJeet! that only ill event .of tic- Japanese being endangered after evacuation would Japanese troops be landed lor their protection. FRENCH OFFICER SENTENCED. RIGA, December 8. The Supreme revolutionary tribunal Russia sentenced a French officer to imprisonment to five years for espionage at Batoum.