BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SOVIET ORDER. LONDON, December 22. The has officially issued instructions forbidding decorations of 1 Christmas trees with religious emblems, especially figures of angels or anything recalling a religious nature of the festival. On the contrary people were ordered to emphasise the heathen ori- • gin of the festival. The Soviet press ■ hopes the Christian Christmas will he replaced by a general carnival of nia--I querades and fireworks. ; XMAS IN GERMANY. | BERLIN, December 25. I Thousands of German children weie ’ the guests of British and American armies in the occupied regions of Germany. The children who were led by ' tlieir school teachers received a package containing clothing, food, toys and candy. Army, hanks furnished music. AN TI.-V KN ER EAL CAM PA TON. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.l i LONDON. December 27. The “Morning Post” pays a tribute to New Zealand anti-veiioi enl campaign and says “if the recommendations of the Board of Health Committee are . adopted the experimental arrest and | detention of sufferers will lie watched in ' Britain with the closest attention. New Zealand’s proposal may point the way 1 to those in this country who are enI vuiiring to fight the evil.” |; POLITICAL, i LONDON, December 28. i Arthur Henderson will contest East ' Newcastle which is vacant through the death of Bell. | THE EGYPTIAN FIND. LONDON, December 20. The “Times” Luxor correspondent states treasures lurk even in the dust of Tiitakhamon’s tomb. Before any j visitors are admitted all the dust lying ' i on the floor of the Chamber is carefully , swept up and silted. Tais result o in . i the rescue of a most interesting lot of broken hits of jewels and gold articles i which had evidently been knocked off | by robbers during a hurried withdravj al. The unchanging character 'of the East is again illustrated l>y the discovery of small baskets, round and oval. These strongly resemble, in workmanship, the colair baskets for which ■Ksneh is nowadays famous. ;; The “Daily Mail” representative at Luxor says a considerable stir was caus- ' ed in EgypTologioal world by the an- * noiincement that the Egyptian Government conservator of antiquities is i . drafting a new law enacting that henceforth all discoveries of antiquities shall become the property of the Egyptian Museum authorities, instead of being divided as formerly. A joint protest . illy the international excavating parties is being drawn up for presentation to King Fuad, and Lord Allenhy. GIFT FOR KINO. i LONDON. December 27. Lord Marcus Beresfmd bequeathed his horses to His Majesty the King. . GERMAN DEFAULT. ! (Received this day at 1.30 p.in.) LONDON, Dec. 28. i The “Daily Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent attaches importance to the decision by llie Reparations Commission, Mr Bradbury alone dissenting, to declare Germany a defaulter in respect , to timber and' telegraph poles ordered by France, under the agreement tor i reparation in kind. The correspondent points out the effect of the decision will he a notification of Germany’s voluntary default to the Allied Powers, which on the eve of the Premiers’ Meeting will serve ns a pretext, if any other Power wishes to take exception to Germany’s action. The amount involved is only eighty thousand sterling, hut a majority of the Commission are seizing the opportunity to demonstrate Germany’s determination not to pay. “ Le Temps” declaring that German wealthy classes refused to contribute to repartitions, points out that while the German tax on - coal for the current financial year ought to have realised ; six thousand million sterling only eighty live millions were collected for the first seven months of the year while a forced loan that should have provided fifty millions sterling only brought in two hundred thousand, and cannot possibly result in more than five millions. The German Government is incapable of making pay those who j ought to pay the most,. France can-j not, therefore, trust anything but| i realities. While these are being noliiov- : ed she is forced to agree to a monitor-j iuin, and can only choose between accepting ruin or pledges. France, will, as a matter of fact, accept the pledge.