BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

• I'bTItAI.llN AM! N.Z. CAIIJ.H ASSOCIATION. NEW YEAR HONORS.’, l-ONDON, December 3]. A small New Vem - list includes two lliirunetcies To General Nevill MeI’eudy and Thomas Paxton (Lord Procost of Glasgow). (band Cross Victorian Order, to Sir Baden Powell. Grand Cross of British Empire, to General Ilarrington. Grand (boss of St. Michael and St. George to Sir Francis Dillon Bell. Commander of St. Michael and St. ' b-'. i'Cc. to Arthur Robinson (Victoria!. Companion of St. Michael and St. (tcor.ee to liarff (Sydney CniversUy). Colehulrh (West Australia). Lewis (South Australian Legislative Councillor). Edward Newman (Now Colonel Tate (ex-administrator of Samoa), Knight of British Empire lolm Harrison (Sydney). Professor Masson (Melbourne). Companions of British Empire to W. 11. Montgomery (Controller of New Zealand Customs), Doctor Pickorill and Bernard Tripp (New Zealanders). Knights. halehelors— Mr Harold Ih’ttuehamp and George Elliott of the Bank of New Zeabmd; General Cnseitwn (Melhofirne), David Storey and Capt. Frederick Wales (Sydney). FRENCH BIRTH RATE. (Received this day at 8 a.ill ) PARIS, December 30. A measure designed to check the decline in tile birth rate was introduc'd in the Chamber of Deputies, providing that flic State shall seize nine tenths ,; ! ihe possessions of persons dynji childless and give them to those with families of more than three, regardless of the latter’s financial position. Persons possessing one child shall forfeit two third- of their estates and those possessing two. shall forfeit one third to families of three or more. The hill provides that commercial, industrial agricultural enterprise so acquired shall not he interfered with. CHINESE POLITICS. I’EKI.N. December 30. •'hang Slum Tseng’s Cabinet which only took office last week, has resigned despite the Senate’s note of approval. CONDITIONS IN TPRKEY. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.iil.l L ATS ANNE. Dee. 31. Information from a French source, in Constantinople, describes the political” situation of Turkey as one of incoherent disorganisation, negligence and disorder. especially since Angora asstuhed administration in the capital. Tt is stated over 120,000 Greeks and Anrheninns, comprising merchants, shop-keep-ers, artisans and workmen have already left Constantinople, inspired !>y a welljustified fear. All Government offices (ire closed and thousands of officials are destitute, their pay being seven nu \ths in arrear.