BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

IU.-Tn.U.l AN A Nil f'liLß ASSU'I.M'.tON I ' MORE EXECI'TIMNS. I CO’.XSTAXT!Xt>I*r.!•:. Jmi. i The Adiffia newspapers state the I Turks have executed thirty-eight : ('hrisLinns who were found attempt ing to escape in a moior boat in the Black I.OXDOX. Jan. lib It is learned in l.otidon tlial one Coldstream Guardsmen at Constantinople has died. I la* British atiMinrii lies, with the approval of the Turkish ; Administration, are taking strong 111j I inn to bring the assailants to jtisfiee. I HnX lit IX A R I.AW. LONDON. January !<>• ! Hon. Bonar Law replying to a ih-pr- * Cut ion from Council Trades 1 moil (onI gross, regarding the early rc-a-ooinbliug : of Parliament to discuss out-111 [ loyment 1 said hr* could not see his way to convene Parliament ea'lier than already arranged, hut Government were t'lkinp . ('very possible step to reduce unemployment to reasonable dimensions, i Captain Elliott has been appointed T'nder-Secrctarv of Health for .Scotland | vice James Kidd, resigned. i - CANTON DV AXCE. PEKIN. .lan 15. j Viianimnese Katangsi troops sup- ! porting Son Vat Ren are advancing on Canton. Government troops nr*, not dependable. Cheiiehuingming has thd to Wnieho and the city is leit peuniless, without* a res po os iI dc Government. The. cneiov are cxem-t'd i*i reach Canton on the Kith. ITALIAN NAVY ROME. Jan 10. Tin., naval programme submitted by Cabinet, increases Hn* expenditure to fifty million lire. Tbe imal personnel i> l'orty-tiv< iliousaml. The programme provides tor laying oow n l'i\e light criusers, twenty destroyers and sixteen snlinialines by l!)2.‘b

MINERS' HOURS. LONDON. January 17. Mr Frank. Hodges (Secretary of the British Miners’ Federation) has replied to the Coal Owners’ demand for an eight-hour-day below ground. Mr Hodges argues that seven hours is the maximum time which should be worked. Even that time is too long in the deeper mines. Mr Hodges declares that when the unemployed men are absorbed and the workmen can fully work, when the 107.000.000 tons output, which the Royal Commission said would justily the six hours day. will he seemed. The miners will then demand that parliament establish the six hour day.

ITALIAN PENSIONS. j Received this dav at, 12.2' p.m.) I ROME. Jan. 17. The Oiornalelma announces that Government are granting pensions to families of all Fascists killed in the lighting with Socialists. CANTON INVESTED. CANTON. Jan. Id Forces favouring Sun Yut Sen have entered Canton. General Cluing Kuo Chen taking over the city. SENATE SEATS. LONDON. January 17. Reid and Thomason (Nationalists) were elected to tic third and fourth Senate seats thus giving all four Queens land vacancies to Nationalists. A MOTHER’S I! !!• A VERY. .‘Received this day at P.tt!) a. n.l LONDON. January 17. Sarah Smith was carrying a child in a street in Hull, when the brakes of a motor car failed to act. The driver shouted to the mother, who realising the danger, faced the car with her hack to the wall, holding the baby over lier head. The ear crashed into the mother’s body and head crushing her to death, hut tile baby was saved. CRICKETER OPERATED ON. Received this dav nr It?.2d p.m.' CAPETOWN. .Tail. 17 George FTenrne was operated upon successfully for nppendicitic and is progressing favourably. Snooke takes his place in the third lest, which is being played on a now ground, a remarkable oration out of what was a swamp last August. A HITCH. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) NEW YORK. .Tan. 17 A hitch in the debt refunding negotiations is reflected in sterling exchange rates, which fell to hi!, but later improved to 105. O.NSHKYATIYH PARTY FENDS. LRec.ei ved this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 17 The "Daily Mail" stales a remarkable situation may develop out ol a law action which has arisen regarding the control of the Conservative Party funds. Lord Farqiilnir (one of three trustees, in vhise control they are vested), has refused to consent to theii u>e hv Mr liuiuir Law’s party. He takes the view that lie is the trustee tor the party, if which Mr F. Chamberlain was leader and as Mr Chamberlain is not lender of the present party. Earquhar declines to part with any

money which is required now to meet expenditure on the recent elections. It will lie remembered that when the new Parliament met, Mr Chamberlain counselled his followers to support Mr p.-uiar Law, though lie expressed a belief that a coalition with the Liberals would ultimately he necessary.