BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

.CnTltAl.lAN AND ii.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION CAPE POLITICS. CAPETOWN, dan. 27 A Nationalist member ol file Cape Assembly made an utterance derogatory to General Botha. This caused the feeling to run high during a nuc uifidence motion debate, culminating in a fracas between several members in Ibe lobby. Mr Beyers, K.C., one of the mosi venomous <>t several of Botha’s detractors. and Sir ,\Im* Bailee, a Gnvernnienl .stalwart, look a prominent parf. The former emerged with a bruised face. .JAPANESE IN C.S.A. TOKIO. dan. 2m Baron I'-hida staled in Ihe Diet D ai li e newly-appointed Ambassador, Al. l.ani liana, was sailing for I be I oiled stiites. and wouh! reopen negotiations, despite l'-e .‘•'n pro me Court’s adverse deeisiou. (aueerniug .f:ipani-s.- citizenship. KAISER'S M \R RI ACE. LONDON, dan. 2d A telegram Irma Doom alleges the ex-Kaiser’s niarriiigc is a eomplele failure. lie and hi. wife are living ill different parts of lire ensile. The exKaiser lias been affected very unfortunately by the gland transference operation which lie underwent before Ins second marriage. 11 is own children have not forgiven. him for his second marriage. His slop-children avoid him. His means -re so reduced that bis priori to expenditure is striefly limited. \ USTR.V LIA .V INTER EST. LONDON. .January 2fi. Slir d. Cook in an intoiview, stated We are following with the deepest intercst the l/insanite graves controversy. which is also receiving constant attention of the Graves Commission on which ail Dominions are representcd. Every possible human effort is being made to keep that sacred pie<« of ground. Lord C'uiv.on and Mr Wait* are doing their utmost.

EMPIRE PRODUCTS. LONDON, January 2d. The Empire Exhibition Mib-eommit-tee appointed for the purpose of ensuring that all materials and supplies he produced in the Empire was held today. Sir .1. Cook was elected ( hairmnn. LIGHTING OEEKR. LONDON, dan. 27 The Biitish Electrical and Allied Maiiniaci unu s’ Asscciaticn has ollerCil to provide the Bitiish Empire Exliihitiou with a temporary power station worth L'l 30.000, al a nominal cost. The station would he largee enough to light :,jwn of 100,090 population. RIFLE SHOOTING. LONDON, January 2d. At the annual meeting of the Army Rifle Association, the chairman stated that tlie competition for the King’s Medal (for flu* host shot in the Annv at Home or Overseas'! iH be revivi <: at the 1923 meeting, hut in a dille'a. lit form, designed to overcome diiTv ultic, formerly encountered in awarding the medal, owing to varying shooting eruditions in the different parts ol the Empire. In future there will be :ix medals, one eaeli for Britain. In Tv Canada, South Africa. Austral.a and Now Zealand. Lord Haig is it sponsible for the revival of the coni pm -iti'-n

25 TONS OF SILVER. MADRID. Jan 27. Spain is cngirlv awaiting the return of Spanish prisoners held by the Moors, who are to he liberated to-day. Senor Ei-he Varrieta. the Basque millionair, . went to .Moroceo in his yacht with a ransom of 105,111)9 sterling in silver, weighing 2’> tons, and arranged for the releas ' of the Spaniards. It I SSI A AND (DINA. SHANGHAI. -lan 27. Al. Joffre representing L:ii- Russian Soviet Government .and Dr Sun v . at Sell, have onncliid <1 a scries ol conl.-r----eiices. ami have issued a jniut statement agreeing that any elleliipi to establish a Commiini.stii- Government in Chinn is undruira.lJe. hecau-e il would nor he assured of successful operation. Bussia agrees to abrogate all the treat ies and agreements imposed up..a Chinn by tlin former Tsar's. Gnvcniment. The Russian troops will not Ue uitlidlTiwu for the present iroiu th--Outer Mon/olia. e,< China docs ind fear anv imp -rial'- tic aims on Rnssie. s part, and favours the disarming of the opposing Chines: troops, under the direct ion of some friendly power. BELGIAN COURT-MARTIAL. (Received this eav at 9.3 D a.-n.) BRUSSELS, Jaw. 2-8. A Belgian courtmnrtial at Aix La C.'k.ipalle, sentenced four Gernmns to death for complicity in the murder ol a Belgian staff liout. Six others were sent to pris-'ii for varying terms.

THE THEBES FIND. LONDON, January 27. The latest messages from Luxor state that the vestibule to Tutankhamen s tomb has almost been cleared, though two magnificent gold couches, adorned with carved lions and hippopotami, ioniain; also two chariots, inlaid «ith Cornelian lapis-lazuli, which are among the greatest treasures yet revealed m the tomb. Air Howard Carter has gone to Cairo to arrange with L-rd Carnarvon for the early opening ol t 1 o inner tomb, where it is hoped Pharaoh’s body may he found. Tt will he slow work breaking down the wall, as Dr Carter wishes to lireserve the royal seals intact. j Two black gold statues of the king j still guard the walled up entrance to the inner chamber, and also a smaller figure, intended to serve as Pharaoh's deputy when manual work was required in the kingdom of Osiris. \ MARTIAL LAW AGAINST SOCIALISTS. ,Received this day at D.P.D a.m.' BERLIN. Jan 27. The Government of Bavaria has proclaimed martial law in order in order to prevent Socialists from holding meetings against Monarchism.