BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N . 7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ITALY’S GOVERNMENT. (Received this day at 0.30 a. a.) LONDON, January 31. Ihe “Daily Telegraph’s” Rome correspondent states the Govern men t Ims Won tile warm approval of the whole voim try lor its sweeping retrenchment iel onus in administration. Mussolini consulted the Liberal leaders with a ' i”w to the reassembly of Parliament, on litli. February, and reached a definite ,understanding for Liberal and Fascisti collaboration and possibly a fusion, betokening the most stable Government Italy has had for many years.

AN AIR. SERVICE. LONDON. Jau 30. Ihe “limes” Hague correspondent reports that, as the entire railway traffic to Holland from occupied Germany has been discontinued, an air service between A rmsterdam. Rotterdam and Cologno is being organised. ACTION A I’I‘ROVED. .'Received this (lav at 10.30 a.in I LONDON, Jan 30. It is authoritatively state I that the action of Govt rnment in submitting Mosul question to the League of Nation- has been considered and fully approved by King Feisul and Gu.cmmint of Iraq. PRISONERS RANSOM 111). [Received this dav at 11.30 a.in.) MADRID, Jan. 30 A message from Melilla says General Navarro and other high officers captured |,y Moors on the occasion of Ihe StMiiish disaster hist year, have lie -n ransomed, and have arrived al Me'dia They were treated in the harshest manner (luring llteir captivity. Navarro was employed carrying stones an I other material for the construction of roads and houses. He was chained to a wall at night with an iron ring round his neck. A number of prisoners died from neglected wounds and oth O's succumbed to the bastinado. AM ERICAN POLITICK. (Received ibis dav at 10 30 z.ot ) WASHINGTON. Jan • . v 30 Mr Borah’s resolution is (.rjrtie.lly identical with that lie presented as an amendment to the Naval Appromintion Bill, but which lie withdrew when flic Administration assured him the foreign policy was being outlined which the resolution might, embarrass.