BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. I,KAOUE OF NATIONS. GEX KVA. Feb 11. The League of Xations Disarmament Commission lias referred to tbo Perninncnt Advisory Commissian, for the settlement of military, naval and aerial questions. Lord Robert Cecil's mutual scheme, which proposes that members of tho League shall undertake to support any member against aggression by any other member. LOXDOX, Feb 11.

The “Daily Telegraph's” correspondent states tli.'it Government circles are following closely and sympathetically hol’d Robert Cecil’s mutual guarantee scheme. It i.s felt that, if Germany joins the League of .Nations, the scheme will probably provide the most practicable solution to Krancc’s demand for security, which would he free from Briish objections to alliances. This scheme must, however, he preceded by a. reparations set tie incut. ~ .ICGGhIXC WITH MARKS. LONDON. February 10. The “Daily Mail’s” Merlin corrcsponden reports that Prince Frederick Lccp(dd of Prussia, cousin of ex-Kaiser whose estate was seized by the German Minister of Finance, retired to Switzerland where he contracted debts and borrowed 18..‘520,0(H) marks on jewels from Berlin. Ihe Government which recently demanded, repayment <i sixteen hundred thousand Swiss Ira lies valued at COM,OOO sterling. Leopold rei fused to pay in Swiss currency, hut ofj forc’d German. 11 is contention was upj held by tile Berlin Court which orderjed payment of three thousand Swis» fra ties or £ 1 -•’> sterling. I PANIC AT GET!MAX MEETING. VIENNA, I’Vb. (L j A panic was caused at the Kaiizerti bans, where Professor liirseiiiiehi, a. | Berliner, was reading a paper on sexual crime, by pan-German students, wlio, armed with rubber cudgels, rushed to the platform, shouting antiJewish cries, ami threw slink-bombs among the audience. Tile explosion of Ntiiiiermis fireworks caused the impression that revolvers were being used, and the audience lied in a panic. Tim .e remaining were ‘ evorely handled by the pan-Germans. The police made several arrests. BRITISH I.ABOH! PARTY. (Received this dnv at 8.30 a.in.) LONDON. Eel). L ! Mr Ramsay M.rDonnld. speaking at llolhorn, said Labour is determined to work steadily for the solution of un- j employment. A Government housing and flic rent policy would mean more j slumps, ns people in good houses will j he forced to find less good ones owing j U> high rental. The oflieial pro- I gramme of the Labour Many was lor a capital levy, fairer taxation and tlm enlltiiiuanee of I lie subsidy tor building. Tim first duty of a Lab cur Chancellor of the Excherpier would he to pay oil a huge part of the national debt, which would involve a capital levy. “We *rc going to make. Bar linnient. alive,” ho said. JAPAN AND EXITED STALES, j PRESS COMMENT. j (Received this dnv at 0.30 n.ni.) j TOKIO, Eeb. I’d j Ochida, replying in the Diet to inter- ; , predations regarding the lTii!i>il State- - Supreme Court's decision -cabled on i 13th November), said the decision | leaves no room for intervention. Ihe : naluralisation conditions hv nature ; cannot he forced upon any country, j I .Japan, therefore, docs not intend to i demand that the Fnitecl States gram j i citizenship to the Japanese, hut ii 1 j regrets that such application of the; j naturalisation laws discriminating ‘ . I against Japanese settlers. A satis- j factory solution of this problem will j he sought at the proper time. 1 The Japanese press protests against ■ the i’nited States Immigration Bill i (cabled on nth February). The “Xichinieeh Shimbmi” ex- j presses disappointment at the incon- | sistenev of Americans who tall; ol j fairness and the open door, hut who | support such discriminating legisln- : r cion. I

The- “Yomuiri Sliimbun” suggests that Japan obtain American approval of Japanese expansion in Mongolia and Maneliuria, as a recompense for American diserimination against Japanese immigrants to the United States. IX THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.in.) LONDON. Feb. 12 A Luxor message state.' Ihe latest removals from the tombs include a large corselet with gold clasps, inlaid with glass in imitation of precious siones. The workmanship is superb. 'l'liis is the first corselet ever found. The most valuable parts have been torn oil by robbers, bill it is hoped it will he possible to reconstruct this ancient cuirass, 'i lie magnificent chariot taken out is considered the best of the lot. It is decorated with a sheet of gold, inlaid with stones and coloured glass, it is evidently the King’s triumphantal chariot. Part < f the harness, also a ceremonial couch and two statues of the King, have been found.

OPEN SHOP. CHRISTCHURCH. Ueb 12. , .Regarding the dispute in the slaugli- 1 tering industry in Otago, the Canter- : bury slaughtermen have held a meeting. “Killing operations arc going forward as usual.” was the report made by the representatives of several Canterbury freezing companies to-day. A mooting of members of the Can- i torbury Union was bold on Saturday l to hear a report liv the Union Delegate! from Otago, with reference to matters in dispute in that district. As tar as can he ascertained, no action of s any immediate nature was decided on. DUXKIMX, Feb 11. j The Southland meat works at -Malta rewn and Ocean Beach have full hoards of “free” labour employed, and state they art putting up good tallies. The Mataura freezing works men are alleged to he on the “go-slow, killing eight lambs an hour against: 12 at Llni opening. The tally per day per man has dropped from 80 to 100 to nO to 00. meaning a. big total on the day's work. The company views the matter seriously, and referred to it at a niiet- i ing of shareholders on Saturday. I