BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SLAVERY AND SACRIFICE. DELHI, Jail 19. An interesting account is given of Government’s efforts to stamp out slavery and human sacrifices in the laga Hills, in Burma. It is estimated that 970 wore sold into slavery or kidnapped. The Government, survey party arranged to release several; also one or two who were marked for .sacrifice. Investigations show- that human sacrifice is much commoner than hitherto supposed, and never less than six to ten yearly; and when funds are plentiful between twenty and thirty Indian boys and girls were kidnapped from Assam and slaughtered. The report says the only solution of the problem is to diseet the administration tracts where' the hideous practices prevail. DEBT REFUNDING BY AMERICA. PARIS. March 19. Mr Wadsworth, American Representative, replying, said the Allies rejected the proposal to write off the value of the German ship* seized by America, but accepted, in principle, for discussion, the refunding by AmcricMtife twelve yearly instalments. “ THE SERVIAN ELECTIONS. BELGRADE. March 19. The I’arliamenlary elections resulted: Radicals, under Pashitch, securing 10 ; members out of 313. The next strongest Party is the Croation Republicans with 70. The Democrats, which formerly numbered 99 were reduced to 30. due to the Schiesm or Croatian uqe.stion. The remainder of the seats were divided among the small groups holding diverse views. No Soria.'sts or Communists were elected. INTERNATIONAL HORSE Sllwl . LONDON. March .J

In riiiisequeiico of Army economies, the British Army will not he represented. at the Rome-Nice Olympia. It is (untended that these Shows are not ossenial to cavalry training.

GERMAN INCOME TAX METHODS

ATTACKED. BERLIN, March 19. Herr Gerlncli, a former member ot the Russian Legislatture, writing _ in the “Weltammontag.” attacks the German income tax methods, pointing out that the total yield for the year 1921- *>•> is on 1 v 32,500.000 sterling, as compared with 345,000.000 in Britain. Herr Von Gerlaeh adds that our police has alvavs been to spare property , ami capital, property coming Tirst and the Treasury next. The “Daily Express” sates that the workers, by'ton per cent, deductions from their wages, pay 72 per cent, ot Germany’s income tax.

QUEBEC TRAGEDY. OTTAWA, March 19. In Quebec Province, at New Port Point, a- oaiulle left on the coffin or a little child, ignited a curtain, and destroved the wooden-frame house ot -Mr Henri Tremblay, and two of Ins other children wore burned hi their beds. Mrs Tremhlav. who leaped front the upper storey, with her three weeks old infant, is probably fatally injured. Ino liable was dashed to death on the ground.

INDUSTRIAL SITUATION. LONDON, March 19. The Government authorities aio ■'ravelv perturbed over the industrial situation in Britain. The problem of rhe ”3 (KB) unemployed is now accentuated by the strikes of the agriculturists. which are widely spreading to tlic* coal miners, the builders and the elec- , ricians The latter are coming out on the second of April, failing Government intervention. DOCTOR TURNS THIEF. ROME, March 20. The Naples police are searching for Siunor Kalvatoire, a young doctor, who ilaviimlv robbed a private hospital of which he was second in command. Salvatnire in the middle of the night burned acids in the different wards, the fumes of which drugged the nurses and Gents. When the nurses recovered they found all the patients unconscions tho place ransacked, all money uml valuables stolen. When they found _ Kalvatoire missing the nurses hurriedly telephoned to neighbouring hospitals f,,r doctors who were able to save all the patients.