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Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1923, Page 3

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. AUSTRALIAN AND S CAULK ASSOCIATION. : EMPIRE SETTLEMENT, t LONDON. March 23. I The National Constitution Association | announce.- a movement in the House | of t ominous for a great Imperial policy ol Empire Settlement. The Association gathered the support of over 150 Commoners from various political parties. J/miUA.YEAN POST R ESTROVED. LONDON. March 23. K> t‘mi reports a fresh outlu-cak of hostilities. A coininuui(|Uc a-sert' that a Polish force of IbO infantry ami 30 cavalry attacked and destroyed a Lithuanian post. Five Lithuanian s-d----diets were killed and one: wounded. BRITISH WAR GRAVES IN BEERSHEBA. •IER USA LEM Match 22. The British war graves cemetery in Beershc-ha was dedicated in the presence of Sir Herbert Samuel. British High Commissioner. The ceremony was impressive and was conducted in Latin, the Patriarch ancl Anglican Bishop carrying out the respective consecration services. Sir H. Samuel subsequently unveiled a bust of Lord Allenby. STEEL PRICES RISING. LONDON. March 23. .Scottish steel prices have hern raised by ten shillings a ton. boiler plates being excepted. PROFESSOR EINSTEIN RKSIiJXS. PARIS. March 23. I’rolessur Einstein has tendered bis resignation from the Intellectual Cooperation sub-committee of the League' of Nations. He* says that la* lias come to tils' conclusion that the League does not force the goodwill necessary to accomplish it-, tasks, and a convinced Pacifist be wants nothing more u> do with the League. IMPERIAL conference. LONDON. March 23. It:.- “I lines’ pc.lineal eoiTispoiidi-iit ! says it is hoped that the (in.oeiial ( Tmi'eronre v.ill login on |-r. Oelofior. Imt the date is dependent cm Nov Zealand's reply, LORD C.iRNAK Vi iX CAIRO. March 23. Lord Carnarvon's progress is satisfactorily maintained. STATE-AIDED MIGRATION". LONDON. .March 23. Mr Orntsby Gore speaking a! a meeting of liie Child Emigrati -i Society defended State-aided migration by vigorously resenting the allegations that hoys and girls who were sent out to Australia and New Zealand were all ill-treated and exploited. He had satisfied himself, by personal inquiry, that sm.h allegatitotis were the result of ignorance and prejudice. Lord I,awry who presided appealed for iniotlu-r £IO.OOO for the erection of additional buildings. RLI.TCf AUCTIONED LONDON. Ala veil 23. Twelve relics, including the necklace. inn, pendant, handkerchief, and '■'ait'll, of Alary Queen of Scots, ane- j tinned in laindon realised £2120. LONDON". March 23. The Asi|iiithifiii Liberals iiminimmjsI.v rejected a proposal by Reunion Memorialists In establish a Consultative Parliamentary Committee in the interests of Liberal Reunion.

REPORT OF VI ’ST It IA X REVOLUTIONARY PLOT. VIENNA. March 21. Tc is reported from Budapest that the leaders of the opposition have informed If. Bethlen that the students are preparing a rebellion. Bethlen threatens to proclaim martial law. SITTING SUSPENDED. SCENE IN FRENCH. CHAMBER. PARIS. March 2.3. Tinvc- were violent scenes in the Chamber of Deputies during a discussion on credit. Permier Poincare culled the Comnmnisl M. licrthmi “an “abominable liar.” M. Bertlmu retorted by accusing M. Poincare of submitting to blackmail by a Royalist. M. Daudct. who. he said, had used notes ol M. Poincare's private life. There was a great uproar, and the Presidiiit, failing to restore order, the sitting was suspended. A HUGE FIRE. ROME. March 2.3. A huge fire at the Rome Post Office did damage estimated at C200.!l!>t). .Many telegraph machines were destroyed. and communication with France and England is interrupted. There were no casualties. When the employees attempted to telephone for assistance, they lound the instruments inoperable. I hey also found the emergency lire appliances inside the building were out. of action, through a. portion being missing.

JAPAN'S BUDGET. TDK 10. March 25. The Upper Bouse passed the 1925 Budget, confirming he Lower House's approval of February 13. providing for an expenditure of 13.303 million yen, including 203 million on the army, and 276 on the navv. TOURISTS VALUE. PARIS, March 24. The Director of the Bank of France declares that one cause of the improvement in the value of the Irani* is that there is a great influx into Franco of American and British tourists. No fewer than 210,000 passports are being now handled for Americans alone, lie says that each tourist spends 81,0'(I. Thus 2,300,000,000 francs have been exchanged for foreign currency. EXPERIMENTS IN ENGLAND. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, March 21. The "Sunday's Express” states that it has strong authority for stating that the Committee of Imperial Defence will decide to reprieve the Airships Subsidy Bill and ask Cabinet to inaugurate an Empire scheme for experiments in England to prove if aeroplanes van he launched from and ic* turn to airships with perfect safety. The new craft will he constructed and experiments will le tarried out with old airships recently scrapped on the grounds of economy. 11.M.5. NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, March 24. Lord Strathspey condemns the scrapping of the battle cruiser New Zealand which did such magnificent service during the war. He wants the honours nfovo evening distributed and more allocated to Overseas. LABOR'S .MANSION. LONDON, March 25. The Labour Party has decided to utilise Elision Lodge mansion, presented by Countess Warwick, as summer schools for educational meetings; also as a hostel for delegates to International Conferences and a week-end rest place for Labour Commoners.