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Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1923, Page 3

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BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. RUSSIANS SEIZE TRAWLER. LONDON, April 3. The Hull trawler James Johnson, was by the Russians off the Murmansk coast for alleged illegal fishing. The vessel and crew are detained at Murmansk. IiI’DKEVTTCII EXEC I'TED. LONDON. April 3. Advices (rein Moscow state that Monsignor Undkeviti h ha- Leon executed. i Dlldkeviieh "a- one ol the Brie-ln sentenced to death when the Soviet instituted its anti-church motene-nti. SOCIALISTS AND WAR. COMMUNISTS NOT WANTED.

LONDON. April 3. The Labour Conference )ejected resolutions advocating prohibition. 10-al option in favour in' one demanding public ownership of the liquor trade. The conference adopted a resolution urging Socialists and Labourites ol all rations to agree Lo op] ■>-<■ any war cm red by any Government whatever iu ox- ■£.' tensible object-. and tliai w> rke.s should down tools in the event ut a war. iA propo-al I') iie lade (’mumuni-t----v. itbin the seep. 0 f the rc-'-lut toil v ;i----negatived. .PRINCE OUT OE DANGER. PARIS. A i >ri I 3. Prince Osaka is old ol danger and the Prince-.- Kite ; u .a Kara’s erudition i- unchanged but there is some hope of saving her !iie. WAGE REDUCTION ACCEPTED. DDN DON. March 3. A conference of delegates of the National Sailors and Firemens Union resolved to accept tile wage reduction from 10th. April.

lord Carnarvon. CAIRO, April 3. Lord Carnarvon’s condition is v.u:se the second lung being affected. EIGHT FOR LIFE. (Received this day at 10. lo a.in.) LONDON, April 4. Lord Carnarvon's light lor Hie at is evoking the keenest \vtn--path',' and bulletins are awaited wite, deepening interesi. ibis morning s bulletin stall's that following on a bad (lay Die pulse was lower. Ibe patient had some rest, but bis condition is still serious.

CHINESE FINANCE. PEKIN, April 3. The Finance Ministers informed the foreign legations that the Chinese Government proposes to suspend the amortisation of dome-tie loans and will have no drawings made (hereon, ft is understood that the proceed- "I the ■twenty-four inillu.n dollar loan will n expended partly on the readiestineii! <J foreign obligations ami partly lor administrative purposes.

BRITISH FARM AVORKKIW

LONDON, April I

The Norfolk farm workers’ strike ibecoming more bitter. Ramis cl the strikers aimed with stick-, are patrolling the northern area. 1 hey are singing “ The Red h lag. ’J'he farmers have obtained. polite protection, while many ol them are

carrying shot guns. The intimidation of ilio labourer? working continues. Dn one faint a band of over 20U strikers ordereil these men to cease work. f I Lev chased them across a licit!.

Policemen are now accompanying the strikers. One farmer declined to withdraw his labourers, liiitl he offered to settle the argument with any single striker by fisticuffs, declaring that he was willing to hack himsell at 20 to one. When his challenge was not accepted. he placed a five pound note ill a box which tnc men carried for the relief of the children. The strikers then withdrew.

MINISTRY RESIGN

.MADRID. April 4

Tho Spanish Cabinet has resigned, following on the uublk aliun ol a manifesto hy Hie Spanish Episcopate,. opposing a proposal to nltor tin Nsitiunnl Constitution tin 1 terms (:l which proposal were plainly opposed to the re igious feelines of the majority ol the | people. ! TRAIN AND MOTOR CAR. (Received this day at 9.15 a.mu ROM E, April •Ith. A train at Mantua ran into a motor car, killing seven out ol eight occupants. TFI E lUISSI AN EXECTTIOX. (Received this day at S a.m.) LON DON, April 1. The “Dnilv Express” Moscow correspondent says Hndkeviteh was executea on the Hist. No representative ol the Catholic Church was present and Father Walsh, the representative ol the Vatican, was not permitted to administer the hist rites. It is understood the Soviet Government will not allow the Catholic service at the burial. ILFCR CITING 1. AW. PARIS, April I. A new French Army law requires that all able-bodied men must serve IS months in the army, and must also hold themselves liable for front-line service for a turther two teats. 1 he\ must serve in the first service tor sixteen years, and in the second lor eight vears. The age of entry is nineteen.

ITALIAN PRINCESS’ APPR Ah

(Received this da.v at P.-lo a.m." l

HOME. Aprail I

The decision to dismiss till women from Italian State railways has been revoked, in response to an appeal Horn Princess Yolande. who wrote to the Government that the disbandment ol women employees tit the time ol hei wedding on Saturday would cause her pain.

HIGH POWER WIRKI.KSS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.nt.) LONDON. "April I. Sir Godfrey Isaacs states that the Marconi Coy., is completely ready to begin work on a high power transmission station in the Midlands for direct communication with the Dominion. It is only awaiting licenses. Ihe plant will cost between two and three millions and will he capable of transmitting thirty-five thousand words hourly, maintaining simultaneous contact "ith six parts of the Empire.