BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[dy telegraph—rEß tress association.]

IIOVAL VISIT TO THE POPE,

ROME, April 7 w The forniiilitii'S for the; visit of the l l\ing and Queen of England to the s Vatican have been completed. I lie i ceremony will lie based on the preen- ] dent of the Kaiser’s visit to i’ope Leo ' the thirteehtli. 11l view of the fact that the I?riii- !< |, sovereigns are Protestants the \n.i- ( can does not insist that they shail f visit the Pope oil the day ol their ar d rival. The ceremonial is such that :l the King cannot proceed direct tram ‘ the Italian Qnirimd l’alaee to the . Vatican. The Pope intend- to greet ] •hem with the hlghe-t po-siide hot:- v W* TAX OX BETTING. [ LOXDOX. April 7. 1 The Hai 1 y Express” understands that the (tovernrneiit is .seriously considering the taxation ol all betting ( '•wtrnnsactions. 'Hie stlbjeet has been I canvassed for some tune hy many a newspapers, including the "Morni ig '• Post” and - Daily Telegrapli,” speei.-.:- | v since the publication tbroug-ioot the Kingdom ol an interview in will’h Sir Fuller iX.SS.AV. Premier) <'■- plained the methods and proceeds ot ’ the various forms ol betting taxation in Xew South Wales. The ‘Daily Kxpress,” in an editor- , ini, says "Taxation on hotting wo ;1.l | he foolish, wrongheaded, and parti o- j laily vexatious, as all taxations on i amusement.-, are. and it would tend to I drive betting out ol the hands of the reputable wcll-ostahlished bookmakers into the hands of the smaller and less j reputable fry.” FRANCK AX'D XAYAI. DEFENCE. ' (Received this day at 0.2-5 a.m.) 1 j LOXDOX, April 7. The ‘•.Morning Post’s” Paris correspondent states that naval deleave is receiving unwanted prominence at present. Tlie Chamber dispersed without ratifying the AAashingttm J reaty. “Le Journal” publishes the opinion ‘ of a leading naval expert that the treaty disarms France which would be ' a humiliation that cannot be accepted. J He claims that it is necessary for French protection to establish powerful Mediterranean bases. IXCTI'IXU TO .AH'UDKR. r’’ (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) , V*. ' LIVERPOOL, April 7. \ Charged with inciting a man named j Connolly to murder Mrs Kcrsie in or- < der to secure the newspaper insiirame j money. Kcrsie elaborated a plan under which Connolly, attired in »• white sheet, should appear suddenly bet ore , the woman and while she was in a j state of terror, tip her over the stab ( bannisters. If this did not break her , neck, Connolly was to finish her off with a coal hammer. Connolly was to have received £IOO for his trouble. Connolly apparently agreed to the terms but he unfolded the plot to Mrs Kcrsie and the police consequently arrested Kcrsie who was remanded for a week. A I'ARSOX CHARGED. PARIS, April 7. Reverend Charles burton, rector ol Harhlcdai). Kent, was committed tor trial tor damaging a grave monument in a churchyard. Witnesses said they saw Barton hammer a sun dial off the monument. The deleneo was that it was a ease of mistaken identity. AGRICULTURA L lUSPCTE. LOXDOX. April s. At Mr Sanders” investigation, the parties to the agricultural dispute J* agreed to confer on Monday. Hundreds of mounted police are being sent j lu the strike area. PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, April 8. Riding Kinlark, the Prince of Wales was declared the winner of the Koyni Lancers’ Cup at Telburv to-day, aftei an exciting close finish. Ilis opponent was disqualified on account of not carrying his weight cloth. STRIKE REPORTED SETTLED. LONDON, April 8. It is reported the Rhondda strike is fettled. RACQUETS. LOXDOX, April 8. ' Ilaerlin regained the racquets championship, heating Hon. Clarence Bruce BRITISH PREMIER’S HEALTH. LOXDOX, April The Premier (Hon. llonar Law) hat returned to London I nun Torquay. He said his throat had improved, hut was still troublesome. PRAYERS KOR LENIN. PARIS, April 7 The “Sunday Express" Moscow coirespondent states all Russia is praying for Lenin’s recovery. Ihe 1 ™ l ' munists revere him as a leader. Ihi Itourgeoisf do not want him to die, because they fear Trotsky s regime will mean a sharp turn to the left. CANADIAN CATTLE IX ENGLAND. LONDON. April 0. Two consignments ol Canadian stoic cattle have arrived at Glasgow amt Manchester in excellent condition. I he first bullock landed at Glasgow was auctioned for live hundred sterling tor ’Lord Provost’s unemployment h"" • The arrival of tlie Canadian t attle Jl rendv causing a lowering of pm e.- at the cattle fair in Ireland. In .some instances stores were unsaleable. BUILD! NO. A EROPLAX KS. LONDON. April (5. The “Daily Chronicle” states the air Ministry are secretly building aeroplanes capable of carrying fifty soldieia at a speed of 130 miles per hour amt others capable of darting down destroying warships with torpedoes, tucked under their wings during their llight. REVOLUTION All V ACTIVITY. PAIUB. April d. Reports in the newspapers indicate that there is a revolutionary niove- * ment going on in Russia which e- nitiniatelv connected with Trotsky s il nc->. It is alleged that an attempt has been made to infect the Soviet leaders with disease germs, hy means ol eontamina - ed food. 1L is also alleged that Trotskv is thus suffering from cancer ot the stomach, while Stockholm advices assert that Tehitcherin’s mdiposition is developing into a serious malndr. Stockholm advices further record that Litvinolf is now in charge ot the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and that wholesale arrests are taking phuT in Moscow. Many have been deported to Siberia, while a number of ollueis have been shot- at Potrograd. they living charged with treason. Serious disturbances are anticipated in the event of Lenin’s death and a number of hostages are held, who are to be executed if disturbances arise.