BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[BY TKI.KCRAI’U—I’KIt CRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE KENT CASK. LONDON. April 17. Division in the Kent ease was given in favour of the husband. Ihe Judge slii.l it was not the sort of claim many men would he likely to bring. He haft never known sic h a el.urn to I e brought before. But lie bad come to the conclusion that under the common law an action for criminal conversation could be maintained by wilt issued alter the death e.f the wife. He could not think that because the course ot nature had made service on the wile impossible, a suit against the co-re-spondent could not be maintained. A CAI'STIC SPEECH. LONDON. April 18. Lord Lcvcrhnlme, in a eausth speech at the Hotel Cecil regarding the future of industry in the British Euipire. said that it grated on his nerves to see so many people anxious to go through life without hardships. People who leaned oil tile Government had little else to lean on. The more d- le they received the mere they became enchained, and enchainment to the Government or to capitalism meant slavery, lie was told that, it was quite :i common ] raetiee lor members ol lie stall's of Government eflhos to smoke during office hours. If so. the sooner they were cleared cut the better. lie enemy of Lie l British workman 10-dav was not the cruel, callous employer, but a benevolent Slate. MO N'T EX KG HO NEWS. (Received vliis day at 19.10 a.m.) BELGRADE. April 19. The police in Cetinje discovered tour big eases of iewels and several < Uses < f archive-'- belonging to the late King ol Montenegro which were buried in a private iioiiMg during Lhe Might ot the I! ova I family in January 1919. The archives disclose that Nicholas had so"rct dealings with Austria during the

QUESTION OE PATENTS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) PARIS. April 19. The Committee inquiring how la enforce Article 30(5 ef the Treaty is taking impo: taut Moissner radio elect: ie patents as a test case and decided contracts between Kree.ehnu'ii and German patent bolder- null and veid. Eicon eto overate Moi-siic: patents will i c granted to all French applicants, the j)refits to go to the devastated regions reparations fund. BRITISH TRADE. ADDRESS BY PRINCE OF WALKS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) London, April ro. The Prince of Wales is suffering the total loss of his voice due to laryngitis, by which lie has been all cried lot a week past. The Prince attended the Association Chambers of Commerce dinner. and instead ef sneaking supplied all the guests with a copy of Ins speech, in which lie said the genet atiun which fought the world war bad a heavy burden to shoulder, hut what after all is more striking than the burden itself, is the spirit in which all classes were bearing it. British enterprise is still equal to any task, and has already left behind a good many difficulties which earlier appeared insuperable. There are definite signs ot returning prosperity and substanti.il progress has already been made up the laborious incline, from the slough ol depression to the firm ground rf normal prosperity. Shipley Penn, addressing the Association said the Association looked at the world from the British angle with detei initiation to safeguard and promote British interests. Thus viewed. the outlook was not very cheering hut might not we find compensation for the economic chaos in Knrope for the loss ol the- European market, with the Empire. Europe, scarred and crippled by the war and peace so far had gait to ruin, that a complete recovery would take many years. '} he Empire is young, vigorous and under-populated, a va-t troii-mv hou-e of wealth, only awaiting men and capital to unlock it Could it he doubted that in the latter, not the farmer direction. Britain must look for recovery. GENEVA CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON. April 19.

Si,- ,r. Allen and .Mr Wallen are proceeding to Geneva to-morrow to represent New Zealand and South Africa on the Mandates Commission in reference to determining the nationality of both while and native residents ol the man-, dated territories, also the Japanese] mandated territories. Australia will be the only mandatory not directly represented. An arrangement has been made for the Lfiii-h delegate to represent tie Commonwealth. It is understood South Africa will propose compulsory naturalisation, and similar law.relating to native' and aliens with the union of South Alriea. WAR -MFDAI.S. (Received this dav at 11.1.1 a.m.) LONDON. April 19 The War Office announces that since early in 1919 fourteen million v.a; medals have been issued. AVORLD FLIGHT ABANDONED LONDON. April 19 •Sir Keith Smith has joined the Aviation Department of Vickers Ltd., having abandoned his world flight, as he could not collect the necessary equipment in time to take advantage ot favourable climatic conditions. He may make the attempt in 19lM. THK KIDNAPPED LADY. DELHI. April 19. Afiss Elliss has been located in the centre of l’irah country. Her recovery is expected in a few days.