BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FASCIST SPLIT. LONDON, May 23. The “Daily Mail’s” Rome correspondent says: The first serious split in the Faseisti movement has occurred, due to the resignation of the Naples leader, Captain Padovani, who objected to the introduction of a Nationalist deputy in the Fnseimo. Many leaders and soldiers have also resigned. The Fascist trades unions on the Island of Liri, numbering forty thousand men, have ceased to operate. SUMMER TIME BILL. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) PARIS, May 23.

M. Poincare, by threatening to resign if the Bill was rejected, forced tho Senate to accept the Summer Time Bill in the interests of economy. The clocks in England, Franco, an<U_ Belgium will keep tho same time after Sunday, which will he a relief fo business men. LABOUR MEMBER’S DEATH. ''Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 23 Obituary.—John Cairns, Labour M.P. for Morpeth. PREMIER OF NORWAY DEAD. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) CHRISTIANIA, May 23. Obituary.—Premier Halvorsen. IMPERIAL POLICY. DOMINION PREMIER’S VIEWS. LONDON, May 23. The “Times” Empire Day nuinbor published the following Empire Day messages regarding the Imperial Con-

Terence: — , From Mr Massey“ Measures of practical co-operation must be designed and extended to give a body substance to the Imperial spirit. New Zealand rejoices that this need is now moro clearly felt- and acknowledged than ever before.” From Mr Bruce (Australian Premier) “Imperial and economic conferences are anticipated by Australia as an all-important opportunity to define and fix a policy under which the Commonwealth may advance, as an independent Dominion of the Empire. In moving towards a solution of the problems to he discussed at the coming conferences Australia’s attifude will -» not he one of hesitancy. We what we want.” From General Smuts: “The world is a smaller place than it was. Tho troubles in Europe may involve a catastrophe which would not leave South Africa untouched. We have the advany* tage, however, that we can approach them without the memory of past failures, or any bitterness arising from tlie past wrongs, and therefore with more detachment. This I consider one of the most promising features of the Conference. ’* .: 1 1