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Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1923, Page 3

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BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. JAPAN’S DEMANDS. TOKIO, Juno 8. Baron Goto representing tho Foreign Office, conferred with Goife, the Soviet Russian representative discussing a possible resumption of Russo-Japanese negotiations for a trade agreement. It is learned that Japan refuses to promise the Soviet diplomatic recognition, and firmly insists that Russia shall recognise the Czar regime's debts, accept treaties made bv the former Government, and pay indemnities lor the Nikolawsk massacre.

AMUNDSEN'S DEPOTS. LONDON, June 0. Captain Amundsen's transport ship “Fram” will establish live depots stretching from the edge oi the ice at Spitsbergen towards the Bole, in preparation for the flight. Each depot will contain three weeks’ food, sealed in a strong copper case, also carrying ritles and signalling apparatus. AMERICAN RUNS AMOK. ißeceived this dnv at 8.110 a.m.) LISBON, June 10. A junior officer on the American vessel Bravocccur. became suddenly insane and shot the captain, wireless operator and steward, besides wounding a seaman. The crew succeeded in keeping the assassin in his cabin until the arrival in port, where the police hoarded the ship, whereon he committed suicide. RUSSIAN FLOOD DISASTER. STOCKHOLM, Juno in. Nearly four hundred were drowned and seventy thousand are homeless through floods in the Lower \ olga region.

PATRIARCH ILL. COPENHAGEN. June 10. According to Helsingfors cables, the Patriarch Tikhon is seriously ill. ami has been removed to Moscow to the prison Kazan. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. (Received this day at B.JO a.m.) PARIS, June 10. Sightseers at a village fete in Northern Italy were horrified witnesses of the electrocution of a beautiful girl Nina l’ancacra. known as tie “human fish." While giving a performance ill a large tank of water which was ehaiged with electricity sufficient lo give a -light shock, the spectators uric invited to shake hands with her. Accidentally the current was increased to a high voltage, causing the swimmer to become rigid and sink to the bottom. When taken out she was dead.

AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. CAIRO, June 10. There was an impressive ceremony when General Allenby unveiled the Cross of ,Sacrifice, and placed wreaths oh the Stone of Remembrance in Kantara Cemetery in the presence ol Auzae representatives and representatives of French, Italian. Greek and Egyptian Governments and the British Army. BRITISH AGRICULTURE. (Received this day at !).!•> a.m.) LONDON, June 10. The Empire Producers’ organisation lia- issued a statement that the only way that British agriculture call he strengthened is by freeing itself from the foreign food trusts and combines This is only achievable by a genuine all Empire pulic*y, giving Britain the first and full right over her own market, the first opportunity alter that going to overseas Empire interests, on which the British and (Iversons fanners are in common accord. Only. Lv recognising this can the home market he seen red bv ibc British and Oyciseas: producers.

ARREST ORDERED. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) DELHI, June 10. The Afghan Government has informed the British Minister at Kabul that the immediate arrest has been ordered of the perpetrators of the ''ecent murders ni Britishers at kohat and Kby her Pass and who have sought refuge in Afghanistan.

THE KANTAIIA CEMETERY. CAIRO, dime 10 The Kantara Cemetery, where General Alienin' unveiled the ( ross of Sacrifice, holds l.(>2:i graves of .ill ranks, the men being mostly killed at the battle of Romania in August 1910, including ID! New Zealanders. Wreaths were deposited on boliall of the Australian am! New Zealand Governments bv -Major and Airs Bnekland. KIDNAPPING FATALITY. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 10. The “Daily .Mail’s Naples correspondent reports that a rejected suitor named Potoima hired five masked bandits to kidnap a Neapolitan girl, named Laurence Carbone. They surprised her, with her sister Marie, gathering llowers. r l hey hound Laurence with ropes and Marie, who attempted tt> rescue the girl, was shot dead. Laurence’s beauty is renowned, unit l’olonmi swore lie would force tier to marrv him.

POLITICS IN ITALY. (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 10 The “Times” special correspondent at Rome states that Premier Mussolini, in a speech in the Senate, attributed the recent outbreak to the opening of Parliament. He denied that the Faseisti ‘despised the Parliament. Parliament merely censed to he important because syndicalism dealt it the death blow, lie did not intend to sell his birthright for mess or pottage; namely, the assistance of tho dregs «t Italian political life. The correspondent adds: .Mussolini was never in such danger politically. The country feels the discomfort ot the Faseisti rule, while they have not yet had time to appreciate its benefits. There has been a rapid senes of internal quarrels, leading to resignations. Even the Faseisti themselves are at loggerheads, the, question being whether the. Faseisti intends to he a eon, stitutiontil government or a government based on force. Mussolini knows that his is the only possible government, yet it would lie defeated at the elections.

A STRIKE. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this dav at 9.45 a mA LONDON, June 10. Owing to the non-settlement of the strike of employees of Manchester branch of < o-operative wholesale society a strike has been called throughout England and Wales of all employed by the Co-operative Society, numbering ten to fifteen thousand. PRINCESS ENGAGED. LONDON, June 10. Official—Princess Maud is engaged to Earl Soutbesk's eldest son.