BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

I USTitALIAN ANU N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. LONDON POLICE PROTEST. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, Jan. 15. Six thousand policemen from all parts of London and the provinces met at tho Albert Hall. The Police Federation protests against the lower wage proposed for provincial police. Mr James Remnant, a Commoner, advised the police“ For God's sake don’t get mixed up with politics or drag the police into the political*arena.” THE LOST SUBMARINE. THE DIVERS' NARRATIVE. LONDON. Jan. 15, Air Alaskcll, the diver,convinced * that the wreck is the 3- He folates that the submarine is 186 feet down, and explains that the barnaeles. are due to the vessel bts'Rg six montlwT'ost cf duck. He stayed tke y ayptht is.; tour lutuutet, the wA-te-i being >oi ’..lark- IT. Tou'JTful any Eriiirh diver ha; ever worked at rack '~- depth,. Air Alaskcll, when salving the bullion hum the Laurentie worked at twentv-two fathoms and to-day’s gear included two forty pound weights, his hoots weighing thirty six lbs. AJaskell was brought up iu stages in order to disperse the bubbles of air in his blood which would have resulted in temporary paralysis.

LANCASHIRE COTTON INDUSTRY. LONDON, Jan. Id. The joint committee of employers ~ and employees who have been considering for some months a scheme to control the American trade section of the Lancashire cotton industry, announce that they have agreed upon a scheme, tlie details of which will bo published shortly, THE BANK RATE. LONDON, Jan. 15. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent says that besides ooouomics and increased taxation it is proposed to again raise the bank rate and cnorgetirnllv suppress any speculation against the franc and the French public funds. The Finance Minister an-.-* ■ ■ounces his willingness to suppress the the monopoly of the sale ot matches, but would put a duty thereupon. FRANC recovering. LONDON, Jan. 15. The franc recovered to-day to an average of 94.81 to the pound. MORE GERMAN SEAMEN STRIKE. LONDON, Jan. 15. Five German crews, totalling 109, struck at Cardiff in response to a message from the London strike committee calling on all German seamen in British ports to strike unless the ownms were prepared to give the British-' seamen’s rate of wages in British cur- ’ rency. A crew was sent fiom Germany to man the steamer at Cardiff, but they told the German Company they refused to travel from London to Newport where the ship was berthed until owners complied with tlie strike ''4s committee’s order. CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT. LONDON. Jan. 15. A Paris correspondent says that a section of the Opposition having demanded an immediate discussion of the financial situation, the Government insisted on the postponement the debate to tlie 17th. January, makjr ing it the matter of a confidence vote of 388 to 189 in favour >.f the Government.