BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

UJSTRALTAN AND N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION^ LUXOR TROUBLE. CAIRO, Feb. 20. A message from Luxor says Lady Carnavon’s license, issued in July fasa year, is due to expire on -24th. November 1021. The Director-General of Antiquities proceeds with the opening of the iomb, laboratories, and other depots, end will take measures to safeguard .and preserve the antiquities. CAIRO, Fel>. 20. The Government of Egypt has cancelled Air 11. Carter’s excavation license. JAPAN’S MORALS. TOIL 10, Feb. 20. The Japanese Prime Minister and Atinister of • Education have opened a series c.f conferences with representative religious leaders, aiming at an improvement in the national thought ami the uplift of the people's morals, which, it is declared, has seriously deli ned since the disaster last year. The Premier, in an address, stressed the necessity for checking the tendency to mock at faith and to an extreme radicalism, which was totally inconsistent with the national ideals. To-day’s conference was attended by Buddhist and Shinto leaders. To-mor-row the Christian representatives of all denominations will be summoned.

.TAP INSURANCE SCHEME. TOKIO, Feb. 20. Whereas the former insurance proposals provided that the companies should pay 10 per cent, ol the chums. they receiving an equivalent in the form of a subsidy, it is at present- understood that the Government is prepared to advance 180,000.000 yen to the companies in proportion to the. percentage of claims that each arranges and is able to pay. By tins mean.- tho weaker companies will he greatly assisted. " U is proposed to classify the insured, so that the smaller claimants shall benefit most. The loan will he repayable in 50 years. INDIAN UNREST. DELHI, Feb. 20. Tn the Bengal legislature a motiwic' for the adjournment, to express noconf’deiiee in the .Ministers, in regard to political prisoners was talked out. The .Swarajists made an effort to enforce the closure. This was defeated lty 01 votes to 03. BUBONIC PLAGUE. CATKToWN, February 20. There is an outbreak of bubonic plague in the North T ret* State. It i» assuming serious dimensions. The Gov, eminent has drafted police to Kvootistadt to control the movements ot the natives, who are being refused traveling j a sees, except ill eases of iirgeucy. The plague is being carried in a southerly direction by the Veldt rodents. Tim country is alarmed at the daily report of fresh cases. Tim Government is hesitating toproclaim the outbreak a formidable epidemic, fearing the closing of foreign pints against South African produce. DETARTAIENTS JEALOUS. LONDON, February 21. The “Morning Tost ’ Parliamentary eoi respondent says lie understands that one of the reasons why the Burney Airsi.m Scheme has been held up is Departmental jealousies. An agreement, no,„,i j ; , t ed bv the late Government with_ H e Airship Company, was practically concluded.. Lord Chelmsford wanted, a provision that, in the event ol war, the an.-tips should be transferred to tue Admiralty. General Thomson (Air Minister! insisted that the Air Alm-,-ux should have control. From this quarrel, other difficulties developed in connection with the control.