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Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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tCHTIULIAN AND N.Z. CA-BLE ASSOCIATION, THE PALATINATE. MUCH TENSION REPORTED. PARIS. March 8. Advices have been received that the Inter-Allied Military .Mission has again been despatched to the Palatinate as the result of disquieting events. There is still much tension there in view of alleged Kreueli reprisals, and the arrests of anti-Scparati-ts.

CONTINENTAL EXPRESS DERAILED. BRITISHERS KILLED AND INJURED. lle-civeci this dav at 0.-15 a.in.) LONDON, Man'll PL Owing lo the derailment of the Cu-lais-Alediterjr.iuen n express -near Lyons. three British and one French passengers were killed and tueiity-fom British and one French passenger : j tired. SENATE COMMITTEE HOSTILE, fRKCTiais Telegrams.] 'Received Ibis day at 9.15 am.) ’.PARIS. Mairli H». Tlie Senate Finance Committee examined M. Poincare’s financial proposals and passed a, number of articles, but an,ended others. The committee hitlicito approved of the four milliards ot increased taxation. The committee remains hostile to investing Lbe Government having the force of law. ITALY AND RUSSIA. P Tiik Times” Service,j (Received Ods dav at fI.‘Jo n.m.) LONDON. March 10. The “Times" Rome correspondent reports Italian papers have not much to say regarding the latilieation of the Itulo-Russian treaty, the terms of v, liich have not been published. A correspondent was informed that politically the only change the treaty makes in the existing situations is that R-us-s- ' and Italy mutually establish formal diplomatic consular relations with each other. This prospect is not viewed with equanimity by many Italians, who re-

gard the future installation of Russian consulates as the appointment of so many propaganda bureaux. Italy, however, at the moment offers a singularly unpromising Held fm communist propaganda. The commercial section of t'ne treaty is more definite. The difficulty of establishing conditions of tlndi between State monopoly and private traders in another country, has been overcome by a precise agreement, under which Russia and Italy will undertake to exchange certain quantities of specified goods.

CALIPH'S WIVES

(“Sydney.' Sun” Cables)

(Received this day at 10 a.m.) GENEVA. March 10. The newspapers are drawing attention to tlie fact that the ex-Cidipli i- nrron.panied by two wives, whereas polygamy is illegal in Sw itz.erland. The Caliph announces lie is making a short stii. end intends going to France. The nnnoinifcnicut is significant, owing to Flench antagonism to King Hussein’s claims to the Caliphate which Franco 11 cards as a British manoeuvre. Freiieh newspapers .suggest countering Hussein by giving the ex Caliph a ivxidcnce in a French Mohammedan possession in North Africa where lie can continue as Caliph. EGYPT'S RESOLVE. (Received this day at .10 n.ui.) CONSTANTINOPLE. March |O. The Egyptian Government has inlormod Angora that, none of the c.xpi lied members of the Turkish dynasty v ill he allowed to go to Egypt. TURKISH POLITICS. CONSTANTINOPLE. Mareh 8. Kernel Pasha bn- formed a new fallen t li does not include the Sheik-ul-I-lain. nor Eevy.i Pa-ha it hie! *»1 Staff). The males of the Imperial family have all left I>y boat and train, according to inst met ion- from ihe Angina Assembly. A few ~f the leadens roi! ain. hut have keen ■ >r*l*-r<•*l to leave at once. The Government ini, ml- lo lax I urk-i-1. export I Monty per •■•■ u: FACTORY STORM ED. LONDON. March !>. Il is learned that at Badesehc ani-l-tie factory nt Lordwegslittgeii a dis--0'! bailee led to 2l)0t) w inkers storming the factory, and the German police fuel oil them, killing three and wounding o.'!. of whom Ml were seriously injured. Four police were wounded. |*Teneli forces intervened at the police’s request, a detachment of troops restoring order at the factory.

Other advices state an inter-AHied mission has again been sent to the Palatinate owing to disquieting events. Fieucli tension still exists there, in view of French reprisals and arrests of the anti-separatists.

TM F. I'XE.M I’MOYMKNT I'ROTH. MAI. BKACTI THOMAS' VIEWS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. March 10. Mr Beach Thomas, writing in the “Daily Expie-s". says that after the fourth v. inter the uuemployment in I>- it:ii ■ i i- huh intense and beyond pn-iedont in any country. The position ... -I ill veiy acute. Before the war three hundred lhoii.saud persons emigrated annually. After the war the fio-ures Cere only tlnity thousand, yet (here are iii-h lauds overseas, half the continents not carrying two persons i;t tile -pnau- mile, thirsting for doveloptnenl. Here and 1 here Kmpire do- \ elopmoiit is nourishing. 1 Ift families u.iuilldy iii'ti' going to an ideal come - ' tfio Kmpire. 1 1n-'-out li-west of West Ai.siialia. which '-'a- tin- world’s empt,, -1 puradi'c. If trade continues its pM'sent iiuprov einent. the unemployed might be re'Mnvil in a million. The grim fact umiain- t I'-'t no real cure of tig. problem i- being atlemjued. SI I! .JOHN STEWART'S SI'ICIDF.. (Received this day at 1--lo p.m.) LONDON, March 10. The “Daily Express” says. Sir John Stewart., the whisky distiller, died, ownig a million and a <|uarter sterling. The only assets were a small stock of whisky which is being auctioned shortly. The creditois arc mostly t!„; banks which face practically compi etc loss. Imjuirios rovonl Sir John Stewnrt liorrowed on his whisky -stocks and then immediately sold thn tvliisky. He leM sed to make income tax and super t;.x returns and ennseiiueutly he was assessed at formidable and increasing figures. He did not contest the assessments but used them as evidence ol hit great wealth and borrowed thereupon. cheerfully paying the I axes. When the frauds Id no longer be ciiicealed he went to his Perthshire Castle in which he had never spent a night and invited the bank managers tl-ere to find something interesting. While the bankets were in an adjoining j-ooti) StnvtHt commit ted suicide,