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Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CA-BLE ASSOCIATION, BIG PENSIONS. LONDON. March 11. Commenting oil the Rodney Pension, the “Daily Express” says: A general j ho wins battles and performs services wherefore, through long years of peine he has been trained and paid- If the right, of I lie State when in peril, to enlist every man he eomedod, then the .selection ot pa:! ire la r men for large giants heroines inconsistent. The viet irs of future wars ale unlikely to main a fortune out of victory! The “Daily Herald” saves: lend Haig and Lord Beatty are both rich. Others acre granted large sinus after the war because we followed tradition. We have tilled their pockets fuller because this has been the practice of Kings. We must get rid of the incubis of tradition.” LONDON. March 11. The Treasury proposes to commute for £•': 2,000 the perpetual pension of £2OOO a year, awarded to Admiral Bodm y in 1782. The present recipient is a farmer in Cm.ada, aged fi.'i. the grandson of a nephew of Admiral Rodney's great grandson. Altogether, the pension has cost the country I.'-'l2 LOCO to date. NEW BELGIAN CABINET. BRUSSELS. Mart'll K). Thennis takes the Finance portfolios, and M Ilyinas the Foreign Office in the new Belgian Cabinet. NEW ARMY HEADS. LONDON, Mareh 11. General O’Duffy lias lieon appointed General Coiinmiiider of the Irish .Forces. There arc rumours in Dublin that one Free State Minister is resigning. MONSTER FRENCH GUN. LONDON. March 11. Tho “Daily Express's” Paris correspondent. recalls the fact that .Mr Ramsay .MacDonald's recent letter to M. Poincare alluded to their being large armaments in Western Frame. It is rumoured that, this refers to guns said to have a range of ninety miles that have been placed at two points on the F rench coast, comma tiding the English Chaim !. The French War Ministry denies that the guns have such a range, and denies that they are placed as alleged, hut there has been no denial that Frame does possess a gun with a larger range than the notorious German “Big Bertha.” secret trials ol which have Ik'oii carried out. in the Gulf of Lyons, when the War Office experts and representatives ol Messrs Schneider were present.

GREEK U EFFBLIC. NEW CABINET'S AIM. ATHENS. March L) The ‘‘Daily Telgraph’ s'’ 'tic "is <oirespondenl; says: “The new Greek Cabinet is wholly Republican. It intends to immediately ask the Assembly to declare a republic, subject to tho people’s approval of the republic by a referendum. H also will ask lor the passage of a resolution deposing the 1 tyna.sty. LONDON. March "10. The “Daily Express" Athens correspondent says that M. Yeiiizclos exI’rentier of Greece, sad. disheartened. ; mi lonely, left Greece this afternoon in the steamship '“Cai tmro”. The qnayfhie was practically deserted, lie said earlier: “l made a tragic 'mistake in thinking that I could he of any use. I. am sorry I returned to Greece.” Ife concluded : “I prophecy tragedy for Greece if a Republic is cr.tublFhed • it bout a j'klexiite.'' FRENCH TRAIN DISASTER. PARIS, March 10. Those injured in the French train disaster include General Hazleton's wife. Probable both her legs will he amputated. There were no Dominion visitors among the vielims. The passengers were asleep when the crash occurred. There were agonising scenes before rescues wore clleetod. SWARAJIST OBSTRUCTION. [ Rf.utkus Tia.i'iiiiAms.J (Received this day at !>. L> a.m.) DELHI. .March 11. li: the Assembly the Budget debate was continued. The Government s demands under the lour revenue pioducj,,(f departments, namely, customs and income, -alt and opium taxes weir (list'll',,ed. The Swai ajisls rclused -upp'los in all cases by a narrow majority, thereby carrying out their olistrm tion,.st policy. Motilil, the Swarajist leader, explained L Lei i action was constitutional inasmuch as they rclused supplies before a redress of their grievances as expressed in a resolution catn..,| by the Assembly urging a ~it:i, of the G ll vo lll mi 1 iit ol India -let. Aailey, a home member said the ex11cme .step could he justified only il the Government had gone hack on its pledges. On the other hand, it was moving forward, but stood lor pro,rn.... by stages of harmonious evolution, lie urged the Liberals not to vote lot Ihe obstruction which was hound to he followed by a mass movement in the country and ii would also create an ii ;i i a von ra bln impression in the minds of the Rriti-h Parliament.

St'Rß KNDEKKD TO SOVIET. ("Sydney Sun" Cables ). (Received this day at. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON March It. Tim Russian steamer .lupiter. untioiialiscd under tlm Soviet and later eaptincß ll.v General Wiangel, and trans--1,., red u, the French Government, tor v | tch she made numerous voyages, lias ~,.,-ivvil at Dan nth. The Captain .steel the u**l Eiag ami telegraphed in London, pheing the vessel at the disposal of the Solid lepreseutatives. insfrance on franc. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, March 11 The Loudon insurance market is charging forty guineas per cent against the risk of the fraue reaching Ovo hundred before January . po|X( AP.E’S REFORMS 11EJECTED PARIS. March 11. The Senate Committee has defiantly rejected more of M. Poincare'* financial reforms, including the. abolition ot the match monopoly. TRAIN VICTIMS' JEWELLERY. PARIS. March 11. After the railway smash the police collected suit eases containing jewels and other valuables worth CIO,BOO. INDIAN AFFAIR'S. DELHI. March 11. In the Assembly Motilal announced the decision of his party not to obstruct the remaining demands tor grants as yesterday's vote established the principle of Rental supplies before the redress of grievances.