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Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1924, Page 2

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LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SUBMARINE DISASTER. ' TOKYO, March 21 Though the salvage work is continuing, it is believed the imprisoned crew of the submarine are dead. There has been no response to communications since Wednesday morning. An attempt to raise the stern failed. It is now proposed to tow the vessel-to shallower waters. CARL HERTZ. LONDON, March 22. The “Daily Express” understands that Carl Hertz left a quarter of a million sterling which is a record for a stage performer.

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LONDON, March 22. The League of Nations Council made an interesting addition to the Saar Commission. appointing thereto M. Bartlioloinons Yossmann, a. native of the Saar, He is a butcher’s son and was orphaned at thirteen. He worked for six years as a pickman in the Russian State Alines, lie became afterwards the Secretary of the Saar Catholic A\ orkmen s Association, and was a member of tlie Reichstag from 1912 to 1918. His appointment to the Saar Commission has been made largely on Lord Cecil’s and Lord Parmoor’s initiative, as the Saar population believed that their previous representative was merely an instrument of French policy.

FRENCH BANKS’ ATTITUDE. LONDON, March 22. The “Daily Express” says that a sensation has been caused in financial circles owing to the Paris Banks’ treatment of English Banks of the highest reputation. The latter maintain accounts with the former which sometimes are overdrawn. Ordinarily the French Banks have simply charged interest- thereupon, but have allowed the operation; of the accounts to continue. The French Government, in order to support the lvanc has stipulated that the French Banks must not allow overdrafts on foreigners accounts, even including the English Banks accounts. This is causing the British Banks and their clients much inconvenience.

A GREEN DIAMOND. LONDON, March 21. The only green diamond in the world will he exhibited at the Wembley Exhibition. lc weighs one and a-hall carats, and is worth £1750. A prospector, J. Novick, found the diamond at Bloemliof, Transvaal, in April 1922, and diamond cutters at first would not believe that it was a real diamond.

BRITISH -MINING TROUBLE. LONDON, A larch 21. At a joint meeting of the coal owners and miners representatives, convened by Air Shinwell, the points at issue were discussed. Another meeting was arranged for the 25th of March, to enable the miners’ representatives to report fully upon the situation to a conference of miners’ delegates on the 25th March. Both parties reported to Air Shinwell what took place to-day. It is understood that the situation has now taken a hopeful turn. IRISH INTERNATIONAL DEAD. - LONDON, March 21. A London cable records the death of a noted Irish footballer, AYillinm Gardiner, who played threequarters for Ireland in no fewer than 17 Rugby international games. ,

(QUEENSLAND'S LOAN. LONDON, March 22 The negotiations for the Queensland Loan are now approaching a deadlock, though hitherto they have not been ruptured. THE EEANCO-CZECHO TREATY A FORGERY. LONDON, -March 21. The Labour paper, “Daily Herald” says: The alleged secret Frnnco-Ozcclio-Sluvak Treaty, cabled on the 10th .turns out to he a most humourous series of forged dinlomatie documents that had lieen produced and sold, in Central Europe for the past five years. Its author simply took the draft of the Austro-Germ in Alliance „f 1ST!), altered the names, and sold' it to the guileless purchaser. A SPY SENTENCED. BERLIN, A [arch 21. Darmont, held as a spy on March ]Bth. lias been sentenced ttwelve years penal servitude, and lined 5000 i gold marks. Iliiiz confessed that lie supplied Darniont with 02 reports of the German Deiohswohr, for which he obtained in 1022, sums aggregating 1.000,000 gold marks. . .jlijliJS FRENCH FINANCIAL BILL. /Received this dav at 10 0.m.) PARIS, March 23. The Senate passed the Government’s Fiscal Bill with its amendments, thus necessitating a return of the measure to the Chamber. This is another stage in the shuttle cocking between "the Senate and Chamber which is creating much impatience. GREEK REPUBLIC. (Received this day at 10 a.in.) ATHENS. .March 23. ’I be proclamation of a Republic is fixed for the 20fh. A plebiscite will ho taken in April on the question of the sanction of the abolition of the dynasty.