BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrasls.] FASCISM ,\NO FREE MASONRY. ROMES. August 0. The National Fascist Council, presided over by Mussolini, resolutioned, lot bidding Fascists to enter I'iee Alasniiiy on thu pain of expulsion from Fascism. It drew attention to the Alasoiiic elements 'alleged hindering of the Government's wortc. BRITISH HOUSING RILL. y LONDON. Aug. fb Tho House of Lords, with minor amendments, lots read lor the third time the Government’* Housing Bill (.sponsored by Air Wheatley). ARGENTINIAN IN INDIA, DELHI, Aug. o. Zaiitii lots reached Nasiraliad. EDITOR ARRESTED. LONDON, A lit'. (I. The “Daily Express" states that Mr John Ross Campbell. Editor of the "Worker Weekly," lias been arresloil on a charge of attempting to seduce the armv Ironi loyalty to till* King bv means ol articles dealing with the A nil v anl Industrial Disputes. CHARABANC SMASH. LONDON. Aug. 0

Seven women ami ihildren were killed and many injured, through a charabanc smash at Broeklcv in Worcestershire, while returning from a girl guides camp. The vehicle got out of emit nil, and crushed into a wall at the bottom of a hill. A DARING ROBBERY. LONDON, Aug. G. A (hiring daylight jewel robbery occurred at Nulia House, Cowes, the residence of Lady Baring, who was entertaining during Cowes Week. Lady Raring met a stranger in the hall, who, in response to an enquiry as to what he wanted, asked for Sir Godfrey Bar•jng. Lady Baring answered: “If volt will wait a few minutes, he will b> here.” Tito stranger said lie feared he could not wait, and he coolly left liy a garden door. Subsequently a maid discovered that the Marchioness of Crewe’s jewel case, containing fifty pieces, valued at about 112000 had Ih:oii stolen.

THE ABAPFNI CONTRACT. LONDON. Aug. 0.

In the House of Commons. Mr Reiner enquired whether the British In.ismy has hem. facilitating New /ealam s Awapuni power scheme, in view of the fact that a foreign sub-contractor hail received a £299.000 equipment <?olltraet. which might have been placed in Britain. ~ Mr Phillio Snowden (Chancellor ot the Exchequer) replied that he understood that New Zealand was eoiisi.loring applying for a loan under tin* Trade Facilities Act in connection with this scheme, but no application has 1)0011 received. Such loans, he pointed out, arc available for contract- that are promoting employment in Briti;m.