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Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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(“Sydney Sun” Cables). GOLD C.TJRRK.NCV. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) CAPETOWN. November 12. The possibility is being discussed of South Africa soon returning to gold currency as a consequence ol the lulling price of gold oil the London market. together with the increased exchange rates imposed by the hanks. It may '-oim he more profitable to the icJning industry to send gold to Pretoria mint to he converted into sovereigns, than to sell it in London. It would then he possible lor the industry to pay wages and purchase South African stores of gold amounting to a million and a hall monthly. The mint authorities admit this is quite practicable.

IN AFRICA. CAPETOWN, November 11. Armistice Dev was generally observed throughout South Africa by two minutes pause. MR ASQUITH SAILS. LONDON, November 11. M Asquith left for Egypt this morning, on a six weeks holiday.

PLAINTIEE LOSES CASE. LONDON, November 11. In the Lady Terringlon ease judgment was for defendants.

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION. LONDON, November I!

Following upon the Premier s announcement regarding the exhibition Lord Stevenson states it is up to Ihe trade of the country to play up to the Government. The principal Dominions aie emphatic about the good the Exhibition has done them and they are quite prepared lor another session. It is quite possible that the result will he that the. Wembley of 1!>25 will exceed in interest that ol 1!• I.

INTRICATE PROBLEM FOR POLICE. PARIS. Nov. 11

A curious series ol tragedies at Nice suggest the elements of a lirst-rale detective story. Firstly an unidentified |„„|v was recovered from the sea on Friday, death being due to hunting, but tiie victim’s clothes were without a trace of the (lames, so it is evident the body was dressed alter death. Later the naked body of a young Italian waiter named Mills was picked up 111 the sea and a derelict sailing boat found nearby. Lastly a ripped mirtmr.iiteau was found near the lirst body containing several photographs spotted with blood. Om* of the photngaphs represented a group of three women. The police are now trying to link up the dead bodies, the boat, the portmanteau and the photographs.

ITALY’S PARLIAMENT. ROME. Nov. II

The Italian Parliament opens to-day with indications of troublous times ahead. The opposition has published a strong manifesto to the nation. orating their decision not to Participate in Parliamentary work so long as the situation it denounced in .lunc wimn thev withdrew from Parliament, a ftthe' Matted ti murder, eon! limes. An even more aggressive nianilesto claims the opposition represents a majority of the nation, hut that power is illegally exercised ly a minority. Mussolini in a speech at a meeting of Deputies of tin* Majority Parties said the Government intended to advance rapidly on the road towards normality. He denounced the attitude of the opposition in absenting themselves Iroin Parliament as uncnnstitiitiniiul. ami emphasised the Fascist Party had changed its constitution. Illegalities mid acts of violence had diminished, lie pnid a tribute to the Government's foreign and domestic policy and sLivsscml tlic* imporliiiHv of 1 <!<*- velopnieiit scliciiios.

A FRENCH SENTENCE. RAIIIS. Nov. II

A representative of the German Embassy staled the Eiliha-sV a died M. 1 lerriot t" grant Nathusius a |oovisional liberty on hail if necessary, in order to allow him to IViico. IL was pointed out that lie is (W and in ill-health. He emphatic, ly denies the charges against him. A niineilinry visit made to him in L)L> at Coblenz discovered nothing. American authorities were of opinion the accusation had failed. and allowed Natlmsiiis to go 1" CasseL Me 'Y J,S J**’ aware tho emu I mart ini at Lille in L - him iu clofiiult.. li ( * ,s 11(1 on the list of war criminals and therefore believed ho was live from all danger.

AtORK ANTt-A.MERIC.VN FEEUNfL (Received this day at 12..10 p.m.) TDK 10. November 1 1 ■ The body of the unknown patiint who committed Imrakiri in the grounds of the Ameri'an Embassy in June as a protest against the exclusion laws will he re-entombed in the national military cemetery at Tokio, the permission of the War Office having been annoiineP,l to-day. The national patriotic bodies intend to make a. great occasion of the reburial, hut the date has not Leon

annoiineed. 1 The War Office pronouncement comes at a time when the Foreign Office is preparing to renew a. formal protest -gainst exclusion to Washington, which politically, is necessary before the Diet convenes in December. ,IAP DOCTOR’* DISCOVERY. TOKIO. November 11. Doctor Shimeeru .Tusaiua, attached to the Kita.sato laboratory, who has previously el.'.imed the discovery of the li u teria of eruptive typhoid, now announces that he has succeeded in discovering measles bacteria. empire government. LONDON. Nov. 11. The t ime is over-ripe for the I rank recognition that the Colonial Ofl.ee is no longer an impropriate channel I'" tin* Dominions’ business, says tin* “Times.” The problem ol Anglo-Do-miuions r«*latinnslii l i can only be sotted bv llie adoption of the established pnncipies implied by the Dominion status tn tin* existing imu-liinory. Tlic* H‘»n 1,. M. Amery. who** first-hand knowledge of the Dominions enables him to realise the importanee of the ovcrilnc reform, would not he best employed m preventing any infriiigenieiit ol Hie si at ns tin* Dominions have won. seeing tin* Dominions have not forgotten any Cabinet decision concerning them. I In* ilominions should cease knocking a the open door, but come rigid m and us* the opportnnitv by replacing administrators by diplomats, and by appointing ambassadors ", \*'elits-( leiieral, enabling l.ritam t adopt a more consistent attitud** to the Dominions’ renresentatives. Mali ienr'eniiisaiton slamld lie based on the development of the Imoenal Conler- „;.,,* info a Council. equal nations to he represented l*v their Premiers, tluw eliminating the Colonial Ol io* ns a n ( .„s for a self-governing Empire divert in*' the Dondoioi.s’ correspond,mt-o t„ the Prime Mi,cider. Tl the Hon \merv can persuade the Dominions thn'* their li*d.l in world affairs depends on the nuality of their representatives i„ London. he mav eliminate tl, ■ • tomtits to more closely define An,JoDominions relation-inn.