BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.] 4 FRENCH MINISTER'S WITHDRAWAL. . LONDON. December 17. The Opposition newspaper “ Liberty ’ publishes a statement that the decision to withdraw Comute Saint Anlairo from the French Ambassadorship _ London was reached oil the eve of tin? British election, owing to Air AfacDonald's request, forced upon him by his own exlremists. that Al. llcrriot should send an Ambassador likely to be more accommodating on llio subject of international Socialism, hence the appointment of AUDeflouring. “Liberty” says that it has waited Compte Saint Aolaire’s departure from London before publishing the statement* Mr MacDonald, commenting on “ Likert;. ’s ” statement, says: " It is nhsaIntelv untrue that. I made any representations lor the v. ill'drawal of Coinpto Soiiit Anlairo." A CONFERENCE. LONDON, Dee. 1.1. Al. Briand. interviewed at Rome by the “Daily Express’s” * correspondent, said that a combined British, Italian and French conference would lie hold shortly, chiclly to discuss North Africa problems. THE DEATH SENTENCE. EX-SOLDIERS’ FATE. LONDON, Dec. 17. Justice S.li a nil a n sentenced to death Arthur Robert C’anliam, aged 55, a o.iner-maker. for murdering his wife. Tim Judge .stated: “M.v view is that this man’s moral self control was broken down by war serivee. and subsequent misfortune. 1 shall report thus to the Home Secretary.”

Canhnin gave evidence that he served in the South African and the Great AYars, and had a pension of L 8 quarterly. of which lie gave Lis wife £7 10s. He had no regular work for two and ahalf years. His wife had recently been nagging over his failure to earn something. On the morning of the crime, he* went in search of work. He was told he' was too old, and was only fit for the dust heap. He returned home and found no breakfast. He continued: “My wife told me to dear out. I lost my temper, and 1 struck her with a hammer. 1 tried to commit suicide with gas fumes.”

Canham concluded; “That’s what you get for serving your country.”

AOBANGI’S TRIALS. LONDON - . Dec. TG. Three hundred prominent people including Hu* engineering superintendents of all the leading shipping companies, cruised aboard the Union Company's new liner “Aorangi” to-day. Sneaking at a luncheon aboard, Sir Alexander Fairfield said the most exhaustive trials had proved her to he a thoroughly successful shin. She had maintained eighteen knots 'for sixty hours. The Aorangi’s arri*'" 1 in Australasia would mark the jubilee of the Union Company, which ran in competition with tin* Australian anil Canadian Governments, win# atltni ships did not pay, and admitted Cney taxed the public in order to compensate losses. “AYi* find." he said “the only way is to give tin* best service.” Other speakers declared the Anrnnf£jo was far ahead of the other ships in the Australian trade for steadiness. FASHION DISPLAYS. LONDON. Dec. 15, As an outcome of the AYemblcv Exhibition ,t!u* Bradford Chandler of Commerce Worsted Spinners’ Federation, British Sill; Association. and - other textile bodies have subscribed £l(l“,00i) to establish a mode house * in London on Parisian lines where model gowns will Ik* displayed to retail houses and shops, which make up the models from the materials shown. Collections of the models will also he seijt throughout tin* world. i GHBMAX CABINET. ' J ~-

BKBLIX. Dec. 15. Preident Ebert has accepted Chancellor Alarx’s formal resignation of the Cabinet, hut has requested him to continue in office pending the formation of a new Cabinet. IB ELAND AND LEAGUE. GENEA’A. December 15. The League of Nations’ Secretariat has issued the text of a letter from the British Foreign Office, dated November 27. in connection with the registration of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, of December 1921. at the Free State Government’s request. The letter reiterates that the British Government consistently held l that .-neither the 'Covennunt nor any conventions concluded under the l.eague auspices, are Intended to govern inter-Empire relations, and says that therefore they consider Article 18 of the Covenant does not apply to the document under notice.