BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.] GRADING OF EGGS. PARIS, December 23. The Court, in giving judgment in a case involving a sale of eggs, laid down three categories of eggs: First, newlaid. or eating eggs, which must, l>e ■sold within a fortnight of being laid, in the summer, and one month in tho winter. Second, fresh eggs, which liavo undergone any treatment, and usable in the kitchen; thirdly, preserved eggs, which must be so labelled. .MURDER CONVICTION. ROME, December 22. A jury at Naples had just found a peasant, Sabatino, guilty of the murder of a missing butcher, with whom he hud quarrelled, when the latter rushed into Court. He explained that Sabatino, during the fight, had knocked him senseless. Thereafter he suffered from loss cf memory, and strayed awuv, and ho only recovered his memory that day, when he first learned of the trial. The Judge adjourned the case for 1 the purpose of the butcher's identification. THE BANK CASE. PARIS, Dee. 22. Captain Arthur, questioned with reference to his share in Sir Hari Singh's I £150,000. gave evidence that he was absolutely forced to receive forty thousand. imt had to return it to Hobbs an'd Newton almost immediately. PARIS, Dec. 22. Contain■ Arthur alleges that ho was forced into the plot by threats to expose his relations with a titled Englishwoman. He was forced to sign a receipt for £IO.OOO. and to return the money. HOSTILITY TO COMMUNISTS. VIENNA. Dee. 22. The police are taking strenuous-mea-sures against the Communists. They are expelling foreign emissaries, and prohibiting meetings. They have proclaimed 'the Austrian section of the Red International illegal. SCOTCH BV E-ELECTION. LONDON. Dec. 22. Tho first bye-election was held in Dundee, owing to the death of Air E. Morel. It resulted as follows: Mr Johnson (Labour) 22,973 Air Simon (Liberal) 10,234 The Dundee elect inn is notable for the small poll. -1-7.720 electors not voting. Tin* ( 'miser vat ive:,’ prospective rnndidate withdrew in order to allow the Liberal a straight light. Air Johnson claims that the election issue was solely Socialism versus Capitalism. AAI ERIC AN NAVY. WASHINGTON. Dee. 20. Until .Congress definitely announces its ;lt lit tide on the question of appropriating funds for a change in tho gun elevations on the chnitnl ships, the Government will not discuss the subject with Britain. FRENCH AVAR. DEBTS. AVASHINGTON, Dee. 20. The French Ambassador, AL Jusscrnnd. stales that France, after a moratorium for a breathing spoil, ean and will begin the repayment of her war debt to the United States, but France expects preferential treatment as compared with the terms which tho United States grants to other war debtor nations, bemuse France has suffered tho greatest loss eomonrativoly in fortune, and finally, because France was tho battleground.- lie spoke vigorously of France’s determination to hurl hack Communism. “We are a. steady nation. The soul of the French Revolution is not the soul of ‘Alodern France.’ ” he declared. “There aro no centuries of abuse to give rise to roil revolution there to-day.” AIILITARV COAIAHSStON’S COAIPLAINT. ■Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) PARIS. Dee. 23. Advices from Berlin state that the inler-Allied Alilitnry Control Commission has forwarded to Paris a further fortnightly report, stating that Germany has not fulfilled any of tho five points laid down at the Ambassadors’ Conference regarding disarmament. ITALIAN FLECTIONS. ROAfE, Dee. 22. A royal decree has been issued dissolving Parliament. Tho general elections will lie hold within GO days. MUSSOLINI'S AIOTIVE. [“Tin: Times” Service.] (Received (.his day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON. Doc. 23. The “Times” Rome (correspondent says that .Mussolini's new electoral hill, under which Italy will return one member for a constituency is the system generally foreshadowing an early general elect inn. The consequences of Afussolini’s step will lie very great. The “Times” eorres|>ondent points nut that in an election under tho new conditions the Fascists would certainly lose many scats. They would probably no longer ho the strongest party and their leaders would not have first claim to office. It is 100 early yet to say what, if*any, is the hidden motive behind Mussolini's action; but it seems clear that he has acted without any speciid regard to purely Fas-'i cist InU rests. /