BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1925, Page 2

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[Reuters Telegrams.] A PIRATE’S FORTUNE. LONDON, Feb. 10. The “Daily Express” Alilan correspondent stales that there is a romantic echo of the days of piracy linked to the decision of Signor Calouzi to legally claim a fortune stated to he worth millions sterling, now lying in a hank in Bombay. Calouzi claims to ho the direct descendant of an Italian naval officer named Frederico Delere, who fled in the eighteenth century alter killing a man in a quarrel. Pirates captured Delere who joined the gang. Ho inherited the whole- of his chief’s wealth. Calouzi bases his claim upon old documents unearthed in Aladagnsenr where Delere settled down.

AY IR ELESS ACHIKVEMENTS. LONDON, February 9. The wireless amateur, Air Symonds, “* of “20D” whose work was in a cable on November Hi reports that at seven o’clock on Sunday evening he succeeded, for the first time, in exchanging both ways a verbal message with Air Howden of “3BQ” Box Hill, Victoria. ATr Symonds has previously established communications with Argentina, Alexico, and South Africa. STEAM Ell FOUNDERS. SURVIVORS PICKED UP. (Received this day at P, a.m.) DELHI, February 10. Off the Malabar Coast while cn route to Bombay the Dutch steamer Cost-a Capell sighted a number of boats far out to sea containing tho survivors of the British steamer Ivillimline which foundered on her way from Bombay to Malabar. Sxteen, including three women, were drowned. The Costa Capell rescued the survivors from the limits and landed them -at Bombav.

LONDON. February 9. The “Daily Chronicle” says: The Olympic Congress at Prague will have to decide whether an amateur will bo allowed to compete against a professional. and also as to the desirableness of compensating an amateur for loss of time. The reduction of the programme is likely to include the elimination of the winter sports, shooting, riding and arts sections, and the reductions of competitors per event, thus limiting the duration of the games to one fortnight.

GRAECO-TURKISH AVAR. LONDON. Feb. 9. In view of Turkey’s refusal to accept arbitration by the Hague Tribunal on the question of the Patriarchate, Greece has decided to appeal to tho League of Nations. WORLD’S RECOVERY FIIOAI AVAIL LONDON, Feb. 10. The “Times” annual financial leview comprehensively surveys the conditions throughout the world, and says that those afford convincing evidence of a slow, hut continuous, progress towards a complete recovery from tho INTERXATJONAL LABOUR. AMSTEHDAAI, Feb. 9. The international Federation of Trade Unions lias adopted a resolution by 1+ to 5 votes in favour of inviting the Russian Trade Union Council to a conference at Amsterdam, provided that the Russians first expressed a desire lor admission. The British delegates, who favoured the ooeniiig of negotiations with the Russians conditionally, voted with the miiiorilv. CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS AHEAD. LONDON, Fch. 10. The British Parliament reassembles to-day. There are controversial topics looming ahead. These include the sate guarding of industries, the trade unions’ political levy, housing, the Navy programme and Hie Geneva Peace Protocol.

It is also understood that the Government are considering the stricter administration of the unemployment dole and a possible reduction of the benefits. Although strenuous opposition to this is threatened, the Government’s majority is so large that the Whips are arranging for the release of hatches of the Conservative members for the purlins;' of campaigning in fho country. Major Tryon, Minister of Pensions, sneaking at Lewisham, declared that the country's expenditure on war pensions since 1917 un to March next amounts to seven millions sterling. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Parliamentary correspondent understands that Mr W. Churchill (Chaivellor of the Exchequer) is resisting the new* cruiser programme, and hints that the Government are inclined to a postponement in view of the Geneva proposal for a Disarmament Conference. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent, referring to foreign rumours, says it has the highest authority for stating that the Government has no intention to treat the problems of the inter-Allied debts and the security of Cologne control as in any way inter-dependent, or as furnishing opportunities for bargaining. A MATRIMONIAL CASE. LONDON. Feb. 9.

An unusual matrimonial ease came before the King’s Bench when the wife of the author. Ford Madox llueffer. obtained a perpetual injunction against Miss Violet Hunt, to prevent the latter from describing herself as Airs llueffer.

Tim applicant explained that her husband left her with two children in 1909. The following year her husband ami Miss limit lived together. Though I lice were grounds for divorce Airs llne(for could not seek one, because she is a Roman Catholic.

It was stated oil behalf of Miss Hunt, that Mueller gave her to understand that he had obtained a divorce in Germany from 1 1 is first wife. They went through a marriage ceremony which Miss Hunt believed to he legal. . The applicant, brought the case he cause Miss Hunt, who is a writer, had signed letters to the press with the name of “Violet Hunt Huefler.”