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Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1925, Page 3

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fßeuters Teukgrams.] RPi’PBEIC v. .MONARCHY. I.o.XDOX. May 11. “The Timex” Berlin eorresj undent says that on the eve of President llinilenburgbs entry into ollioe, he finds Berlin at loggerheads over the flag question. All official i.i.liio states that the Republican Hag must be llo"u. but tke Nationalist* are urging their members not to be -hv about Hying tie black, red and gold emblem. The decision of Repnlilii in Association* again l parti: ijiating in weleotuing President ii iixlon burg i.s regretted, as enabling the Monarchists practii ally to dominate the oeeaisien. thereby conveying an impreshon not strictly in accord with tlie true state of Berlin leeling.

DEAI’ENTEI) NAKED GIRE. HON DON. May 10. An astonishing episode octurred at Aliddleshoroueh. A naked, demented girl, agtxl seventeen, left her home, and was discovered driving a bieomotive, which crashed into a standing wagon, doing damn go amounting to two hundred and Pi tty sterling. The polbe. with difficulty, boarded the engine, and found the naked girl jumping about. She was overpowered, and taken to the police station, wrapped in a constable's cloak. The girl had hoarded the engine. and had delightedly pulled the levers until she start: d the engine running. TIIE N.Z. I.dAX. EON DON. May .11. The “Financial ’limes.” says: Ihe llntatiou of the New Zealand loan will lido British industry, and will open up markets for the disposal ol British manufactures. The newspapers are giving prominence to the New Zealand loan: “I I is possible a portion of the loan may have to Iv r.'iilitted to New Zealand in gold. Therefore, for the moment. we do not want to encourage colonial hnrrnwing. even though a vonsiderable amount is to be sp. lit in Britain. LORD MIEXEK. (Received this dav at. 10 26 a.m.'t EON DON. May 11. A bulletin states Lord .Milner hist ground last, night, insomuch that the temporary improvement lias disuppear-

EAI PITH) PA K E DAMAGE. AIANfEEA. May IP Several are dead as the result ol a series of earthquakes at Samar, .m 1 - gros and l.eyte last week. At cording to delayed advices Irmn the areas affected, the property damage wa> considerable. Dim church was <■*■- stroyed. AN ARDI.OGY. (Received this day at 10.26 a.m.) PEKIN, May 11. The ('nmiliander ot the gunboat called mi the Consul-Pi nural and apologised for shooting and announced his readiness to pay hospital expenses and repairs to the houseboat. PRINCE HE WAEES. CAI’EfijAYN. May IP Tiie Prince of Wales is at | re.- nl resting at Abe Bailey’s farm. near Colehsurg. BEEGIAN CABINET. BIU'SSKLS. May IP The Belgian Cabinet problem has been solved al last. Van Dew .were, a Flemish Catholic, will be the new Premier. lie is also taking the For, igu Portfolio, which means the policy ot the Ministry whose coninorithm is to ho officially announced on May. P2th. is practically identical w ith the I bcunis Cabinet. Oewyvere retained Sieve (Catholic) and Thcunis as Ministers. replacing four Liberals by prominent men outside ol politics. M. PA I X I.E\ E EX PI .A I NS. ["To" Times” Service.]

(Received this day 0.2 A a.m.f LONDON, May 12. Mr Davis, the correspondent id the • ‘ Tunes,” says that following the Cabinet discussion on the Moroccan situation M. Painleve made a statement that the Riffs would soon discover that their mistake in penetrating into the French lines was of the greatest importance. This Riir movement, wln.-h no longer was a mere infiltration bathe object of pillage, hut was a ten 1 invasion aimed at forcing us to esatimte the territories as far as fez. should be suppressed with the utmost energy. . . . M Painleve emphasised that it >■- almost as important that Era,tee's intentions should be (-1.-ally understood abroad. There was no quesLion ol a war of conquest. Eranee was purely and sim.plv defending her own inlctosls Not onlv was she remaining in the limits of the M.uroccan mandate, but she was acting in complete aeeordam • v. it!, the Anglo-Spanish agreement. SOVIET ARM INC. T, ON DON, May 11. The ••Times'’ Riga correspondent vs t p.e Moscow press has puhhshed an' appeal by General Kamenelf. chief of the Red Armv stall, urging the extensive formation of ritlo clubs in order to counter balance the Western Europea it military inslituVious. He says that there is not a minute to lose and that rifle practice must Ik- encouraged. The chief Government departments are co-operating and there will be competitions for prizes.

HERMAN REPARATION PAYMENTS PARIS, May 11. In the first eight months of the first Dawes year Germany has paid six hundred and forty million gold marks, m reparations, five-sixths whereof have been paid in cash from the proceeds ot the foreign loan. Britain reeetved nearly one hundred and fifty millions. AFRICAN MINE WORKERS. (Received this day «t L 4.« a.niA CAPETOWN, May 11. The general council of the South Airman Mine Workers Union decided to tal*J a strike ballot in connection with the report of .lustice Do Yilhers who acted as mediator on the Mines ( oneiliation Boat'll and who favoured the miners application for increased wages by tweutv per cent, retrospective to the beginning of last October. Mine ow nI ers opposed granting the increase. ! N0.,-unionists will be allowed to participate in the ballot.