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Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1925, Page 2

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• tJSTBAL/AN AND ti.Z. CABL* ASSOCIATION, COL. DEXNRSTOEX LEAVES THE A JEM V. LONDON, May 12. The Gazette .states that Lieut. Colonel Deimistotiii. who recently figured in the damages action, and was oils,, retired pay ill the Reserve of Officers, iia.s resigned.

M. CAII.I.AEX’S PLANS. PARIS. May 13. M. Caillaux (Finance .Minister) addressing the Finance Commission in the Chamber of Deputes, outlined the reforms be proposed to cover the Budget deficit of thirty-eight million sterling. He announced that it was proposed to increase the taxation by _/ 3.o(>;> million train-, in order that the whole of the permanent expenses ot the Budget might be covered. Ihe establishing of a National Bank of Re-insurance iwas also proposed to which hank all tl:e insurance companies would he obliged to bring at least fifty per cent, of their premiums. This would ensure to the State a proportion of the profits made noon insurance, which virtually was a monopoly. The new taxes would include an increase in the tobacco duties and

a tax on the refining of petrol. Ho said the income tax dues not appear capable ot increase, but it would be collected under more strin-

gent conditions. The new taxes, lie said, cannot ha\o their full effect in lt>2o. so the Treasury inust meet the States demands this year.

Mr Caillaux emphasised that 130 thousand million francs ot the 1‘ reach debt was in the form of short term engagements. This was a grave dan-

11,, said the receipts under the Dawes Scheme, amounting to 1210 million francs would not benefit the Treasury as it was being allocated to tlu- liberated regions.

M. Caillaux also proposed to earmark a proportion ol the receipts from the Dawes Scheme for the reducing of the French debts to Britain and to America.

THE PENSroX SCHKME. LONDON. May 12. The Labour Opposition ill the House of Commons have decided to move the rejection of the Government's Pensions Bill. COSTLY CHINESE CUN PLAY. POKING. May 13. |„ connection with the Chinese gunboat tiring on tin- British houseboat at Shanghai, the Consul-General yesterday pointed out to the Admiral that owing to the gravity of the offence, it was impossible for them to accept an apology. He must first bo satisfied the guilty officer lias been adequately punished, and the 'question of compensation must be considered later.

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. LONDON, May 13. Tffi. House of Commons read a third Hnio the Church of Scotland Bill. SUICIDE IN RUSSIAN PRISON MOSCOW. May 13. Savinkoff. whose arrest was cable on the 2111 h. August last lias suicide., in prison. A few hours previously he wrote to Hie head of the police, begging his liberation. He received** a hopeless answer. He then threw himself from a fifth Hour window, and was killed instantly. A BOY .MURDERER. LONDON. May 12.

t merge Jeff rev. a boy. was charged at tin* .Juvenile Court with the murder of the girl Joan Aunett.s. The bprosecul ion showed that the girl s skull had been fractured, and there were I I. wounds on the head and neck, which might have been caused by a pen-knife. The police evidence that the hiy voluntarily made a statement that he committed the crime.

THE PEACE PACT. PARIS. Alay .13. The French viewpoint of Germany’s guarantee pact proposals is omhodn in the preliminary draft of a Note to Germany " hi: It has been handed to the A nglo-Belgian Governments. A summary h"s been published. It states that the Note is profoundly pacific, ami it emphasises France's willingness LO i-u-opernte with Germany in attaining supplementary guarantees ol peace provided that the present treaties and cei.ventions are not weakened, and the rights and interests ol the Central European States are not impaired.

SOY.I FT CONSTITHTION. [“Tr?” Tim ns” Skhvicf..] Uteceivod this day at 9.35 a.i.*.) EON DON, .May 13. The “Time." Riga correspondent says tin* Soviet Congress ratified the new >■ Russian Constitution superseding tho original of 1918. The latter was httrriidly priidm-ed in the Soviet’s so-called militant period, when the Bolsheviks were carrying out a purely destructive programme. I.eniu and the other Ic ders then iu-tilied the restriction ol the liberties of citizens under the merely temporary measure. 3he new constitution. however, does not reflect progress towards liberty. It retains the same principles that the Bolshevists considered necessary "hen fighting for oxist-

A r.IQI'OR TREATY. TOK If). May 13. The Foreign OUhe is negotiating a liquor treaty with America similar to Britain, permitting the searching of Japanese ships outside territorial waters. and Japanese ships are allowed carry liquor conditionally in American Waters. The I'leatv does not apply lo the J’hillipines.

big fire in Japan. TDK It). .May 13. A lire destroyed two thousand build- Cj. jugs at Ktiniagae. including the sta- % ;ion. the Coinnieri ial College, the silk laetory and the Town Hall. The number ol' casualties, "qiicli include deaths. has not yet U-en ascertained. BFLCARIA'S APPEAL FOR HELP. LONDON, Alav 13. The ' Dailv Express's” Sofia special eorrespoiidi-nt states that la- has had interviews with King Boris and his Aliuisteis. in which they appealed for th*- assi-tatii-e of foreign powers, especially that of Britain, to overcome the ditiieiilt ies si ill confronting Bulgaria. Tin Ministers deny there arc* political r< pri-ab.. and they declare their struggle is against tin* Bolshevists alone. They di-nv they hate designs agair.sl Serbia and Greece, luit they i-mpha-i-e that Bulgaria must have an outlet to sea. through one or other of

TRADE WITH R I 'SSI A. LONDON. Alay 13. Pending a knowledge of the length of the summer recess, the Labour Partv lias provisionally accepted an offieial Russian invitation to send a deputation to Russia during the summer to study tlte possibilities of the improvement of Anglo-Russian trade,