BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association. 1 THE KAISER’S ESTATE. LONDON, Dee. A. Tbe “Daily Cbroniele's” Berlin correspondent stales: The ex-Kaiser is "ow of the world’s richest men. It transpire that, in addition to his recent tremendous award, he has received. since his flight from normally. more •ban eighty-live thousand sterling annually. IBs treatment is in striking contrast to that accorded the widow 01 i’resident Eliert, to whom Germany owes and incalculable debt. She lias to live frugally on Id daily, while the exlvaiser and his family receive an income from Prussia of £2OO daily. ’I lie press is very strong in its condemnation, calling the deeisioii “Royal Highway Robbery.” It is pointed out that the ex-Crown Prince has also been given a magnificent estate in Silesia, worth three million sterling, from which he gains a primely income. Prince Frederick of Prussia lias also obtained from the Prussian State vast estates, valued at a million and a quarter sterling. The Duke of Brunswick, the ex-Kais-er's soii-in-hiw, is receving £3,70t) annually from Bavaria, in addtion to an award of valuable estates. The Grand Duke of Weimar's annuity is live thousand sterling. The Duke of Su.xe-Coburg-Gotha. who is the former English Prince, the

Duke of Albany, has also won a claim to vast estates, including forests, museums, libraries, and art galleries. This is regarded a the most llagrant ease of all. as undoubtedly he has been awarded a quantity of Stale property on which, he did not have the slightest claim. The movement that the colossal claims should be seuled in Parliament, and not in the courts, came too late. Tlie payments must now be made. They must come from the comparatively poor people ol Germany, especially m Prussia. A BARRIE PLAY. I.ON DON. Dec. o. Sir James Barrie is objecting to the revival of one of his early works. “Walker. London." the rights ol which were sold in 1892 lor £2oO. Sir .las. Barrie says the play was an early i ndiserel ion. which is better dead. lie does not want to cause trouble, but should it lie necessary to institute legal proceedings to prevent the play being preformed. hiy is prepared to “go the whole hog.” Although the mii-iral comedy rights id tin* fare.* would now lie worth ten thousand sterling. Sir James Barries insists that it is not a question of money. EXTRKAIK REDS WANT FREE HAND. LONDON. Jlee. 5. The Daily Herald says: Air Wheatley, Captain Wedgcwnnil. Mr l.ausliiiry. and Air Alaxtun have de: lined nomination lor the Parliamentary Labour Party Executive. They are convinced that they, as the Socialists of the Party, should lie tree to exercise everv pressure on the Government, irrespective of tli Ot approval ol the Party. Air Lansbury and Captain AYedgwood arc moving a motion at the next meeting of the Laivoiir Party, expressing (he opinion that opposition id tlie Government's failure to deal with unemployment should take the form of holding up the Government business.

A DOCTOR’S COMMENT. LONDON. Dee. I. Duel or Felton, speaking at.Grimsby, said: “If a woman smokes, she drinks less tea. I have been called often to women sulk-ring from meat poisoning, but: never to a woman siilfering from nicotino poisoning.” GBAKCO-BULGAR A PEA IR. LONDON. December .". The full report of the Rumbold Commission reveals flint an outbreak or Graceo-Bulgarian trouble, with incalculable consequences, was only missed bv a close shave. On the morning of th,. 23riI. the Bulgarians’ appeal to the League of Nations reached Geneva. The League Secretary-General immediately telegraphed to Paris to At. Briand (President of the Council), who sent out, by one o'clock, an urgent order to both the Governments to (ease hostilii ie<. Ai that very moment a battle was imminent. The Greek Government had ordered a general offensive to begin at 8.30 the following morning. The iorccs on both sides were enough to make the consequences ot tlie hal tie serious. Ibo Greek Government accepting AI. Rriand’s order, sent out to the frontier an instruction to cease operations, which was only received at six o’clock two and a half hours hot ore the often* sivo was due to begin. AUNE DISASTER. NEW YORK, Dee. A. Although n fire which had prevented operations to rescue between twentylive and forty-five miners entombed in a gold, .silver and lead mine near Nederland, in Colorado, oil Friday, lias keen extinguished and the fear expressed that tlie men have been ,suffocated. A wall of tire smoke at the entrance lias filled the mine with choking fumes. FOR T V I .ON DON. LONDON. Dee. I. The first severe fog of t'-’,. w.ieLdescended on Loudon last night, and lasted all dav long. It is estimated (hat the Hack pall was a thousand feet thick in London, and that it expanded- over the North Sea as far as Flushing. All ti-'C- -was completely disorganised, ami business men were hours late in arriving at work. Seventeen buses and trains wore involved in accidents, in which many were injured |,v broken glass, including Viscount and Lady Gladstone, whose ear rollmed ""MURDER OF AIRS Al.u-FTF.. WK LTV RE DEN. Dee. fl. The evidence at the inquiry into the AfacFie murder revealed that a woman who visited the Intel hoys' room, which was next to Airs Alael'ie’s. saw three boys enter the deceased's room, and then heard some cries. Shortly afterwards three natives left the room with a couple of bags. ruder severe cross-examination the onrdener of a house adjoining, admitted 'he actually saw the murder through the window, but took no

action. Previously one of the hotel boys admitted committing the murder, but afterwards withdrew the statement. The early solution of the crime is expected. XO INTERFERENCE BY JAPAN TOKIO. Dec. 6. Cabinet discussing the Mukden situation. unanimously agreed not to interfere, provided Japanese and foreign lives are not endangered, though it is understood the general staff advocates threatening action if major hostilities break out. A DESERT KIND. ALGIERS, Dei;. 7. Count Byron Deprorok (Director of American excavations at Cart la gel claims to have discovered under desert sand near Tamaiirasct. in Hoggar reg-

ion. Sahara, a great tomb, several thousand years old. containing the body of Queen Tinhana. The Ixidy is wonderfully preserved, wearing a gold necklace, and gold and silver bracelets The sarcophagus is surrounded with pieces of wonderfully carved wood furniture, all undamaged. A largo number of articles were also found.

tilling l'ortv-six cases including many pervious stones. The tomb is said t ' resemble one at Blida. near Algiers. , lielieved to have boon the burial place of a member of the ancient dynasty of Numidia. perhaps Juba IT. BANK BOBBERY IN DUBLIN. LONDON, December fi. Armed robbers entered the Royal Bank of Ireland’s branch office at North-wall, Dublin, and made off with fourteen hundred sterling in cash.