BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

'Australia A N.Z. Cablo Association. 1 FINANCING MURDERING OF .1 EDGES. BERLIN, December 2S. Hartmann, a Communist, who wits charged with burglary, confessed to Mealing for the purpose of financing the Terrorists intending to murder Supreme Court Judges. The police found machine guns, pistols and motor-cars at Hartmann’s house.

BRITISH FASHIONS FOR THE BRITISH. LONDON, Decent her 2L A British “ Model llouse,” ftiT which Yorkshire, Nottingham and Norfolk manufacturers provided the capital, inaugurates :i New Year attempt to establish a new school of fashion. 1t aims at making London the Empire’s fashion centre. Mr Aytnond, managing director, says the chief purpose is to design fashions suitable to British beauty. At present a British woman wanting to look smart tries fo look French and fails because she lacks distinctive characteristics which are spiritual rather than physical. The British are quite as attractive us the l’arisicns. hut of a different type. “ Model House ” has premises in Regent Street and is opening the only stock room in the world containing all British goods. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. LONDON, Dee. 20. Speaking at Leicester, Mr Ramsav MacDonald said that Russia existed, and neither prayers nor armed activity, nor indifference could wipe it out. Britain could do nothing of any importance towards tlie peace of Europe and of the world without becoming aware of the fact that there is a national Government of Russia with which she must have some relation. M. Tcliitclierin’s (the Soviet Foreign Minister) visit to Paris' was more sgnlicant that the British Government eared to confess.

JEWEL THEFT. LONDON. Dec. 20. Burglars stole £40.000 worth of jewels, including a diamond tiara, and remarkable necklace, front Lord fiiverforth’s place at Southgate. in Middlesex. While the family were dining, the thieves erected a forty-foot scaffolding pole, climbed to the window of Lady 1 uvorforlh’s bedroom, forced the shutters, used a blow lamp upon Her Ladyship’s private safe, and escaped in a, motor ear. IIEDJAZ KING’S ABDICATION. LONDON, Dec. 20. It is reported from Tort Soudan that King AI i has abdicated Iho throne of iiedjaz. THE BETTER SLUM]’. LONDON. Dee. 20. The ‘■Westminster Gazette” states: There is a continued fall in the price of Danish Initler. This had resulted in London merchants losing fortunes. It !.•• explained Thai the Germans caused a shortage of butter in July last bv buying largely in anticipation of import duties. They then redoubled their purchases twheii the Australian and New Zealand strike of British seamen began. Afeantime. Britishers frantically bought butter cargoes en route, and also bought Danish butter, Iho prices of which soared. The public, however, refused to eat the dear 1 Hitter. preferring margarine. Then came tlie resumption of the Australian and New Zealand shipments, and that on unexpectedly large settle, which flooded the market. The merchants now are selling Danish butter tit- sixpence per pound less than they paid for it.