BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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THE J’l! OB ABLE DATE. LONDON, Jan. L 5. It is understood there lias been n<< In it in-,- developin', tit in arranging for the next Imperial Conference. Some Dominion Governments have replied to tit/.- Imperial Government's inquiry is to what time it will suit their representatives to come to Loudon, nut further communications must pass lielore any decision is reached. As regards the .suggestion that the conference might he held in .lime, the fact that elections are pending in several Dominions, and tne Parliaments of others will he re-assembling about that lime, makes it likely Unit the conference will he held about October, perhaps even later.

GERMAN ROYAL CLAIMS. BERLIN, Jan. 15

Duke Charles Edward Saxo-Coburg Gollm, son of the Duke of Albany, is among the ex-Princes claiming large sums from the State. The Berlin press describes him as a real Englishman, who has never renounced his British nationality. The Duke has already been awarded by the Supreme Court thirty million gold marks and extensive landed propeVty. lie now claims a further lour millions of gold marks Irnm Kiit* I burinAUSTRALIAN LOANS. LONDON. Jan. 11. The Underwriters of the Queensland loan take up sixty-eight per cent, and of the South Australian sixty-three per cent. Dealings commenced in both issues at three-quarters per cent, discount. IT ALV AND BRITAIN. LONDON, Jan. 14. Yolpe and Churchill informally conversed for hours on the subject ol the Italian debt to Britain. Proceedings lire being purely preparatory to a mil in conference later. 1 lie Italian delegation went to the Treasury for the second meeting.

.Mr Chamberlain is convalescing at Ri'jialln.

hororata REPAIRED. LONDON. Jan. It

The Hororata effected temporary repairs to Hie steering gear and is proceeding to Genoa. SOLAR ECLIPSE. BATAVIA. Jan. f'l. Fifty astronomers from many countries observed the solar eclipse and achieved mixed results, according to the site. Though the sky was not perfect, the leader of tho British expedition af Beiicoolen on the west coast of Sumatra, carried out the full programme and saw a corona, similar io that observed in India in 1899. On the contrary clouds prevented completely satisfactory results being obtained at Palembang on the opposite side of the island.

SIR A. CHAMBER I, AIN ILL. LONDON. January 15. Sir Austen Chamberlain has been suffering from influenza at Pnpnllo. ALLAN COBTTAM’S FLIGHT. LONDON, January 11. .Mr Allan Coblinrn is engaged in a. flight from England to Capetown. SNOSV FALLS TN LONDON. LONDON. January Id. Heavy snow falls occurred in London and the Midlands. Hunting lmd to he abandoned.