BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC. LONDON, Jan. 20. A girl dancer, Miss Penswood, in a Northirmberland village, infected 20 partners or other guests with smallpox. Only unvaecinated dancers thus far have iK-en infected. There are now 311 eases of smallox in England, of which 143 are in Durham, hut they are mostly of a mild type. PASSPORT rtEGJME. LONDON. Jam. 25. 'Wie I. eague of Nations lias l>oon requested by the Passports Subcommittee to convene a conference to discuss the Sub-Committe’s agenda, including the best means of achieving or hastening the abolition of the passport regime. Meantime the Sub-committee recommends a minimum validity for two years, hut if possible, validity for five years. It also recommends the abolition of transit and entrance visas, and also the better organisation and examination of passports at the frontiers.

Am annexe to the report su■'frosts the issue of nn identity hook, either gratis, or sit si nominal charge to migrants in place of :i passport.

MUNIFICENT 01 FT. LONDON', Jan. 20. The Koval Hospital School at Greenwich, which is the oldest naval school in the country, is transferring to Suffolk as the result of the munificence of Mr G. S Kendo, a SnfFolk land-owner, who is now in New Zealand, who lias given his estate of Holbrooke, of nine hundred acres, to the hospital. GERMAN TKIAL. LONDON, Jan. 25. The “Daily Express's” Berlin correspondent says: “A trial has commenced at Tuebingen that is causing a sensation in Germany, ft is that of Baron .Manfred Von Tessi. aged twenty-sev-en years, a former officer in the Uhlans and liis seventeen years obi brother, Kurt. They are accused of murdering their elder brother, Baron Walter Von Tessin, eighteen months ago. while deerstalking. Walter was shot through the heart from behind. It was at first thought that his gun went off in an accident, but then Baron Manfred commenced to spend most of bis time with his brother’s widow, causing her kinsmen to resent his behaviour. During an altercation, Manfred angrily threatened to kill one relative “as f killed my brother.” Baron .Manfred was thereupon arrested. A number of passionate love letters from Manfred to his brother’s wife have lioeii discovered. The younger brother was apparently Manfred’s tool.

THREAT OK TAXATION. LONDON. Jan. 2(i. .Mr Baldwin, Prime Minister, in a speech, at a. Unionist association dinner at London, said: “Unless great economies are secured, an increase in taxation this year or next, whatever Government is in power, will lie inevitable.”

Tito Premier said he thankfully noted hopeful signs of a trade improvement. Ho declared that economies must, be made, involving sacrifices not only of luxuries, but of tilings almost in the ‘ category of necessities. Ho stated that the eyes of their opponents were fixed more on spending than on saving, and the Government would need the stoutest support of all friends on both sides. ITALIAN SETTLEMKNT. LONDON. Jan. 20. A provisional .settlement of iho Italian war debt to Britain has .been made. A debt drafting eommitlee meets to-morrow to settle points and /details. "y LONDON, Jan. 20. ' Regarding the terms of the AugloItaliau Debt settlement, Signor Volpi in all interview, admitted that, there was an agreement on the fundamental points. Ho tactfully evaded a question as to whether this agreement was satisfactory to Italy, and also as to how it compared with Italy’s American settlement. Well-informed circles, however, are of tile opinion that the payment bv Itny of annuities of four and a-lmlf million sterling will begin immediately-

GERMANY ACCEPTS INVITATION. , LONDON, January 25. -> Caliinct has decided to accept the League's invitation to Germany to participate in the preliminary disarmament conference.

MAORI RUGBY TOUR. PARIS, January 25

Since the Drench Rugby J ederation arc unable to bear the cost of the pioposed visit of the Maori team, it is proposing to the English Rugby Union that the Maoris• should visit England and Wales, who are to share the cost. The Welsh have replied that they are ready to receive the Maoris, but. so far there has been no intimation from the English. UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNISM. tßeceived this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, January 20. The Vice-Chancellor of the Oxford University in a letter to the “ Times ” confirms the recent report that members of the University are endeavouring to induce the Indian students to join the Communist Party. Those implicated were compelled to sign an undertaking promising that in future they would not directly or indirectly communicate with the Communist organisation or endeavour to propagate Communist idea.

35 WOMEN HONOURED. LONDON, Jan. 20.

The Royal Life Boat Institute is presenting • letters of thanks, bound in vellum, to thirty-five women of Boulmer, situated in Grace Darling’s district on the Northumberland Coast, who helped to launch the life-boat in the early hours of the morning of 31st. Decemlier, in the teeth of the severest blizzard known for many years. They dragged the life-boat, which weighed 3} tons ,n distance of 11 miles. PLACE FOR N.Z. MEAT. LONDON, Jan. 20. The London County Council has decided to include New Zealand heef in tii kinds of meat purchasable for the Council’s mental hospitals. BRITISH INDUSTRIALISTS BACKWARD. LONDON, January 20. Lord Emmott. speaking at Bradford on the occasion of a Royal charter being granted to the Textile Institute, declared the British manufacturers have been to apt to despise scientist: methods. Germany led the world in dyeing. British motor-car mnnufaeturrs were mainly imitators. Britain was not included in the first three nations in the new artificial silk industry. Now Italy was pioneering artificial wool.

THE CANCER PIGMENT. LONDON, Jan, 27

The Glasgow cancer hospital experts are investigating Sir George Rentson’s theory that pigments cause cancer. Sir George Bentson regards manure as u source of deleterious pigments and thinks the modern methods of cultivating edible plants are harmful and denounces the indiscriminate use of preservatives in food, many of which contain a pigment.