BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association. 3 “ ABANDONED AND OUTRAGED WIFE." PARIS, March G. Zi/,i T.ambrino’s summons against Prince Carol, claiming €IOO,OOO as "an abandoned and outraged wife,” was served to-day. The President of tbe Civil tribunal is asked to request Prince Carol to appear at the Court. Amongst Mademoiselle Lambrmos letters to be used at the trial is one from Prince Carol, dated August, 1019, in which lie says: " I desire this letter to remain with you as my recognition of the fact that 1 am the father of your child, and also that, notwithstanding the annulment of our marriage, I have not ceased to consider myself vour husband.”

MUTISM DXKMPI.OYM ENT. LONDON. March <». The House of Commons. by 1»4 votes to 132, rejected tbe second rend- [ in.f of tile Labourite, All Lic- ** Smith’s Prevention of meat Bill, alter a debate that ws interesting as reveal mg the ite’s remedy for the trouble. The bill‘proposed that an annua grant be made to a National C"employment Board, consisting ot t e principal spending ministries « would be empowered m times of depression to anticipate tbe ordinal> expenditure and also to prepare national and colonial .development schemes, but who could withhold then operations during periods ot prosperity .and in those periods build up a cash reserve.

ATTEMPT TO AVERT STRIKE. LONDON, March G. In an effort to avert a widespread dispute the executives of seven Engineering Unions have advised stiikons at Hoes factory to put themselves in a constitutional position and leturn to work.