BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] ILLUSION OE SUCKLING. PARIS, March 2d. In response to an urgent appeal by Professor Pinard, the Chamber passed a bill making it illegal to manufacture or import any object giving a baby the illusion, that it was suckling, on the ground that many babies died through swallowing dummy teats. The industry has been given three months to transform teat-making plants. A SEDITION BILL. CAPETOWN, March 2.3. A bill lias been introduced by the Minister of Justice, to define sedition, for the purpose of preventing tho dissemination of doctrines subversive to peace and order. It provides for a penalty not exceeding five years’ imprisonment, for anyone who does, suggests or justifies, seditious acts, publishes a seditious libel, or is a party to a seditious conspiracy. The term Includes tho commission or incitement of an unlawful, violent act, together in the Union or elsewhere, towards persons, property, order, to alter any system of Government prescribed by law, incitement or disturbance of the public peace and also promoting feelings ol hostility between different races in the Union.

AN APPOINTMENT. LONDON, March 23. Speaking at the Canada Club, Mr Bledisloe announced that he had accepted the Government’s invitation to become Chairman of the Imperial Settlers’ Training Committee, on tho understanding that tho scheme applied to land settlement at Home as well ns overseas. Ho advocated a round-table conference to delimit the spheres of British and Dominion agricultural producers. He expressed the opinion that the future of the Empire depended on tho closest entente between Hon. Amery’s Department and his own. PICTURE OF CAPTAIN COOK. LONDON, March 23. The Jervis Bay, en route to Australia carries a painting of Captain Cook’s’ “Endeavour” before sailing from Whitby Harbour on tho voyage of discovery to the Pacific. It shows Cook ashore in tho foreground. It has been purchased for the national library at Canberra. FRANCE’S TROUBLES. LONDON, March 23. The “Times” in a loader, says:— “The franc is falling because neither Frenchman nor foreigner believe any Government can carry out indispensable reforms through the present Chamber. Moreover the Government is d.i’lying in revolutionary, socialist doi rmes, which is fatal to the ee.-T----dcMce that is essential to tho saving of Fir.roe.” GERMANY AND ITALY. LONDON, March 23. Count Dehianco, the new Italian Ambassador, presented bis credentials and took the opportunity of formally closing the 'Tyrol controversy, expressing tho opinion that there was no clash between Italian and German interests. EX-GERMAN OFFICER ARRESTED. LONDON, March 23. The Tetuan correspondent of “The Times” states that Otto Lei tin, an exColonel in the Left Army and a German war correspondent, while attempting to enter tlio Riff territory disguised as a native was wounded and captured by the Spaniards. He has been imprisoned four months awaiting trial. The Spaniards are contending that he is an ex-Gorman officer of unsatisfactory antecedents and was attempting to join Abdel Krini’s band of European adventurers. STILL ANOTHER. MANSION BURNT LONDON, March 23. The tenth big mansion tire in tho last, four months occurred early this morning when fSupworth House, Wiltshire, the residence of Colonel the Honourable Algernon Stanley, brother of Lord Derby, was burned. A dozen occupants escaped with difficulty in their night clothes. The damage is niiinv thousands sterling. A WIRELESS IMPROVEMENT. LONDON, March 23. The “Evening Standard” states that Sir Oliver Lodge, after three years’ secret experiments at a private laboratory, announces that ho has succeeded .in doing away with the oscilliations which hitherto have puzzled wireless men throughout the world. Sir Oliver Lodge, who introduced the method of aerial tuning, rendering wireless communication possible without chaos, has now abandoned it. He declared that perfect reception is guaranteed because with the use of his apparatus reaction is avoided. This will not add to the cost of new sets, but will mean a comparatively not costly alteration to existing receivers. JAP AIR FATALITY. TOKYO, March 25. Two bombing machines collided in mid-aid while exercising over the Tsuchuira naval flying ground. A Subaltern and a petty officer were killed. A sailor was seriously injured anil another escaped uninjured. Both planes were wrecked. RELIEF FOE, FAMILIES. > TOKYO, March 25. The Upper House passed a bill granting gratuities to the liereaved families of the Japanese killed in the Nikolaievsk massacre in 1920. Ihe Government is issuing State loan bonds ol approximately one million yen for tins purpose.

ANOTHER SPANISH FLIGHT. LONDON, Man'll 25. The Madrid correspondent of the “Times” states the Government is organising ft flight to Man*}*'TURKISH TRADITIONS. LONDON, March 20. The Cairo correspondent of the “Times” states that the Moslem leaders have issued a manifesto against the Turkish movement ot replacing tin Fez bv European hats as an imitation of the infidels. The manifesto also declares the Turkish innovation ot mixed marriages is opposed to teaching o

GERMAN POLICEMEN INDISPOSED BERLIN, March 25.

The fact that between three and four hundred Leipsig policemen fell ill on the dav that President Hmdenhurg visited the Leipzig fair has been made known. Herr Saxon, the Minister of the Interior, in the Diet, stated that an analysis had found a strong purgative mixed with the food the men had eaten, with the result that they were unable to carry out their duties when the President arrived. The Public Prosecutor is enquiring into the affair as to whether it had political motives.