BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

_Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] BRITISH SEAMEN. LONDON, April 14. ; The “Daily Express” says : :“Hot- 1 leads belonging to the Federated Sealien’s Union, opposing Mr T, Have* ock Wilson’s National Union, attempt. :d to prevent two hundred seamen from oining the Port Hunter, the Matatua, mil the Ruapehu, saying that if they figned on they would be required to >ay up all the overdue payments to dieir union. It is alleged that threats vere used, and that one mail was seirerel mauled. Nevertheless, the ships jailed on time. An official of the National Union declared that-there was io truth in the rival unionists’ state-, nent. - ('• A SOVIET VIEW. . RIGA, April 13. Bk* ' The Soviet official newspaper T vesia,” publishes an amazing official 'W' appeal to the workmen of the world to bestir themselves and annihilate the League of Nations, which, the paper states, is nothing but “a coalition of brigands and oppressors, which must be destroyed in order to free the proletariat from the burden of militarism and in order to thwart the disomber* ment of Europe by American capital.” PAINTING OF THE KING, LONDON, April 13. V* . His Majesty tbe King is so delighted with Mr Jack’s picture of himself, painted for flu's year’s Academy, that, alter another sitting, he announced that he intended to purchase the picture himself and Mr Jack will now paint In. replica foi the Fulham Municipality. The critics predict that the picture will lie the most outstanding one at the Academy. THE AVAR INDEMNITY. PARIS, April 13. A statement regarding reparation dealing with payments made by Germany under the Dawes scheme shows that 17,573,000 marks have been paid to the British Empire, including 15,458,000 under'the Reparations Recovery Act. GERMAN CLAIM FOR COLONIES. <- BERLIN, April 13. —< Semi-official statements given to the press advance the opinion that it will he advisable, for the present, vo put in the background "tho idea of colonial mandates for Germany, though Germany’s moral right- to such mandates was conceded at Locarno. When. Germany, as a member of the League,* claims a mandate, it is sure to be for African territory. FRENCH CONCERN. PARIS, April 14. * Tho French “Leftist” press efiti- _ eises Signor Mussolini’s speeches at y Tripoli, in Africa. The “Quotidien” describes them as cases of megalomania which will prove dangerous to France and to the Jvocnruo spirit. It adds: “Significantly, Tunis is not far from Tripoli. The servants of the Duce are already claiming Corsica.” The “Petit. Blue” says it detects the voice of a new AVillielm in the Italian Premier. •SNIAFIL SLUMPS. LONDON, April 14. The iSniaviseosa Company’s shares have fallen from 66s 3d to 55s 7d since February. The “Daily News” atlri* bates the slump to tho difficulties _ re- ( garding the manufacture of Snialit J owing to it being subject to the British artificial silk duties. It- is also reported that Sniafil manufacture is not a commercial proposition and the erection of a British factory is unlikely to lie undertaken. BRIGHTER CLOTHES FOR MEN.-,** (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, April 14. The London tailors announced at their luncheon at the Savoy that brighter clothes for men would he tho future slogan. The cream of the literary and tho theatrical world was present and expressed their approval. _ 71 Tho chairman declared that the time had arrived to depart from tho drabness of the nineteenth century and follow the lines of the bright and hygienic clothing worn by tlie women of which doctors are highly appreciative. Britain could only conquer the world by originality, progressiveness and imaginativeness. It was time tho tailors ceased lo be automatons, turning out eternal blues and blacks. There was a startling difference between women’s clothes. It took two sheep to clothe a man while two energetic silkworms could clothe a woman.

'flic “Evening Standard” comments that “as long as it is necessary for . , man to have a safe pocket the tailors K. ■ would have a difficulty in outfitting • him along fhe scanty lines of the modern woman’s dress.” CLAIM FOR. DAMAGES. LONDON, April 14. Harnett, plaintiff in the famous in- ; sanity case of 1924, is now claiming damages from Doctor Henry Fisher, of Sittiiigbourne for negligently certify- ' ing him insane in 1922. It was disclosed . that Fisher’s certificate was partly based on a statement by Harnett’s ! younger brother that ho' had had. wrangles about religious matters with the plaintiff, who was deeply * steeped in sexual'topics. -^j DE VALERA AGAIN. LONDON, April 14. Do Valera, following oil ' a recent split with other Republican leaders, is establishing a new political organisation. The main plank is to urge the abolition of oaths of allegiance to the Crown in the Free States and Northern Parliaments so ns to enable Republicans to enter the Assemblies. GERMAN COLONIES. LONDON, April 14. The Berlin correspondent of the “ Times ” states that Herr Kulz, Minister of the Interior and previously of the Colonial Office, in an article in the “ Tageblatte,” describes the colonial question is a question of national honour like the war guilt. He refers to l’ the Allies’ declaration that it was ipy-V N possible to hand Germany back her colonies and declares that Germany’s return to the ranks of colonial powers is a matter of right and honour. Ho adds that the reparation problem is inisolveahle without damaging tho creditor countries, unless Germany obtains her colonial territory, of which r she must have full political control. . Militarism and Imperialism are not /J associated with Germany’s colonial act- f'M tivities. Her motives are •-I® economic. EX-KAISER BEHIND MONARCHIST MOVEMENT. LONDON. April 14. Tho “Daily News’s” Berlin correspondent states that tho Republican newspapers have asserted that the exKaiser is financing a new monarchist movement, aiming at restoration.