BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

CORSICAN NED KELLY. [‘‘Sydney Sun” Cables.] (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) BAR IS, April 20. Gendarmes ambushed and shot dead tho notorious brigand Rome Romanelti described at ‘‘the Corsican Ned Kelly.” He was a picturesque figure and ruled the wildest parts of Corsica for sixteen years. He became involved in countless vendettas, owing lo murder* carried out during brigandage. TIME LIMIT FOR BIFFS. PARIS, April 20. The French and Spanish Governments have fixed May Ist ns the time limit for the conclusion of negotiations with the Riffs. If no agreement lias been reached then, the French and Spaniards will resume offensive. A CONFERENCE. LONDON. April 20. Sir Ward Burnham presides at a conference to be held on .«lli Alny between the Council of Empire Press Union, High Commissioners . Agents General and Overseas Settlement Committee, to discuss the way the Press of Empire may assist Empire migiat ion.

SAMOAN COTTON. LONDON. April 20. Interest attached to the arrival ol tho Clan MacWhirter carrying the first sixteen bales of Samoan cotton consigned to the New Zealand High Commissioner for disposal. Alter expelts had reported, it was sent to Manchester. CABLE TROUBLE. LONDON, April 20. The Pacific Cable Board lias decided to acknowledge Hon C. Murphy’s letter, leaving Sir J. Allen and Mr Look to reply if they wish. MOVE BY ITALY. ROME, April 20. Mussolini's imperialist speeches have aroused widespread demands for new colonies and have suggested the repartition of ex-German colonies, which the newspapers declare will be much more valuable to ftaly than to Britain or France, because Italy would extensively colonise. Jt is believed Italy will shortly take the initiative of calling an international conference to discuss repartition. SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR. LONDON. April 26. Hugh Daly, mentioned on March 31, was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in the second division. Daly was charged with throwing an explosive missile at a dinner.

DAIRY BOARD WARNED. (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON, April 26. The periodical. "The Grocer,” in a leader warns New Zealand dairy farmers against the Dairy Bmrd s latest proposals, which it interprets as meaning absolute control of shipments and distribution, probably also including compulsory price fixation and pooling returns. ‘'The Grocer” sav.s: It is a foregone conclusion this will antagonise every class of British trader. The proposals have already done the New Zealand industry considerable harm. I lie Board would he better advised to confine its attention to New Zealand of its business, and leave English importers and wholesalers to carry on ill Britain.”