BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] THE DUKE’S PROPERTY. LONDON, September 19. The Duke of Orleans’ property in England amounted to £150,000. Ihe Duchess has been living in Hungary for a number of years. 5 fjENIOA.N 'RAN KING. OTTAWA, Sept. 18. It was announced, on Saturday that the Bank of Montreal has acquired the business of th<* Mexico City Banking Corporation, which is a United States institution. A Mexico City despatch says: “This purchase leaves the Americans in Mexico without their usual banking facilities, and it gives the Canadians, with the ejieepttjwi of one German Bank a clear, sweep oi banking circular from the Texas border to Gautamala.” “ Le Figaro” says: “No doubt defeated aniF bankrupt Germany is trying to become the banker of the victorious states that are exhausted by the exchange debacles.” “ Lo Gaulois ” fears that a FrancoGerman reapproachment is a most precarious project, and that it will soon he opposed by the Mediterranean Entente, from which France now risks being shut out. M. Rriand is returning to Paris Irom Geneva on' Saturday. ADVERTISING ,GERMANY. BERLIN] September D. The four-master schooner “ Enter land ” lias sailed on a world Lou.' to exhibit products‘of German handicrafts and industry. She visits Australia after America and Africa. EMPEROR. OF JAt’AN ILL. TOIvIO. September 19. The Emperor is suffering from t orebra 1 anaemia, but his conditions is such that medical bulletins are not at p". sout considered necessary. SPAIN’S SERIOUS POSITION. LONDON, Sept. 19. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Madrid correspondent reports the situation in Spain is serious. Infantry regiments are confined to their barracks and anything may happen in the next 24 hours. President de Rivera goes to San Sebastian to see King Alfonso. COBIIAM AT CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA, Sopt. 19. Cobham lias arrived. TROUBLE IN MEXICO. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1-9. Official reports of engagements with the rebellious Indians in fho Yakui Valley, Sonora, states: “Numerous Yakui dead and wounded were left on the field of encounter. The Federal troops also suffered several casualties.” BRITISH BY-ELECTION. LONDON. Sept. 19. Owing to Howard's succession to ■the Strathcoisi Barony and his consequent elevation to the House of Lords, the hye-election held in North Cumberland resulted:— Captain Fergus Graham (Conservative) 8867 Hoit (Liberal) 6871 Mclntyre (Labour) 2793 ORIGIN OF MAORI RACE. LONDON, Sopt. 19. A novel claim regarding the origin of the Maoris has been made in the four hundred ]<igo hook on “Maori Sym,holism”, by Ettie Rout of New Zealand. Sho asserts that the New Zealand Maori loft ancient Assyria, crossed Europe to Portugal, thence migrated to Mexico through Central America to Peru, thence to Eastern Island, and thence across Polynesia to New Zealand. This migration is ingeniously traced by means of decorative art, native dances, food-plants, jade ornaments and similar customs. Sir Arbutliout Dine has written a eulogistic preface to Mho book, and other authorities the supporting the claims made. * FRANCE AND ITALY. ROME, September 19. The French Ambassador, in an interview with Mussolini,.promised an effective surveillance of alien refugees in France. It is hoped relations will be more cordial thereby.

PORTUGUESE ARREST. LISBON, September 19. Colonel Almeida, Governor of Cape Verde Islands and AVnr Office Minister, has been dismissed from office. It is officially stated he was arrested on a charge of high treason for issuing a proclamation to the army stating the Government were resigning, and the Premier had been appointed President of the Republic and commissioned me to form a Cabinet. BULGARI AN ROBBERS. BUCHAREST, September 20. A band of well-armed robbers in Dobrndja District, rounded up and locked up all gendarmes patrolling the roads and proceeded to carry off from their estate three wealthy neighbouring landowners, with property valued at one hundred thousand sterling.