BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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appeal for heroines.

LONDON, Feb. 21. { Hundreds of pounds are pouring into the “Daily Telegraph” in response to an appeal on behalf of Madame Gobert, cabled on the 14th., who sheltered a British soldier. Its publication revealed similar instances of the heroism of French women, including Madame Cardan, whose luisbaiui was shot for concealing Corporal Hull. Both women will benefit from the subscriptions. JUMP TO DEATH. y LONDON, Feh. 21. V Gaston' Orpohohut’s suicide caused a sensation in Paris, where he "as a chimney sweeper. He had been drinking and left his wife’s bedroom at three in the morning and ran to the Eiffel Tower. Two gendarmes rushed gesticuintingly hut Gaston escaped their clutches and climbed 3SO feet, tne gendarmes meanwhile fetching the Fire Brigade. A big crowd quickly assembled. including bis wife, but the police hid her behind a tree, judging it better that Gaston should not she was / present. Finally Gaston stood upright and momentarily there was a sigh of relief from the vast crowd, but it turned to shrieks of horror when he hurled . himself into space and Clashed to pieces on the first platiunn. JUBILANT JAPS. HONOLULU, Feb. 21. Japanese all over Hawaii have called a holiday to celebrate the decision of United States ’Supreme Court that the territorial law restricting their private schools, was unconstitutional. INFLUENZA IN ENGLAND. LONDON, February 21.. ( Intluenza is most severe in the North of England, particularly in Liverpool, where the death rate is alarming. Undertakers in all districts are employing extra hands. Offices are often only half staffed and many ’ schools are closed. Workers in the mills and workshops are seriously depleted. There were at least three cases in the week-end. a husband and wife dying practically simultaneously.

prince carol. ROME, Feb. 21. i Prince Carol, of Roumania, lias arrived at Rapa.Uo. He saw his son Michel. It is possible that they will travel together to Roumania, as King Ferdinand is still most anxious to see his sou. Prince Carol says his visit to his father has nothing to do with his succession to the throne, as he is still determined to abdicate. It is understood Queen Marie is seeking to bring about a reconciliation between Princess Helene and Prince Carol. MURDER IN TRAIN. LONDON. Feb. 22. , Miss Daisy Mayes, a pretty brunette, \ aged 2.j years, carrying a music case, was found dying oil the floor of a second class compartment of a train on the North London Railway at Dalston. Her head was injured, and there was a knife wound on her throat. She died on the platform. A man has been arrested.

NAVAL LIMITATIONS' DISLIKED ROME, Feh. 22.

The Italian reply re an armament conference fully appreciates the spiritguiding President Coolidge in his disarmament proposals, but insists upon tlio inter-depen deuce of every kind of *

armament and of every single power. It would not be possible therefore, to adopt partial measures, limited to the five great naval powers. The limitation of armaments, in order to he efficacious, says Italy, must he universal.

The reply points out that the minor naval powers had not followed the Washington example, and also that the conference held at Rome in 1924 with the object of an extension of the "Washington principles to the non-signatory powers had proved unsuccessful.

It draws attention to Italy’s unfavourable geographical situation, especially in the Mediterranean in which other nations have a weightier position. It emphasises that Italy could not ox‘pose herself without grave risks to a limitation of her naval armaments which already are insufficient for her defensive needs. A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT. PARIS. Fch. 22. The wonderful recovery of France from war desolation is described by M. Tardicu. Minister of Public Works, who is in charge of the Department of the Devastated Regions. At tlio time of the Armistice there were half a mil--lion houses and nine thousand factories requiring to be repaired or to be completely rebuilt, while, apart from the reclamation of land and the recon-

•struetion of coal mines, there were thirtv-five thousand miles of roads, and fifteen thousand miles of railways to be repaired, the estimated sum required being 83.000 million francs. M. Tardiou. at a banquet at Rheims, said that, out of this total, 7.3,000 million francs bad lieen spent and France has been able to make good out of lier own resources, practically the whole of the devastation. The result was that* the devastated districts were now contributing 9.000 million francs in taxation. financial critic.

(Received this dav at 3 a.nr.) LONDON', Feb. 22. Commenting on the report of the Trade Commissioner, Air Beale. the “Financial News” says we are so accustomed to learn of Kldorados and l topias flourishing in every corner of the world, except Europe, that it comes rather as a shock to find New Zealand had a disappointing life in the past 12 months. The editorial draws attention to the excess of imports over exports, and points out the most disturbing element is the steady decline in the share of imports claimed by Great Britain. It inclines to the opinion that British manufacturers must particularly meet the modern need of cheapness, efficiency and smartness, and offer the latest styles parallel with the old.