BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[liY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A MYSTERY. LONDON, March’ 9. There is a mystery about the identity of Miss Fanny Boot, found dead in bed at lodgings at Kcuniugton from natural cause. Evidence was given that she was supposed to have considerable means, was highly educated and religious and often she Intel lived in Australia for the last twenty years. BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON. March 9. Mr Locker-Lampson, in a written answer, admitted there had been a considerable fall in land .values at Hankow wells, municipal bonds and debentures, attributable to the uncertain political position. He hoped the Hankow agreement would lead to a gradual restoration of confidence. 1 " a hill effecting the change in royal and. parliamentary titles in accordance with the decisions of the Imperial Conference was read a second time.

PETROL SUPPLIES. LONDON. March 0. Lecturing to the Royal Inited Service Institution. Captain Phillips said the consumption «f petrol in Britain increased by three thousand per cent in five rears. If the discovery of a substitute was not made withm the Empire our position in peacetime would |,o unsatisfactory ami in wartime precarious. A solution seemed to ho the liquefnation of low temperature enrhocisution coal. It the process us successful it would he a blow at Empire security for anyone to hum coal in a fireplace.

VOTES FOR WOMEN AT ‘2l. LONDON. March 1). -n,e Central News’ l.ohhy corresponjjinvs the Oovernment has come to :i pivlimiuary decision in luiiK‘ women votes at 21Bnldwin promised to make a statement before Easter. Meanwhile the Con se,-native Party will have an opportunity to decide whether the step is revolutionary. BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS. CENEMA. March 0. \r‘sinir out of the Imperial ( unit l extent to which the Domimons are involved. Sir Austen Chamberlain (uuh the concurrence of the Dominions) for constitutional reasons lias arranged that future treaties unde,-the l.eagtic s auspices follow the custom existing prior to the Versailles Treaty, namely, between heads of State,, instead of between States as at present. It is expected the Council will assent !o t.:o request permitting the Dominions to Jcpt or reject the treaties as they ilc-ir'.. Downing Street circles state the I eague acquiesces in the pro- ‘ ~1 British treaties henceforth will J K . hv ■■ His Majesty's Government of Britain.” and “ TIL Majesty s Government »f Australia. Canada. New Zealand. South Africa or the Irish Free State." as the case might he. ’l'his is a confirmation of the previous method whereby it is inferred that ail treaties and agreements between his VMq .tv and any other States implied Ml the Dominions are hound thereby.

as in the cn-e of Urn Locarno Pact thev arc specially exempted. Incidentally it might be pointed out•le t since the Imperial Conference the f.overnment despatches from Downing

g„vct are I,ended "His Majesty's Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." instead of. simply • Hi, Majcstv’s Government.” in order 10 remove misapprehension in foreigners’ minds that the de-patch had emanated from some Government speaking on behalf of the whole Empire. Furthermore, when despatches intended to speak for the whole Empire they would sav so specifically.