BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 June 1922, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

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AMERICAN IMMIGRATION. WASHINGTON, June 14. ’ The Labour Department announced that ’ next, year's immigration wiil be limited to J 3,579,036. TEA SALES. CALCUTTA, June 14. At the second tea sale, the quality . was good and the demand active. , Prices were firmer for all classes. KAPP DEAD. ; BERLIN, June 14. i Dr. Kapp, who_led the Junker rising last year is dead. Prosecutions over the murder of Dr. Erzberger are now proceeding against Kapp’s accomplices. SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS. CAPE TOWN, June 14. In the Assembly a Bill was introduced providing for the construction of 851 miles of branch railways, chiefly in the agricultural areas. WAR AND PEACE. LONDON, June 14. It now transpires that the flood of German-made safety razor blades entering England were manufactured from the plates of British warships bought by Germans for breaking up? ' HOSPITAL FUNDS. ‘ LONDON, June 14. Lord Blytli suggests that the best birthday gift to the Prince of Wales would be"’ an intimation from the commercial community that they had undertaken to devote a small percentage of profits to the maintenance of the country’s hospitals. LEINSTER ESTATES. LONDON, June 13. Sir Mallaby Deeley’s solicitor points out that when the Duke of Leinster died, Malaby Deeley offered to resell the Kildare estates to the Leinster family, and negotiations are now proceeding to that end. Sir Mallaby Deeley bought the rights of the heir when the latter thought he had slight chances of success. BELGIAN POLICY. BRUSSELS, June 14. M. Jaspar, addressing Parliament, suggested that Belgium, by reason of her moral powers, her geographical situation, and her . history, was the Power best placed to act as the conciliator within the Entente. The Franco-Belgian military convention, he said, was of a purely defensive character. Belgium -was seeking a similar Anglo-Belgian agreement. PARIS, June 14. Cabinet’s decision in connection with The Hague Conference is not meeting with the unanimous approval of the Press. Some papers advise Parliament to consider the matter well before endorsing it. The “Republic Francaise” emphasises that mission experts cannot remain simply a mission of examination, similarly The Hague gathering cannot simply be a .tpchme .1 as-emblage. MONEY FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, June I'4. Contrary to the situation in 1920, the Australian banka in London are now facing the problem of transferring to Australia a portion of the redundant advances. Increased prices of wool and heavy payments for wheat are factors in producing a plethora of London funds. BANKRUPT’S CLAIM. LONDON, June 13. Mr G. Headley told a meeting of his creditors that he would be abundantly solvent if only the law would help him to realise on his Irish estates.

The Official Receiver, however, pointed out that assets amounted to only £3,693, and the books debts included £2OOO, which Mr Headley stated the British Government owed him in respect to compensation claimed for alleged malicious damage to his property. TURKISH HORRORS. LONDON, June 14. The Oeumenical Patriarch at Constantinople has sent a message to the British Government, denouncing the recent Turkish massacres of Christian children and women. He says that 1300 were forcibly removed to the interior and were massacred at Kavak. LONDON, June 14., It is stated that British, French. Italian and American Governments approved the appointment of a joint commission to investigate the Turkish massacres, and the expulsion of Greeks from Turkey. COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT. LONDON, June 14. Presiding at the dinner of the Corona Club at which distinguished colonial administrators were present, Mr Wood, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, urged the desirableness of hot arresting schemes for the development of colonies however essential other economy might be.' He announced that he had recommended to the Secretary of State that all future officials of the Colonial Office be required to spend a period of their instruction time in one or other of the colonies. /*XH?MBESS3ISIffIE3SEaKES!BHBSH2BE33SMffIBB®!S®I3EEffIES3ESSE®