BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1922, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Anutralian and N.Z. Csml© Arsociatioi,

QUEST AT THE CAPE. CAPETOWN, June 17/ The “Quest” is in touch with this place by wireless and is expected here to-morrow. It will remain a, few weeks to refit. POLO MATCH. T \ : LONDON, June 17. There was a record . attendance at the polo match at Ranelagh when England beat France by 8 to 6. M. Poincaire and his wife were present. TORNADO’S HAVOC. NEW YORK, June 20., Twenty people were killed, and 50 injured by a tornado at St. Paul City, and in the Minneapolis and Wisconsin districts. The damage to property was heavy. AUSTRIAN POLITICS. VIENNA, June 16.—Chancellor Scober was defeated through the pan-Germans’ resentment of his treaty with Czechoslovakia. He has resumed his post of chief of police. CHANNEL TRAGEDY. PARIS, June 16. “L’lntransigeant” states, the aviation tragedy at Folkestone, on June 3,- was due to a demented passenger shooting the pilot, whose body had a bullet wound in the back of the head. BABIES WANTED. PARIS, June 17. The National Alliance for the Increase of Population is offering 120,000 francs in prizes for the best pamphlets suggesting how to increase the population of France. SHIP CAPSIZES; BERLIN, June 16. A message from Hamburg states that the Brazilian steamer Avare capsized when coming out of dock, and lies in the mud. There was dull weather and some lives were lost. BANK RATE LONDON, June 17. The reduction of the bank rate to 3? per cent, had a stimulating effect on the Stock Exchange, i special! v in gilt edged stocks, which ec.w ired all round. Consols are £56.

OLYMPIC GAMES. PARIS, June 6.—The Chamber of Deputies voted six million francs for the holding of an olympiad here in 1924. The racing club is providing four million francs, and subscribers are expected to contribute five millions. Preparations will be commenced shortly. LAW OF PROPERTY. LONDON, June 17. The House of Commons has passed the Law of Property Bill, consisting of 300 pages, the longest public measure ever passed by Parliament. The Bill was the result of 25 years’ work, and effects great reforms in the land tenure system. TRINITY COLLEGE. LONDON, June 17.—The Trinity College of Music is celebrating its jubilee. The Earl of Shaftbury presided at the festival dinner. He said that Trinity College examined 53,180 students in all parts of the world during the year 1921, as compared with 32,987 in 1913. PRINCE’S .TOUR OVER. GIBRALTAR, June 37. The Renown arrived this morning, and the Prince of Wales landed and made a tour of the Rock. He was particularly interested in the famou galleries. Tn the afternoon he played tennis, and dined with Admiral Pehy. The visit was quite informal. The Re' nown sailed for Plymouth to-night. W ASHINGTON, June 6.—A mission has come to America consisting of Manuel Quezon, President of the Phillipine Senate), and 27 other Parliamentarians. They have presented to President Harding a statement asking for Phillipine independence. It is pointed out that the recent 'Washington Conference agreements removed the danger of outside aggression on the Phillipines. TENNIS. LONDON, June 17. In the Kent ladies’ tennis- championship semi-finals, Miss McKane boat Mrs Mallory 6/1, 2/6, 6/3. In other semi-finals Lycett beat Fyzee 5/7, 6/0, 6/4. Kingscote beat Morpurgo 7/5, 4/6, 6/4. In the finals Kingscote beat Lycett 6/3, 3/1 (retired). Miss McKane, England’s strongest hope, asainst Mlle. Lenglen, beat Miss Ryan 6/3, 6/3. MEXICAN DEBTS. NEW YORK, June 17. An agreement has been siemed bo-

xxuo UWII DUUllvll L/C? tween Air Thomas Lamont, representing the International Bankers’ Committee and Senor Del a Huerta, Secretary of the Mexican Treasury, whereby Mexico will resume partial interest payments on her external debts, amounting to five hundred millions. All back interest amounting to two hundred million is cancelled. FAMOUS PICTURE STOLEN. LONDON, June 17. Scotland Yard is requesting information about the theft of the famous Rembrandt picture “Paul in Prison” (valued at 5,000,000 marks from the Stuttgart Museum on Whit Sunday. The thieves climbed a conductor and descended from the roof by a knotted rope, and removed the picture from its frame. The Wurtemburg Government is offering a reward of 50,000 marks. It is believed the picture has been brought to England.