BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

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WAR’S DEATH ROLL. 5‘ MILLIONS SLAIN. PARIS, March 23. A document has been circulated in i.iie Chamber of Deputies which shows that thb losses in killed and missing in the war were as follows: Country Soldiers Sailors Germany 2,524,490 34,847 France. ‘ 1,383,800 11,638 Britain 8611,000 33,398 America 77,644 1,032 Italy 462,31?! 3,161 Totals 5,317,325 83,976 NELSON SHIP, THE VICTORY. LONDON, March 23. The Admiralty have decided that Nclsoil’s ship “ Victory n must remain in dock at Portsmouth, where visitors will l e allowed on hoard.

NEGOTIATIONS FAIL, I LONDON, March. 24. | The labour leaders and the employers’ representatives maintained prolonged negotiations yesterday in endeavouring to settle the engineering dispute. It is understood negotiations collapsed and at midnight the position was again critical.

GOVERNOR- ARRESTED. NEAV YORK, March 22

Governor Robinson, of Oklohalma, : has been arrested on a charge of accepting a. bribe of 25.000 dollars to permit the operation of the banking institution while it was alleged to be

insolvent. i Prominent hankers and other State officials indicated that th 0 result was ( the failure of several State banks. j

A SHOCKING AFFAIR. j'Received This at 9.5 a.m.l LONDON, "March 24. I xhe barman at Macmahon’s saloon , Belfast died of wounds inflicted by assassins. This makes the deaths at McMahon’s five, and two other sons are not expected to survive. The asj sail ants rushed upstairs, pulled the male occupants from their beds, took them downstairs to a sitting room, lm- ! od them against the wall and shot j them., Mistress MacMahon ;vnd he | daughter were placed in another room ! while the shooting was in progress. IJNIVERSITY COMMISSION. ,!!«.eived This I)nv at 9.40 a.in.) LONDON, March 2|l. 'l'he Royal Commission on Oxford ' and Cambridge Universities appointed in 1919 to consider the Universities applications for State financial assistance, has issued a report recommending each University receive instead of the existing interim grant of £30.000, , n annual grant of £IOO,OOO with an addition £IO,OOO for special purposes embracing Womens education and extra moral work and also a lump sum for pension arrears. NAVAL VOTE. Received This l)av at 9.40 LONDON, March 24. Tn the Commons on the Navy vote, Admiral Suerter declared there was no justification for the estimates. If wo had had Zeppelin or torpedo aircraft on ..ie morning after Jutland

battle we could have got every enemy ship. Thus, owing to our admiralty’s stupidity we were deprived of the full fruits of the victory. He questioned L.,e wisdom of building battleships. They could leave the safety of the Empire in the hands of submarines and airmen, with light cruisers and

, destroyers. Hon. Amery agreed as to the value of aircraft, hut contended that even in peace time, Britain could not run tiie risk of being weaker than any power with whom she came to he at war. If war was necessary they are not to he hopelessly inferior in the type of vessels which still was the keinel and pivot ot a naval battle. The Navy they were keeping in active commission was the smallest they could 1 afford to maintain from the view of the national jMisition and trade. The vote was passed.

SENATE VOTING. WASHINGTON, March 24. The Senate defeated the Robinson amendment to the Pacific treaty by sixty-one votes to thirty-two,. Another amendment stating that United States has become a party for the sole purpose of keeping peace adjustment of differences fmmng other nations, was defeated by 74 to 13. Reed's amendment that any nation refusing to concur in any understanding should not be bound by such understanding was defeated by 62 to 29. Further amendments moved by Reed that no nation was under obligation to do any act of war, and that any signatory may withdraw after giving two years notice, and that treaty be limited to ten years, were all defeated.

Among the reservations proposed are the following by La Follett, prohibiting the renewal of the Anglo-Ja-panese alliance during the life of presen treaty, stating it is United Statcy( intenion to grant Phillipines independence within ten years on finding other nations respect he Island’s territorial integrity. SENATE VOTE. WASHINGTON. March 24. The Senate defeated all amendments and approved separately of the Four Treaty articles. The opposition then j ; introduced fifteen reservations delay- . ing the filial vote. 1 PROPOSED ARMISTICE. ' CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 24. The Allied Commissioners have | handed a joint note proposing an ar- , mistice to the Porte and Kemalist rej presentatives. j GERMAN PROPOSALS. BERLIN, Match 24. Government has announced a com- { pulsory war proposal in consequence of the reparations note. Ministerial ciri cles regard the whole taxation proj gramme as useless. THE DEATH ROLL. LONDON, March 24. i The Admiralty Report announces 3 1 officers and twenty-three men perishe<| Id H 43,