BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

I.ATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N CAIII.K ASSOCIATION

SWORD AND CLOCK FOM FOMTF.NE.

Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) MARLS, May Ik

The twenty-live year old dispute between the late Empress Eugenie and the Frrneli Government has been settled. The Empress ill I'!)!) Was awarded 2.2X7,0011 francs from the Imperial civil li-.t Inn the money was licit paid and it is now due to the Empress’ heiress, the Princess Marie, who is twelve years old and the daughter of Prince* Victor Napoleon. As death diltie- and trans|er lees amount tn tour and a half million franc s Princess Marie waived all claims provided llie State gives her Napoleon'* sword and clock which i* the property of Queen I lorteli.se.

CHINESE MOMCEME.N SHOT.

HONGKONG. Mcv 5

The police* lorrcs of 8* Chinese who wen* concerned in the* reeeni piracy in ihe Hongkong waters on the steam launch Kwangtak leave* broil shot hi tin- ( hiiicse authorities in the lleiungshaii district. A 1.l NCI IKON. (Deceived this dav at 1..'10 port.) LONDON. May fi. Lord linrnliiou presided at the first of a series of monthly Fmpiic* Press I'nion luncheons, arranged to enable Overseas iicw.st.nucrmcii to meet each other, lie announced the* Puion was presenting MrTowueud. the principal guest, with a portrait in oils, in rniilmemoration of seventy-one years of newspaper work. He added that English newspapers would improve the .service with the* Dominions in cable companies, instead of conserving surpluses hv reduced cable costs. Also, il competitive wireless was available the service would ho better still. Denison( Sir G. Fenwick, and a host of P.oudon editors were present.

DOCK EM’S STM IK I*:. DELHI. May (1. Work at the ducks at Rangoon is practically at a standstill owing to n strike of stevedores, the coolies demanding increased pay. The stevedores agreed to an increase hut owing t(') their existing contracts asked for a postponement for two months, which (la* (oolies rejected. Lit,iron LAW. LONDON", May 0. The King has signed the Anglo-Am-erican liiptor treaty, which comes into operation immediately ratifications are exchanged with Washington.