BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Tn™ Times” Service.] A MEEK WAIL ' LONDON, duly 9. Meat traders are keenly watching developments in the struggle between Yesteys and a combine of the South American Meat Packers, embracing Swift, Armours and Wilsons, lor a monopoly of the European market. Yesteys recently extended’ their operations to the Continent, in consequence of which they demanded an increase in their quota of shipping space, from the Argentine. The others re I used the deinand. The light began ill April, and it lias gradually intensified. It iestimated that at present the weekly losses of the contestants are a quarter of -a million sterling. The AngloContinental (oiisiimers are heiiefitting by the low prices. The Argentine stock breeders, moreover, have almost doubled their prices for cntLle. 'I he struggle is also improving the Argentine exchange. European speculators, however, are bemoaning their heavy losses through their forward purchases. Britishers arc speculating on the duration of tla* conflict. I hey export Yesteys to win. because they control the greater quantity of shipping and have more cold stores on the Continent. Meanwhile, the cheaper selling lias increased the European demand, and has created a temporary shortage in chilled beef in Britain. The traders now anticipate a bigger demand for Austrlian and Now Zealand beef, and they are holding on to their supplies for a rise.

INDIA - LONDON. July 9. Tn the House ef Commons, during a debate on the India Office vote. Air Winterton said that there was an impression that Lord Birkenhead in the House of Lords, had invited proposals for a new constitution for India. The was not quite accurate. There would have to he a revision of the lonstitution in due course, and il proposals carrying a reasonable measure of agreement among the people of India "ore put forward, they would he carefully considered, hut it- must he clear that Lord Birkenhead was not referring to any specific proposals. Air Ramsav AlacDonald said that the impression created everywhere by Lord Birkenhead's words was that the Govormuont was prepared to examine any near schemes immediately.

BRITISH POLITICS, LONDON. July 9. The •' Daily Chronicle’s” political correspondent foreshadows that the Conservative Party will he campaigning in 1926, the campaign being based on the winter unemployment, and being in favour of bounties to industry and of safeguarding expedients. A CTRL’S r W 1 BITTY I OX DON. July 9. Tb-re was nil extraordiniiv ease in the Divoce Court wherein the Italian Count Jerome Vnlier, sought a decree for the nullity of a IH-gistry Cline marriage in 1916 to Afnisie Davis, who counter petitioned on the grounds ot Count Valier’s misconduct with the Afarehesi Balbi. whom Count Valior nvtrmd in Italy in 1922.

Sir Marshall Hall stated Count Valid' belonged to a noble fifteenth century family. He had been left without lii.s parents in infancy. He found oil coming of age. that his patrimony had been disspated, so he came to Knglnd to earn his living. Later, he met Maisie Davis at a West End club, and she suggested their marriage. She obtained a license ami they were then married, she buying the ring, and paying all the expom-es. Later on Maisie Davis said to him: *A‘»u can get a divorce whenever you like! I hey only met thirteen times since their marriage, which had never been consummated. Count Valid- regarded the cerdnonv ns being akin to the lthnnn custom ol betrothal. He had .subsequently loiiud that tlic marl inge was invalid' in Italy. Is cause it had not been registered there, so he went to .Mai-ix Davis, saying that lie was determined to gain his ireedom. She had gone to America. Later on. she intimated to him that she had obtained a decree nisi. Count Valid' then -married the March; .m-x- Bnlbi. upon which, an old family lend was stirred and be was charged with bigamy, but the action was suspended pending the present case. Count Valid' gave evidence that he was unaware that lie was signing a mrriage certificate, lie had never intended marrying Mis- Davis, who had asked him to keep it a secret.

Mr J astir" Mcrrivale said that he was convinced that the Count did not appreciate tlie nature of the ceremony. Therefore, he was entitled to a nullity decree. The counter petition was dismisssd. lint the Judge grained Mi-s Davis her costs.