BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18751, 3 January 1923, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrigut BERLIN, December 29. Count Albert Bornstorif, a nephew of The ex-Ambassador at Washington, has been appointed second secretary to the Embassy in London. —A. and N.Z.' Cable. PARIS, December 29. Speaking. in the Chamber of Deputies, the Minister of Finance stated that the repaymonts effected abroad included £10,750,CC0 to Great Britain, £13,760,009 to Japan, and 13,400,000d0l to the United Stater,.—Reuter. WASHINGTON, December 30. (Received Jan. 1, at 5.5 p.m.) The Senate, passed the Naval Appropriations Bill, including a resolution asking President Harding to seek the limitation of auxiliary armaments. The Administration Senators felt that the resolution was not embarrassing to President Harding, since it was merely a suggestion that he should enter into negotiations with ether nations.—A. and N.Z. Cable. President Harding pardoned eight I.W.W.’s who wore serving long sentences for violations of the 'war espionage laws, on condition tliat they make their own arrangements! to leave the country within 60 days. The prisoners are citizens' of various foreign countries. The special Grand Jury which is investigating war contract frauds indicted Benedict Cromwell, who was Assistant-secretary of War during part of the Wilson Administration, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the Government. —A. and N.Z. Cable. • PARIS, December 31. The Marquis of Crewo, in making his first official visit to M. Millerand (President of France), said: “The King specially enjoined mo to assure you of his absolute confidence in the intimate union of France and Britain.” The Marquis of Crowe added that, though tho past four years hod been an illusion for tho Allies, that was tho more reason for tightening the Anglo-French bonds and trying to obtain for the world a reunion oi the ideals of justice and liberty for which so many had sacrificed their lives. WARSAW, December 31. (Received Jan. 1, at 9.5 p.m.) Niemadomski, the assassin of M. Narutowicz, has been sentenced to death. He made no excuses or appeals for leniency. He dedarted that originally ho intended to murder for patriotic motives M. Pilsudski. as he believed him responsible for all Poland's misfortunes, but he decided to kill M. Narutowicz instead when the latter violently attacked the Socialists and Jews. LONDON, December 30.' It is officially announced that the Earl cf Balfour will represent Great Britain at a meeting of the Council of tho League of Nations on January 23. Tho chief business concerns economic reforms in Austria.. LONDON, December 51. (Received Jan. 1, at 9.5 p.m.) The first German commercial aeroplane to come to England had to descend near Folkstone owing to bad weather. Tho machine brought three directors of Germany’s chief air combine to arrange for a London-Berlin service in the springtime.—A. and N.Z. Cable. The French wine production for 1822 amounted to 1,513,009 gallons, compared with 990,000,000 gallons in 1921. Nevertheless, thero is no tendency 'to reduce price. Following on tho discovery of the germs recently reported, 24 tubes containing germs used to combat disease were discovered on the top of a garage at Windsor. —A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON, January 1. (Received Jan. 1, at 9.5 p.m.) The New Zealand and four other warships are being broken up immediately. NEW YORK, December 51. (Received Jan. 1, at 9.5 p.m.) Colonel Harvey (American Ambassador in London), on his arrival, made tho statement that England could not have sent bettor men to confer with the American, representatives on the debt question. They would make a complete study of the question, and would agree regarding the best way to handle the problem. Tho British Government was going to pay her debt to tho United States in full. The arrangements would be a delicate job because this would bo the largest financial transaction tho world had ever known. —A. and N.Z. Cable. ROME, December 31. The Government's decision to merge the famous police force known as tho Royal Guards with the Carabiniere for reasons of economy led tp a mutiny among the Royal Guards in Turin. The mutiny was suppressed, and the mutineers wore disarmed and confined to barracks. An inquiry was ordered. —Reuter. MALTA. December 31. It is understood that the ex-Sultan intends leaving for Mecca on January 4 aboard a British Dreadnought. Presumably he will land at Jeddah.—A. and N.Z. Cable.