BRITISH AHD FOREIGN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18752, 4 January 1923, Page 5

BRITISH AHD FOREIGN

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 2. The Empire Press Union, greatly daring,'. to-day resolved to attempt to break through the traditions of centuries by nominating a lady correspondent for New Zealand papers for admission to the members’ lobby. The Church Army provided 1100 poor children in 17 districts in London with Christmas dinner at the Guildhall from funds provided by New Zealand children. A concert followed. Mrs Montgomery (Sir James Allen’s daughter) spoke on behalf of the High Commissioner, and conveyed greetings from the dominion.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BERLIN. January' 2. Attempts were made at Halle (Prussian Saxony) to blow un the big monumental equestrian statue of the Eimperor William I. and the monuments of Von Moltke and Bismarck. Von Moltke’s statue fell into the basin of the fountain. Attempts to blow up the victory column in front of the post office and the house of a wellknown hanker were frustrated by the police.—Reuter. SAN FRANCISCO, January 2. (Received Ja.n. 3, at 8.15 p.m.) Cable advice states that the schooner Lizzie Vance, bound from Svdncy to the South Sea Islands, put into Guam leaking badly, having been damaged considerably by heavy storms. —A. and N.Z. Cable. ‘ MEXICO CITY. January 3. (Received Jan. 3, at 10.30 p.m.) Mr Wilfred Gore, a well-known English financier, who, with a group of English capitalists, has been investigatin': Mexican business conditions, was killed bv a stray bullet fired during the New Year celebrations.—A. and N.Z. Cable.