THE WIDE WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 10 December 1921, Page 5

THE WIDE WORLD.

The Victorian House of Representatives, by 40 votes to 21, negatived Dr. Earl Page’s motion to reduce members’ salaries.

The Tasmanian Legislative Council, on the voices, rejected the Bill to abolish the office of State Governor.

Six men have been remanded on impersonating charges in connection with the Sydney municipal elections.

Eighteen lives were lost, a score of schooners and tugs destroyed, and property damaged to the extent of £250,000 by a terrific storm along the Newfoundland coast.

Submarine 848 sank off Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was submerged 12 hours before the crew succeeded in elevating one end and escaping through the torpedo tubes.

Berlin paper factories are closing own owing to lack of coal. The newspapers are greatly reduced in size, and the city probably will be without newspapers in a few days.

The Paris Prefecture of Police has notified theatres, music halls, and cabarets that every song referring to England and Mr Lloyd George must be submitted for police censorship. This is the result of attacks in Which Mr Lloyd George is represented as “Little Tich,” and other oddities.

The Victorian House of Representatives read a third time the Bill endorsing the agreement under which the Commonwealth repays the Imperial Government the balance of the £92,000,000 advanced for war purposes. The repayments are to extend over a period of 36 years, with interest at 6 per cent.

The Prince of Wales is still shooting and hunting his way across Rajaputana. He arrived at Bharatpur, where there is the finest duck shooting in India. His visit is private, though there is much picturesque and brilliant ceremonial, similar to his visits to other Native States.

“Le Journel” published a message stating that the commander of the U-boat which sank the Lusitania escaped to Paraguay, where he became naturalised. He obtained command of a Paraguayan warship, but the crew, discontented with his iron discipline, mutinied and threw him overboard.