A GRAVE POSITION,

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1919, Page 3

A GRAVE POSITION,

MARSHALL FOCH RESIGNS

j HOW- THE- TROUBLE AROSE. ] , .! X. rvi'iVlotrrtvisis.> j (Received This Day at 8.45 a.m.) j PARIS, April 21. Mr Murdoch writes—The attitude of Marshal Foch and the French Generals hacked by important Anglo-American militarists towards the Council’s decisions, particularly the general treatment of the Germans and occupation of the Rhineland, led to a serious deve. lopment. ; Marshal Foch several times threatened to resign and expressed emphatic views on the necessity of the future for military security. The statesmen regard some of Marshal Foch’s utterances as a breach of miltiarv etiquette, claiming Marshal Foch was appointed at a great sacrifice of national pride, for the sake of unity, and that he is now using his j position to disturb Allied Unity. Moreover though a servant of all, he used hi.s commanding role to advocate a single Ally’s interest. During an interview with Premier Clemenceau on Saturday, Marshal Foch resigned. M. Clemenceau refused to accept it. The plain fact is that the Allies cannot afford Marshal Foch to resign, owing to the grave moral effect it would have. FOCH’S DESIRE. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. ApViH 20. Marshal Foch appeared in the French Calbinet and Strongly urged the holding of the left bank of the Rhine, till France was fully indemnified.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. f AUSTRALIAN & K.K. CABLE ASSOCIATION i ULTIMATUM TO STRIKERS. ! CAIRO, April 25. General Allenby has issued an lilt mntum that Egyptian officials must l sume work, or'they will he dismissed Those returning will lose pay durin the strike,. Persons obstructing Go vernment work will bo court-martialled A JAPANESE THREAT. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) , NEW YORK, April 27. The “New York Times” Paris coi respondents says members of the Jaj nnese delegation stated that if Presi dent Wilson issues a statement con eerning Shantung, similar to the state ment on Italy’s Dalmatian claims Japan will withdraw from the Peac Conference. FINNISH INTENTION. - (Received this day at 9.25 a. •'.) LONDON, April 27. A member of the Finnish Mission in London states the Finnish Volunteers, so-operating with Anti-Bolsheviks northward and eastward of Lake Ladoga, hope to cut the Merman railway. CAPTURE OF KIEFF. VIENNA, April 25. The Ukrainians are advancing towards Moscow, and have captured Kieff.

•AVIATION REGULATIONS. (Received this day at 0,20 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. General Sykes announces that many regulations regarding civilian aviation have been drafted. They provide for tho fullest medical and technical tests for pilots, and maximum loads for goods and passengers. Aeroplanes are to carry log books. International flying will be prohibited until international rules are adopted, CAPTURE OF LOOT. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) COPENHAGEN, April 26 A Captain of the Hungarian Rod Guards who is a Communist agitator, was arrested with several trucks of loot, bank notes, gems and plate worth £BO,OOO sterling.

A DENIAL. (Received This Day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. It is officially denied that Australian and New Zealand land) is sent to Germany. COAL COMMISSION SCENE. (Received this day. at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 25. There was a heated scene at the C'oiil Commission when Mr Smillie and Sir Chiozza Money and others, representing the miners, threatened to withdraw, as a protest against Leslie Scott intervening on behalf of the Royalty ♦owners. Subsequently Sankey agreed to Smillie’s proposal to subpoena Lords Lute, Dunraven, Northumberland, Durham, Londonderry and others, in order to examine their titles and investigate their incomes from royalties. The objection was raise that it would require a pantechnicon to carry the Durham titles.

FIZZLING OUT. LONDON, April 26 Limerick strike is fizzling out .

A PRO TEST. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 2(5

A meeting of London butchers protested against the allocation of South African and . Brazilian beef for t h>. Metropolis while the authorities are sending Australian and New Z-aland meat to Germany and the Powers,

! JN POLAND, i PARIS’, April 2G. i Toil thousand of General Mailer's army have readied Poland and will assist the Poles against the Rolshcviks ' in Vilna district. i | AN INDIAN MUR DISH. (Received this day at 9.20 a.in.) DELHI April 20. Nasrulln was sentenced to imprisonment for life, for complicity in Anders murder. The actual assassin was executed. A RIG HAUL. LONDON, April 27. During Spartacists riots, a million sterling in bank notes were stolen from the lower Spaudau branch, and have not been traced.

A NEW PERFORMANCE

(Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 26.

The “New York Herald” Washington correspondent states Major-General Squeir, of the United States Army, transmitted eight telegraph and eleven telephone messages simultaneously over a single wire, by the application of radio.

ARGENTINE WORKERS. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 26

New York despatches from Buenos Ayres state the industrial unionists are agitating for the adoption of laws siniilr to those in Australia, for protecting workers in the Argentine.

AUSTRALIANS PRAISED. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. “The Manchester Guardian” in a leader, says Australia proportionately to population is the most accomplished and formidable power in the world. All ranks of the Australian and New Zealand troops have extraordinary military qualities. General Monash is; one of the most skilful of the Allies Generals. His staff, and divisional commanders displayed exceptional capacity in the encirclement and cap. j tore of Villers Bretonneux. This was , a masterpiece of design and execution. I We should acknowledge frankly that Australian troops are superior to Britain’s on an average. This is due to Australasian social, economic and political life, which is more favourable for the production of high military iseltreliance and resource than our obsolete j village feudalism and crude factory system. Australia possesses an army j of skilled veterans with many glorious , names on their colours /as the British | regiments, which fought throughout the Napoleonic wars.’’

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME, (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 23,

Messrs Hughes, Cook and Peareo speaking from the stage rf His .Majesty’s Theatre tributed the heroism of Anzacs, Mr. Pearce promising the men something more substantial than handclapping when they returned to Australia. Mr Hughes dealing with problems of reconstruction said he was delighted to see the way Aust.ralian soldiers dealt with the Brisbane' Bolsheviks

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Mr Hughes addressing anot <.V of Australians wished them a speedy . and safe return. He regretted lie could not yet accompany them because, al- ; though the war was over, the peace now going on bade fair to be longer if not bloodier, than the war. j

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A ROUMANIAN MOVE

(Received this day at 12.23 p.m) BUDAPEST, April 27.,

The Communist Minister, Poguny, states hundreds of well-to-do pronzets will assist directly the Roumanians enter Hungary. General Berbele has arrived at Hermaimstadt and issued a proclamation that the Allies will occupy Hungary and restore ordeV.