BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

GABLE NEWS'.

BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

ANGLO-JAP TREATY. (Received. This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan 11. The Australian Press Associati’on is authoritatively informed that the question of the renewal of the AngloJapanese Treaty is certain to be included in the Agenda for. the Premiers’ Conference in June. The Imperial Govern ment is pledged to obtain concurrence of the Dominion’s Premiers lie fore negotiations with Japan are undertaken, ■and after that the Treaty is referable to the League of Nations in accordance with Articles 18, 19, and 20 oi the Covenant. FRENCH ARMY. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan 12. The Crouch War Office is appointing a High Commissioner to re-organise the army. GETTING OUT OF PERSIA. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) DELHI, Jan 11. As a Tesult of the decision to withdraw British troops from the Persian frontier, all European women and children will evacuate Teheran in February. TO MAKE GOOD. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Jan 11. The military at Tullaniore ordered prominent Sinn Coiners to repair the roads around the town where trenches had been dug by the Republican army.

GREEK REPORT. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Jan 11

\ communique issued by tho Greek general staff in Asia Minor confirms the opening of the Greek offensive against Turkish Nationals, War material captured during the attack, east of Smyrna which resulted in tlu* I urks, retiring in disorder, and Kaikoui station on Baghdad railway occupied.

A GERMAN DECISION. BERLIN, January 11

A curious decision was given by the Criminal Court which quashed the sentence of twenty-eight months imprisonment imposed on Lictit. \ogel in connection with the nnirdetrs of Herr Libknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, on the grounds that the law subsequently, passed an exemption of those guilty of the offence committed for the purpose of preventing high treason. Vogel esI craped to Holland and never served his sentence. SECRETARY DANIELS VlEWS(Received tnis day at 1.30 r* n 1 1 NEW YORK, January 11. Mr Daniels testifying before the Na val Committee, said the Conference of Nations to arrange an agreement for disarmament was alvisable. Mr Hatrding should strive for this. 1 util that conference secures a world agreement, let there be no cessation of building ships already authorised by Congress. Mr Daniels advised Mr Harding to convene a meeting of all nations to discuss disarmament.