BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS,

UY TELEGRArH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. J AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RUSSIANS iN TURKEY. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb 13. The presence of fifty thousand Russians in Constantinople is occasioning general alarm. They arc forming revolutionary committees. Four thousand of Wrangel’s officers and soldiers

have been brought to desperation owing fo the shortage of the necessaries of life and have gone to Anatolia for the purpose of joining Keninl Pasha. THE EMPIRE. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 13. Presiding at the English speaking unions dinner to Lord Reading, Hon W. Churchill said a new principle concerning the Dominions was common consultation regarding difficulties of any one ,and not a final decision, concerning the status of one of the Empire’s nations could lift taken wit.iout consulting all the Dominions who share with the mother land, the responsibility of decisions on a great dominant ques- I tion affecting the common fortunes of the whole Empire. The principles might he found to have usefulness concerning parts of the Empire widely different ns j Ireland and Egypt. We all know the ( need of unity as an aid to solving our problems. i A FUTURE HOPE. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 13. , Hon W. Churchill at the banquet to j Lord Reading, added that lie was hope-, ful and confident that in a few years our present difficulties in Ireland and Egypt would have greatly diminished, 1 and the nations which were now a reproach and stumbling block to the supreme cause may be found by managing their own affairs, unfolding their

own destiny, peaceful and prosperous within the elastic circle* of the Ernpiic. f I.M PORTANCE ATTACHED. j (Received Tins Day at 10.40 a.m.) | LONDON, Feb. 13. Considerable importance is attached to Hon Churchill's speech, which is re■raided as the overthrow of Lord Milner's policy in Egypt the abandonment of the scheme of disinterestedness therein, and the keeping of Egypt within the Empire and that the dominions shall he consulted concerning both 1 re- ],. n -t and Egypt at the forthcoming conference. | question of debts.

(Received This Day at 9.45 a.m ) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12

Mr Houston informed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Britain on several occasions made advances to United States with a view to cancelling Britain’s debt to America. The first advance came during the Peace Conference and have been repeated since then, hut the Treasury Department disapproved every time. Frame sounded United States concerning the cancellation of the French debt ni United States, but because the American attitude was unfavourable. France never definitely proposed the cancellation.

JAPAN’S NAVY (Received This Day at 9. In a.m.) TOKIO. Feh. 12. Baron Katu, leader of the opposition declared no responsible statesman dared propose the restriction of the defensive scheme comp.vipg with miniiftnin naval requirements of the Empire. The opposition party considered the eight battleships and eight eruisors programme vital toUhe country s cifence. Japan was not in a position to take the initiative on the question ol disarmament.

MORE OUTRAGES. LONDON, Feh 13

\ pilot engine preceding a troop train carrying ten Sinn Fein prisoners, was derailed by ohstructons near Kingassla (Derry). There were no casualties.

Motor lorries escorting a motor car, were ambushed at Mcrrian Gates (Dublin). Heavy firing resulted in three attackers being killed. 1 . PARLIAMENT CER EM ONY. • (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Fob 13. Owing to Sinn Fein threats, the police will lie excluded from the ceremony at the Royal opening of Parliament on Tuesday to which the King and Queen will drive in the State carriage from Buckingham Palace. INCENDIARY FIRES. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Feh 13. Four tires occurred in Manchester during the week-end, attributed to Sinn Feiners in each case. Rags saturated with petrol were thrown into mills and factories during the night. Much damage was done at Thornhaiu mill skips yard. Bales of cotton stored in the cellars were destroyed, but generally the tires were discovered quickly and little damage was done. DUKE’S LAST FUNCTION.

i (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) DELHI, Feh. 12. ' The Duke of Connaught performed his last official functions by laying the foundation stone of the Imperial Legislative Chambers in new Delhi. He said the building would testify to the united interests of British and Indian States and also symbolise the intregal con. nection of Indian State with British Empire. The Duke declared the building would stand as a symbol ol India’s rebirth to higher destinies, and her solemn entry upon the path of respon-

sible government. He hoped the new Delhi would become one of the greatest national capitals which would fink the people of the Empire in an cnduiing peace and prosperity under the Hritish crown. BILLIARDS. LONDON, Feb. 13. Fry is 3000 and Syrnes 2591. Fry established a record by winning the championship for the seventh time.