BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS .

HY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. STOLEN BONDS FOUND. j NEW YORK, Feb.. 26. Dalton, win) is aged seventeen, has been captured with the whole of the missing bonds in a small travelling hag. Meantime the Director had issued an invitation to Dalton to return the booty and all would bo forgiven, SIDELIGHT ON GREEK POLITICS. ' PARIS, .February 27. The Counsel defending two Greeks ' who attempted to assasinate M. Venizelos (ex-Greek Premier), paid a tri--1 Lute to M. Venizelos, but accused his ' supporters of gross oppression. They had said Counsel, signalised Venizelos’s ■ return to power by dismissing 8,000 officials. They were guilty of such acts as gaoling a whole family because it was in possession of a parrot that was taught to say “God Save the King. Th 0 family changed their views, but j they could not silence the parrot. FRENCH AIMS. LONDON, Eeb. 28. The newspaper “Observer” publishes an interview with M. Poincaire emphasising the Pacific aims of France. ' He declared it would be a fatal blunder for Franco to initiate a separate policy 1 and not without a full knowledge or authorisation of Britain. If France and Britain publicly announced their intention there would be no need to pass to acts. HARBIN NEWS. LONDON, Feb. 27. Advices from Harbin state Non-Com-munist members of Chita Assembly are prohibited all communications with the outside world. The peasant leader of the Assembly declared for an Eastern Republic that would not allow foreign intervention and would defend their Soviet Motherland at all costs. He demanded the withdrawal of the Georgian . troops as the Republic must control Yladivostock and continue the active suppression of opposing forces. NEW PERSIAN PREMIER. LONDON, Feb. 27. The new Persian Premier is strongly anti-Bolshevik and seeks Die friendship of Britain. A Russian correspondent adds that all lovers of Persia will welcome the revolution if the new leaders can establish a Government sufficiently strong to withstand Bolshevism and maintain internal order. There will be no difficulty in modifying the existing agreement, satisfactorily to all the interested parties. TROUBLE IN PALESTINE. CAIRO, Feb. 27. A new revolutionary movement among Arab tribes in East Jordon, outside the British zone is in progress. Syrian refugees from the' French zone are joining in large numbers. . YAP CABLE QUESTION. TOKIO, February 27. It is understood that Japan has suggested that the United States should lay. a cable direct to Shanghai fron Guam, a substitute for the Yap Island route. Japan takes the stand that the mandate given her means Japanese control of the Yap* Island cables on the same basis as Germany before the war Japan during the war, diverted the Yap end of the cable from Shangha ; to < ( Tooehoo Island, between Japan and Formosa for administrative purposes. Cable communications from th e Un tec j States to Shanghai, via Guam and Yap Isalnds therefore do not now exist. The newspaper “Nielli Nielli Shibum takes the view that the United States is not in a position to interfere, because she has not ratified the Versailles Treaty, and has not entered the League of Nations, but that considering America's share in winning the war, Japan has no right not to consider America’s contention. The “Hochi Shibum” expresses the opinion that America’s absence, from the League does not imply that she I renounces the right to question the League 1 !* decisions affecting important world affairs. r I AMERICA’S PROTEST. C TOKIO, February 27. y Authoritative opinions here hold that 4 Japan will insist upon fully exercising ]S control with her Mandate of Yap Is- 1lnnd. a It is explained that Japan bases her T claim upon the final decision of the ti Supreme Council in May of 1919. ti ft is contended that if President Mil- „ son made oral reservations previous lo p -these deliberations of the Council, Ja- n pan was not represented and had no c , official cognisances thereof. v ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. f ( li TOKIO, February 27. c Seven assailants attempted to assassinate Haciro Saionji, son of Marquis saw c( onji, the former Premier and head, of v( the Japanese delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. H t > drove them off with his sword' Six of the assailants 1V were arrested. Saionji expects to ac- u company the Crown Prince abroad. p, WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN JAPAN. to TOKIO, February 27. to The lionise of Representatives lias adopted a Bill permitting women to attend political metiugs and to assume Membership of political associations.