BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS

■*♦*> AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION AUSTRIA SUSPICIOUS. VIENNA, March 18. The Vice-Chancellor of Austria lias telegraphed to Herr Mayr stating tbathe leaders of the parties of the Austrian Assembly have decided that the Austrian delegates in London are not authorised, without the Assembly’s concurrence, to assume any binding obligations encumbering Austria. .W- JAPAN IN A FERMENT. TOKIO, March 18. Riotous scenes attended a meeting of the Kenseikai Party called to discuss tho Kirooka letter. Ten thou sand persons assembled. When Representative Shimizu attempted to speak, , j the crowd demolished the platform, and fights followed. The police made many arrests. After tho meeting was broken up the crowd marched on the Diet bindings, and attempted to break through a police cordon. Reserves were then called out, and they arrested the leaders, and dispersed the mob.' Meanwhile there was great excitement within the Diet. The Peers unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that tho -Empire discipline was disintegrating and the people’s minds were in a state of unrest, that the nation’s, prestige abroad was impaired, and that the general conditions were deplorable, and it was desirable that prevailing evils be speedily rectified. RAILWAY CQNSTRUCTION. TOKIO, March 18. Work commences on April Ist on

the extension of the railway connecting the South Manchurian and the Mongolian border. Tho construction is to reach Toanan in Inner Mongolia. A loan from the Manchurian Railway to the Chinese Ministry makes the work possible. BRITISH CABINET CHANGES. LONDON, March 19. The “Morning Post” states Mr Leslie Wilson succeeds Cooncl Amery at the Colonial Office. Colonel Amery’s reported transference to the Admiralty has not been yet determined, pending Mr Churchill’s return.

INDIAN INSTRUCTIONS. Received this day cat 11.30 a.m.) DELHI, March 20 Government roariling the non-co-ope-rators propaganda as seditions and unscrupulous, hats issued instructions f< ■Government officials lo explain deli, nitely and publicly the Government officials to explain definitely and publicly the Government policy, either by interviews with members of the public or on the platform. Government servants ■ rules of (conduct ..ave been 1 drafted accordingly. Previous rules forebade them to mention politics. HOW GERMANY SHALL PAY. (Received This Day at 10.3 d a.m.) BERLIN, March 20. Yon Simons, interviewed, said he accepted Hon .Lloyd George’s formula, as approved by the House of Commons, that Germany should pay to the limit of her capacity, but he rejected the methods proposed by M. Briand (France). The latter’s plan would compel German , industrial magnates to realise their j wealth to pay Germany’s creditors. | This was not acceptable. j I BOMBS THROWN. j (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) j LONDON, March 20. 1 Three bombs were thrown at a military lorry in Dublin on Saturday night. 1 Two exploded, killing two soldiers and wounding an officer and five others. The fire was returned, and three civilians were wounded. 1 The curfew order lias been extended from eight in the evening to five in the morning. I i BONAR LAW. i (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) < LONDON, March 19. ' Hon. ,Ronar Law crossed to Calais today. . | MINERS’ PROPOSAL. j Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 19. Frank Hodges, secretary of the Min- ' ers’ Federation, addressing, a mass meeting at Abertillert, Monmouthshire, said if war wages came to an end on 31st March, colliers who were out of work should receive not only £1 per week unemployment pay, but another £1 from the colliers who were working. • GREEK RESERVES CALLED UP. : ATHENS, March 19. j Three classes of reservists have been called up. The King in a message to the people explains the reason of the step is to reinforce the troops to whom have been entrusted the task of imposing peace. ; FIGHT FOR KRONSTADT. (Received This Day at 12.20 p.m.) HELSINGFORS, March 19. Koslovsky states there were a great many spies and traitors within Kronstadt. The Soviet attacks were carried out by overwhelming numbers, Trotsky taking no account of the lives lost. Kronstadt machine guns played havoc among the stonners whose bodies covered the ground in heaps. These was terrific street fighting at the end. It waß feared the Bolsheviks would take a bloody revenge-