BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

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LENIN AND TROTSKY DIFFER. MOSCOW, May 20. There is a sharp difference between iLenin and Trotsky. The former declared aUa Soviet Council mfietilfg that the time had arrived when the Russian Government should not be confined to Bolsheviks. DECISIVE BATTLE COMING. . % CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20 The Turks are expecting that a Greek offensive will be undertaken shortly, and will decide definitely the diplomatic and military domination of Turkey or Greece; NEW PARTY IN TURKEY. - „ CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20 A new Party of irreconcilibles was formed at Angora, under Kemal’s presidency, and is definitely allying itself with Russia against the Entente countries. SOLDIERS DEMONSTRATE. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20 - An Adrianople telegram states that five thousand Greek reservists going to the front, demonstrated against Constantine, shouting “Vive Venizelos! Long live France and England!” EGYPTIAN RIOTS AGAIN. CAIRO, May 20. Serious rioting has broken out. Apparently it is connected with an extremist attempt. T"

An official Egyptian delegation, headed by the Premier, is leaving for London to negotiate with the British Government regarding Egyptian self-gov-ernment.

The demonstrators attacked the mounted police with sticks, stones and iron bars. They maimed thirty horses and injured many police.

Those who were forbidden to fire were injured«seriously. The Egyptian Lancers then quelled the disturbance, and one rioter was killed, and many more were injured. CAIRO, May 21 Further extensive rioting occurred to-day, following tlie funeral of the rioter killed yesterday. The crowd •• persistently attacked the police. After three hours, Egyptian cavalry carried out an attack. It is believed the rioters bad three killed and 11 wounded. Owing to restraint of tjie police, consider-"*”"-aide damage was done. A number of Europeans were stoned at Alexandria. There were demonstrations made in favour of Taghoul, the Nationalist leader, that lasted all day, and they occasioned rioting in which one military policeman and one rioter were killed. A curfew is being enforced at ten , o’clock to-night. OSTERLEY SECURES COMPLEMENT LONDON,* May 21 The Osterley secured a full complement of stewards and sails on May 25th. i TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS. LONDON, May 21 Sir Ernest Pollock, Solcicitor-General, niid 60 witnesses have started for Leipzig to give evidence at the trial of war criminals which is expected to last three weeks. GERMAN DYE TRUST. BERLIN, May 21. The German Analyne Dyes and Nitre Trust, comprising six companies has made in 1920 a gross profit of nearly 522,000,000 marks, being double that if the previous year. The dividends of the six companies average nearly 20 per cent. Sixty million marks are being added to the reserve and there is ;» large allocation to special funds. EX-EMPEROR CARL. LEAVING SWITZERLAND. GENEVA, May 20. The ex-Emperor Karl has notified the Federal Council of his intention to leave Switberland in August without* indicating his destination.

A CONSUMPTION CURE. LONDON, May 21 British specialists, including Sir Bruce Porter, visited Geneva to investigate Doctor Spahlinger’s laboratory. They examined every stage of the manufacture of the serum, for the cure of consumption, including antitoxin for bad cases and vaccine for chronic cases. Dr Spahlinger says he has no intention • of keeping the remedy secret. Publicity is only deferred owing to the scarcity of the serum. The British specialists were impressed and will report in the medical journals. ADOPTION OF CHILDREN.

LONDON, May 21. i. The Departmental Committee on the adoption of Children recommends the passage of an Act giving legal recognition to adoption, and to securing the adopter and the child rights and duties similar to natural parents and children, also State supervision of adoptions which do not receive formal legal sanction; also legitimisation of children horn out of wedlock by a subsequent marriage of the parents. The Commit-* tee calls attention to the great increase in adoptions owing to bereavements during the war and the desirableness of protecting adopters against parents claiming the adopted child when it reaches the wage-earning age.

j MEMORY OF LORD NELSON. . ** | LONDON, May 21. i Lord Spencer has handed to the “Times” three unpublished letters by Horatio Nelson. They were written to Lord Spencer when aboard the San Josef, between 1797 and 1801. The first two eulogise the sea-going qualities of the ship, which Nelson and captured in the Battle of St Vincent. He urges that he be allowed to take the San Josef on a Baltic expedition. With a eharadteristic touch, he says: “My V only desire is to have a ship which will carry me swiftly alongside the Russians. I long to keep the San Josef for a knock at a French first-rater when we have settled our difference with Paul.” Nelson adds; “If it- be a sin to core? glory. X am the most offending' spul alive.”