BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASBOCIATK A MAD MOTOR,I ST. LONDON, Juno 24 Henry 'Beach am, brother of i Thomas Beecham, has been sentenced 12 months imprisonment for manslaug ter, he lillling a child through rec less driving. ■ PARIS, June 25. The Duke of Marlborough was civil married to-day in Paris. A religio ceremony takes place to-morrow. MONEY IN RUSSIA. MOSCOW, June 25. The Russian Government has,draft a Bill to remove the restrictions ( the possession of money by privn 1 persons. All the money already seiz< will be returned, unless it has bee confiscated by judicial process. THE ASIATIC FIGHTING. A REPORT FROM DELHI. ‘ r hELlll, June 25. The “Central Asian News” stati that guerilla warfarers have occupic the hill country of Hissnr, where tl ex-Amir of Kokhara resisted them f( some time. It is stated that conside able friction occurred between tl Bolsheviks and the Republican 80l barians, tint the revolutionary Alpha party in Baku and Bokhara are ©n barrassing the Bolsiieviks at Kabu There is widespread belief that a sik ccssful conclusion to tbe British-Kabr negotiations would be welcomed b everyone on the frontier, where th situation is stated to bo improving which is attributed to a growing rap pronchment. The YVaziristan " hostil tribesmen apparently are war wean and a satisfactory conclusion wii> . Afghanistan probably would result it t : er rapid collapse. Tbe Russians have completed Ihi evacuation of northern Persia. Two -hundred Tartars, however, ban deserted to the Persian rebels a Ghitan. The rebels have inflicted a re verse on the Government troops. - FIGHTING IN TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 25. Fighting is increasing on the Ismid font. The Kemalists are eontinualh launching surprise attacks. SO UTHERN PARLIA ME N'T. LONDON, June 25. •Ljorkl Filzalaii has summoned the Southern Irish Parliament to meet on Tuesday. AN AIR ROUTE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 25 The Air Force, during June, established a new air route from Rainleh (Palestine) to Bagdad, 500 miles across the desert. This is an extension of the Cairo-Ramleh route. • INDIAN PRINCE’S DEATH. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) ----- DELHI, June 25. A message from Rangoon states the death has occurred, of Prince Jam used Buklit, grandson of the last King of Delhi. The funeral was largely attended. Mohammedans preceded it to the burial grounds. limes, a European engineer of the Municipal Staff, while motoring by, was dragged from his car and severely assaulted and his face smeared with mud, by men alleged to he wearing the Khalifat badges. They were evenutally called off by their leader. [■ JAPANESE PHOPOSA! ! (Reef-Wed This Da;\ at - ;>.»»• > : TDKIt .June 2*. Following a boated debar a; .. joint meeting of delegates from en.;!:! < hi* largest Chambers of Commerce, a motion urging the Japanese Government to take the initiative in proposing disarmament to America and Britain was referred to a committee for later presentation, t.o an early meeting of all Chambers in Japan. Opposition was based oil the argument that the matter was outside the scope of commercial organisations. Opponents urged the adoption lest refusal should intensify the all ready current suspicions of other Powers regarding Japanese military ambitions. CHINA’S DESIRE. j (Received This Day at 0.40 a.m.) ' NEW YORK. June 25 ■ The Chinese Minister, Chow Twin Chi, addressed the New York State Bankets Association, and declared the -AngloJapnnese Alliance was a warlike measure vitally affecting China, but regarding which China was not consulted. The preservation of peace in the Ear East was so supremely important that United States ought to have something to say about the Alliance. Unless they become parties to the agreement, lie could not see how peace in the Far East could endure. NOTABLE LABOR LEADER. j (Received This Day at 9.4() a.m.) j . NEW YORK* June 25. 1 Mr Samuel Gompers was re-elected by Denver Convention, as President of the American Federation of Labour, j beating Lewis by 25,000 to 13,000. This is Gompers fortieth term of office. ! He overcame the most hitter opposition •on the part of the more Radical ole- . ments. AMERICA AND ALLIANCE. i WASHINGTON, June 25 It is understood United States is not pleased at the prospects of the renewal . of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. How- ( ever, whether or how such attitude is i announceable, is a matter for conjecture. The delicacy and confidential j nature of the situation make expression i ’-Miffieult. However it is stated authori- j tatively that Government does not wish to create an impression abroad that United States is not concerned or not interested in the Alliance. On the other band, should United States oppose the Alliance, .It is believed serious antagonism will he aroused in Japan, against United States. i