BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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AJ-oJAaLIAN'' and N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. - SHACKLETOW’S VENTURE. ’ \ LONDON, June 30. -1 Tlie “Times” sgtaes that Sir 9. Shackleton has only t. tiny auxiliary vessel for his Antarctic expedition. JJbe <s. named the “Quest,” She is little than 200 tons. She was built t* 'stand ice pressure. The Quest- is equipped with the most modern instruments for scientific research. B&.d'ip cayrie-- j a captive balloon and gteir, a sc-rtpß.n.’ and platform, and a powerful "'iifeless plant, She will utidertile » complete hydro-graphical survey t-.i route. She will make charts of th air currents. . j a„d will investigate, binl, aiumal yid J marine life. r The staff includes a dumber of Str E. Shackleton’s colleague? oh l' ll6 Nhn-- ? rod and Endurance expeditions. J No c rew .other than scientists will be " carried oli the journey to Cape Town, J where the ship will finally fit out, C-al- J| ling en route at Salvage Island and at South Trinidad. J| , ' Cape Town the Quest will head M direct south to the Sandwich Islands and South Georgia. She will go in search of suitable whaling stations. After refitting, she will explore the little known Sub-Antarctic Ocean Islands where it is expected that she will fihd traces of the supposedly extinct valuable southern fur seal. Later on the Quest will call at New Zealandand proceeding thence in search of the lost island of Tutanekai mentioned in the New Zealand Missionarv records and the Ataori Native legends. - “ ‘.a

Afterwards, the expedition will go southward, seeking fbr the mysterious Dougherty Island. If it is disccveied and an accessible landing place is available, Dougherty Island will be ifladS an Oceanic wireless relay station for messages between New Zealand ahd South America.

The survey will be continued thence via Cape Horn, and homeward by way of the Atlantic ocean. AUSTRALIA’S WHACK. LONDON, June 29 Australia may yet- receive a share of the Reparations. Germany has paid £50,000,000, but the Commonwealth amount of 20 per cent received by the Empire has not yet been calculated. ISM ID EVACUATED. ' (Received This Day at 8 a.nL) LONDON, June 29. In tlie Commons Lord Harmsworth stated lie had received information that tlie Greeks had evacuated Ismid oil the I evening of the 29th. The town is afire I and there is a great panic in the disI t-rict and numbers of Armenians and j neutral Turks are lleeing to Constanti--1 noplc. There appeared .to be considerablo danger of massacres, as the result of the general confusion, but Allied High Commissioners wer© taking all possible steps' to prevent outrages. THE B.A.W.R.A. WOOL. , | (ReceiveAThis DtLv, a.m.) .. ! An Australian banker. i:itorviowSßjß| | iu reference to the Higgins ’ ui' their attitude towards Bawra, deny j they showed hostility thereto. Their j view, which was adopted in the fullest | agreement with the merchants, was ! that a greater advantage would accriid from th©. disposal of the new clip in order to provide the sinews of war. with which to ease the exchange position, as compared with Bawra’s plan. They emphasise that the bankers acted as the owners’ trustees, and also point out that only half of the proceeds from Bawra sales belongs to the growers, 1 lie remainder going to the British Government. Therefore it is not helping Australian exchange.

A POLISH CONFERENCE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) GENEVA, June 29. • The Council of , the League of Na- ‘ tions has arranged a conference of re- ; p resell tatives of Poland and Lithuania ’ on 15th July in reference to JVilna. All ' Zelignowskis troops which do not be--5 long" to the' contested territory must 1 leave by Bth July. IN TURKEY. 1 (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) i . LONDON., June 29. Advices front Constantinople state : tlmt the Allies have asked the Greek commander to delay his intended military evacuation of Ismid Peninsula. This is on account of the., danger to which it will expose ‘Constantinople. - NEW HEBRIDES. LONDON, June 29. After discussing a passage in Mr Massey’s speech at the opening of the Imperial Conference, referring to the Anglo-Islands, the French condominium in the New Hebrides, the French Oceania Committee has adopted a resolution declaring that"in view of the great predominance of French subjects and French' interests in the New Hebrides ? I Islands, the French Government should ’ neglect no opportunity to ensure a l French solution of the question. ROUTE TO BAGDAD, v I ;.Uci->ic.cd TV CAIRO. J An ai my aviator has discovered land route to Bagdad, which the journey from Jerusalem to to COMMONWEALTH LONDON, June Larkin is continuing the managership of the Commonwealth steamship line pro tern. GERMAN CHURCH SECESSIONS. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 30. c - The “Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent draws attention to mass seces- t sion from the Evangelical Cunroll of Prussia, secessions in 1919 numbering J | 112,000. The movement developed dur- * 1 ing the revolution and is attributable ■ "pSHtlv to the Church tak, hut mainly to a general belief that the Evangelical Church is the instrument of the militarist German Government.