BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MUTINOUS CHINESE- , .(Received This Day.at 9.40 a.m.) ± 5 NEW YORK, June 30 Hankow reports state mutinous Chinese troops killed thousands, firing >n refugee trains fleeing from the d 'nj^ictS tißSt ‘engineers agreement Ife (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m ) EK V LONDON, June 30. Ife' After a heated debate, an overwhelmTC? in „ majority of the engineers delegates l|f¥ conference recommended the accep ante W7Z Provisional wage cut agreement Members are balloting thereon. The , agreement provide* for two on &X j '-<■»£ flings weekly tune ales .m fypesr cent pfese operating fro $ Joth July and loth August ■ f lively. A BELGRADE H<LMJL (Received This Day at 10.10 a.m. . BELGRADE, June 30 During the Sarajevo anniversary, a bomb was thrown at the Pnncc Regenf. carriage 'ns 1» left tl.c Nat.,.n.l Assembly after taking the oath m ™"- section with the new constitution. The bomb fell among the crowd, one person being killed and six seriously injured. The Prince and Premier were unhurt. BRITAIN’S LITTLE WARS. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 30. During the foreign policy discussion Lord Canon referred to the little wars in the Near East, touching incidental,ML on the Greek complications, which were HLfrostiug much money uselessly. “'Why is the Empire involved here; Why is Greece at war?” Mr Hughes - Lord Cur/.on replied that the new King arriving, stimulated the entnus- | iasm of the. Hellenic people. It was | difficult t<j avoid Britain being sl.gl.t y % involved though she was non ">tiW: drawing gracefully. ~ 8 Mr Hughes replied— 1 Inscrutable are the ways of providence. Treasure is I being, poured out, a»«3 h «»* ! ' n "‘j’" s '!‘ I rificed ih A bloody war ali turough >e _ Lite of a monkey.” .■rf A PROVISIONAL SKTTLEMENI. : (Received This Day lit 10.15 a.m „ V-fert LONDON, June .»> T '"fM- Engineers and employers have roach-•.“j-Ved a provisional agreement with the Omen’s leaders wlm-h will be W«e»M feint rceomnieiulatien to tbe ton *4* }en?nce this morning* TRIAL OF GERMANS. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LEIPZIG, June 30. ..m The trial of Lieut General Steingor, fe&llrhom the French charged with issuing order to slaughter and hounded and Kinwounded prisoners, and of - . charged with shooting pr_ • srs, has begun. Stenger dcn.es kill g «£»Wrisoners. He admitted that be told troops to deal with Kre«chme« Prf ho pretended death, and fated on §&Germans from trees, and in the the rear, but he novel euibod.ed ihc ~ _ ( ?i0- CHINA-.!AP AGREEMENT. ' PEKIN, Juue 30. ife# I{6 is autiienticaiH reported that fMZ&mn and China Governments iwu Steadied an agreement that the omc evacuate Siberia within four the latter conceding additional fislurj, forest, mine and land concessions.

AMERICAN POLITICS. (Received This Day at 10.15 R.im) •WASHINGTON, June 28. Republican conferences agreed to the peace resolution in whic i Senate conferees accept the House clause, declaring a state of war vi l Germany has ended, and the House conferees agreed to the. Senate provnnons for protection of American rig ts House Republican leaders decided 1 o support the Borah disarmament resolution.

AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

(Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Jane 28. To clear up misapprehension as to United States intentions in regard to , the Dominion Republic, and quiet dis- ' satisfaction expressed regarding tbe terms of tbe American withdrawal the @SMW|Baßtf.a Department has issued a stateto the effect that United States s A/r.Y’a'fas merely taking precautions to se- r --jjUre recognition of the validity of . acts of the military Government, | acting on behalf of tW Dominican peo?f;y#hpje Delegates to negotiate treaty of will be chosen by the Do- • 1 Congress when elected, not namUnited States. The .new coti-WPJSfe-'.wß complete freedom ot Jpjyj|action . j IpHf u. S. ARMY APPROPRIATIONS, afc ~M (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) ftp! WASHINGTON, June 28. A peculiar situation has occurred i 1 regard to the Army Appropriate Bill -fe- 1 taken to Mr Hprding by Senator'"Bora -i, m Speaker Gillefct, House and other rep|p| resentatives., War Secretary Meeks iS complained he was unable to reduce fig the army to 150,000 by October Ist. as |l§| ordered, and objected to a provision 2lf* again#, itienrring deficits' after that Pig date. Borah told the President that if the Bill was vetoed. Congress would but the army to ten thousand. The MpLrtfeiniU of the Conference w/is not divulg- . Hie disarimmient proposal in the Congßßfe, fefence njpijrt on Naval Appropriations £5 i|| Bill will be readied in the House totSpgijl rnorrow, V'lti.-h will vote on Air Borah s amendment, limiting proposed negotiatjans bet-veei Japan, Britain and Unit- - ed St."* The disposal of the proposition within an hour is expected. I||p§i Washington, June no. Mr Taft has been appointed < Chief J. - .lupUuAk--. A

RATT.WAYM A'IITFUBIS. NEW 'K&K, Juno Chicago railway shop ho •• ■ ‘ over-whelmingjy to refits \u ■ « *• •• cent wage cut. which t r . y; ay Board ordered to b -Ve> con July Ist. threatening a stir | PHHHHHHHMBiKi \