BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUBTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BRITISH IN TURKEY. LONDON, July fi. 1 Replying to questions in the House of Commons, Sir C. Harmsworth said that the British Commander-in-Chief at Constantinople has arrested 52 undesirables: Those arrested include 18 j members of the Russian Trade DelegaI tion. ! The Minister said this action Was necessary owing to a discovery of a plot to commence a revdlution, begin* ' ning with the assassination of Harrington, BANKRUPTCY INCiIEASiNG, BERLIN, July (1. The German bankruptcies during the half year ended in June, numbered 1573. This is an increase of 1126 cbm- T| pared with the same period of 1920 " 1 wherein there were only 447. Tills is ascribed to the falling of German prices; compelling the manufacturers to sSll at a loss. The figures, nevertheless; . are still far below the pre-war averages! BRITISH POLICY TO RESIST TURKS' LONDON, July fi The “Daily Mail” states that official circles believe that the Turkish Kemalists are concentrating forces to attack Constantinople. The blow will be (asserts tbe. paper) aimed direct at Great : Britain. • . ' I The British Government s view (tlie I “Mail” states) is that the attempts must be resisted in order to retain he city and secure free navigation of the Straits, thus preventing the Turks from joining the Bulgurs, who are intriguing to win back Western Thrace. The “Daily Mail” adds that it is estimated the Allied forces in Constantinople number 10,000 including British , 5,000. The French general and General Harrington are conferring with Mr Rumbold (High Commissioner) on the question of resistance. INDIAN RIOTS. , , DELHI, July 6 Serious rioting has occurred at Aligarh" in the North-west provinces, 00 miles north of Agra, as the outcome of the conviction of a political prisoner. The mol. attacked -the police guard, and burned the post office and other buildings. , ™ Several persons were killed. The - military w ere summoned from Agra and 1 quelled the outbreak. t ' f i NORTHERN PERSIA. DELHI, July fi. t' Persian advices state that Persian c rebels are active at Resin and m other :l > districts Turkomans are active in e Atribad region. All British officers I .have been withdrawn from the Northorn Persian front. h BRITISH WARSHIPS MOVE. 1 MALTA, July 6. ! There is now a continual movement , t j r .f the British warships from Malta to i- I the East. , jk. , This is regarded as indicating that the situation at Constantinople is being viewed with anxiety. The whole British Mediterranean fleet, with its auxiliaries from aircraft carriers to tugs, is now concentrated at or within easy reach of Constantinople, r. military control. DELHI, July 7. Aligarh is reported quiet. The milis tory pickets control the town and all )- meetings are prohibited. >r Twenty-five arrests were made. d j h THOMAS AND RAILWAYMEN. LONDON, July 6. I- \t the National Railway Union Con- - ference, the executive’s motion for the removing of Mr J. H. Thomas, M.P., a from the supreme headship of the union - Vas defeated by 57 votes to lis Mr J. H. Thomas, ALP., Secretary o to the National R-ailwaymen’s Union, >. addressing the Executives’ Conference, - said that what their organisation need- , d ed was a reaffirmation of a belief in - State ownership is the only perman:l enent solution of the railway problem t They were, he said, faced with the II decontrol by the State of the railways d on August 15th. , r RAILWAYMEN DISCUSSION. * LONDON, July 6fl The Railway Union Executive’s Con--11 ference is now heatedly discussing in . r camera the action of the Union leaders < d in calling off the Triple Alliance strike e in connection with the coal strike some •r time ago.

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