BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS.

IUSTP.AUAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BIS LEY SHOOTING. LONDON, July 19. At lbe JJislcy Bifie Meeting, the Alackinuon Cup match resulted: England 102 l points, Scotalnd 1480, Canada 1403, Ireland 1401, Wales 1233.

| GREEKS CLAIM VICTORY.

ATHENS, July 19.

The Greek newspapers declare that the Greek forces have scored a victory over the Turks stating that besides several thousand prisons, the Greeks captured an immense quantity of booty. They emphasise the political and strategical importance of Eutaliia, the fall of which is likely to lead to the speedy capture, of the main Turkish railway lines.

TURKS RETREATING

ATHENS, July 19,

Hie evacuation of Eskishehi by the Turks has begun. The King of Greece have captured four big guns. eleven machine guns, north-west of Kutahia. The Turks are now retreating along their whole front, wth the Greeks in pursuit.

IMPERIAL AIR SCHEME

LONDON, J nl v 19

Sir Ross Smith lias been appointed as the Australian expert to a special board 'set up by the Imperial Conference to prepare a concrete scheme for Empire airships comunication.

AIKS HAWKER’S STATEMENTS

LONDON. July ]9

Airs Hawker, in a letter to the “Daily Aiail” rebutts the medical testimony that her husband’s accident was due to physical disability, declaring that Ha" ,y was perfectly well. His hack was completely cured, and had not given him trouble for years. She adds that in ti e absence of actual <f>roof of physical disability, the stigma is repugnant

FRANCE AND SILESIA

PAIRS, July 19/

Attacks were made upon Allied soldiers oil July 17 in Upper Silesia. This has proved the timeliness of Saturday’s French note to Germany, announcing the despatch of a French reinforcement to Upper Silesia. There is a report of alleged French ,and British rivalry. This is declared to be the clumsiest German attempt to split the Entente’s cordiale.

CANADIAN ELECTIONS

OTTAWA. Julv 19

At the elections in the Province of Alberta, the Agrarian Party have seemed 37 seats, as against 16 supporters of the present Stewart Government elected.

Labour and the Independents have secured four seats each. Two women were elected. No Conservatives were elected. The leader of the new Government Las not vet been chosen.

DUTY ON SPIRITS

LONDON, July 19

The House of Commons adopted a new clause in the Finance Bill, moved by Sir R. Horne, exempting from duty imported spirits produced in the Empire tor purpose of making power or industrial methylated spirits. Some members pointed out the concession would help the motor industry md en courage the Dominions to produce motor spirit to compete with petrol.

UPPER SILiE-SIA. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) PARIS, July 20 According to the ‘’Petit Journal”, the British reply to the French Note contests the necessity for sending reinforcements to Upper Silesia and insists on an early meeting of the Supreme Council.

! NAVAL ASSISTANCE, j (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) ; ROME, July 2(U j The dreadnough Duilio has gone to Constantinople to reinforce the Italian squadron. Other warships following.

1 TANK OARS FOR RUSSIA. I (Received. This Day at 9.40 a.m.) OTTAWA, July 20. 1 A Montreal teflegram says W. J. Butler, President of the Canadian Car Foundry Company is returning from Europe. He announced he received from tho Soviet 'Government a two million dollars order for 500 five ton tank cars. Work on them ha® been started, and will be completed by the end of November.