BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN and n.z. cable association. SIR T. MACKENZIE SAILS. LONDON, Aug. 18 , Sir Thos Mackenzie lias sailed by the llemuera for New Zealand. WIRELESS. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 18. Mr Ivellaway has opened Leafield wireless station, cabled on July 24th, the first link of the Imperial wireless chain. Another station is now in course of construction at Banbury, to be used in conjunction with Leafield. Mr Kellaway sent the first message of greetings to British stations within range, trusting the station would help to knit still closer the bonds binding the different parts of the Empire. PRINCE OF WALES. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 18. It has been definitely decided that the Prince of Wales will visit Japan next year. He embarks on the Renown at Karachi on March 17th, after the conclusion of the Indian tour. He will probably visit Ceylon and the Federated Malay States. The-present intention is to return homeward over the same route as outward. LABOR CONFERENCE. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.in.) LONDON, Aug. 18 The Blackpool Conference passed a resolution protesting against the waste of money -in calling out reserves and resorting to measures of force "hen strike action was threatened, over purely wage questions. Mr Clynes sai the Government’s action ga\c any future Labour Government ample justification to apply measures of force, however ruthless, without hesitation.

SPAIN AND THE MOORS LONDON, August 18. The Tangier correspondent of Th Times” reports that the Spaniards am the Riffe tribesmen ar o now each bid ding for the support of the brigam Raisuli. The victorious Riffs are march ing on Raisnli’s mountain stronghold They are announcing they will destro; Raisuli if he aids Spa™- The latte will make him ruler of Spanish Mo rocco if he fight for Spain. Hawil attacked tho Spanish force, but it i: known that he would be willing to at tack' the tribesmen if he is appointed Sultan. The Spanish Foreign Legation has be gun an advance near Melillo, and ha; secured some preliminary successes. SPANISH FOREIGN LEGION. <Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 18. There were remarkable scenes at l lit Spanish Consulate, at Bloomsbury where thousands of unemployed men assembled to seek enlistment in 11 it Spanish Foreign Legion. The men angered at the delay in gaining admission to the Consulate looked like storming the building. Police weie compelled to disperse them. The Consul agitated over the rush, accepted only ten. No married men were taken. A LABOR ADDRESS. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, August 18. Mr Clynes, in his presidential address at Blackpool, at the National Federation of general workers, said the recent industrial events tended to restore Labor’s political weapon to the proper place. The belief that the 1 strike weapon can accomplish anything has Heeded. We should not he deceived into using ruinous methods and physical force for obtaining a mockery oi working class freedom. Employers, show, jug no mercy, have taken advantage oi the workers helplessness, when the stale of the Labor market had come to the aid of those who wanted to force n reduction of wages. SPIRIT MESSAGES. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) - - LONDON, August 18. Scrutator in “Truth” writes—“l have investigated the strange -current story that Lord kitchener’s spirit messages helped to win the war. Tt appears the wife of a British officer states during 1918 her son was killed in action, and appeared to her and demanded a pencil and then commenced a’series of letters on an automatic lasting months, and purporting to emanate from Lord Kitchener, giving information regarding the disposition of the German linos and requesting they he sent to General Haig. The officer’s friend showed the letters to two Brigadier Genera’s who took them to headquarters where Haig agreed to examine them hut the communications proved quite useless, Haig stating he was certain such rubbish had never emanated from Lord Kitchener, even if it came from the spirit world. “Truth” is convinced that the recipient of thes supposed messages acted in perfect good faith.

native poll tax. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) CAPETOWN, August 19. The Native coloured population of Johannesbjurg is strbngly protesting against the new poll tax passed by u ‘ Provincial Council. The meeting resolved not to pay the poll tax until the legality, of the taxation, without representation had been tested, ft was decided to ask Government to prosecute one of their number as a tost ease.