BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A GREEK SUCCESS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) ATHENS, Aug. 23. Greeks crossed Sagaria river and captured 170 officers and four thousan men. Artillery broke up the Turkish ee n't re. Should Mustapha Kema refuse to make a! stand, the Greeks will shot - ly occupy Angora. A GERMAN MOVE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, Aug. 23 Advices from Berlin indicate Germany is about to suspend import licenses Tr vessels purchased abroad ev.deuUy with a view to giving work to Gcrmar shipbuilding yards. martial LAW. DELHI, ’August 23. Martial has been proclaimed in Callcut district. Strong bodies of Loops are being drafted. Great damage was done by rioters to the railways anc public buildings. The superintendent of police and a military officer were killed Indian reinforcements are mobilised' The transport of reinforcements was impeded by the foiling of trees across the roads. The rioters are now being rounded up. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLERS. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 23. The Fussimamoru has arrived with the Australian Rugl.yites, who have left for Chicago, New York, and Montreal. SCENE AT BULLFIGHT. LONDON, August 10. The correspondent of ‘‘The Times” at Paris states that a most scene, ninth was even too much foi tie French onlookers, was caused by a clumsy matador in a bull fight at Nimos (France). He had to give the estocade (final thrust) eight times before the tortured bull fell to his knees and expired. , - T 0 madden the unfortunate boast when it was exhausted explosive ban- ■ derillos wer 6 placed on its back. This , converted the animal into a living hie- . works display. 9 The vast crowd sickened at the spec- - tacle, crowded into the arena howling f at th e matador. | i I WINGED “FORD”. ] LONDON, August 10. The “Daily Mail” states that the whole German air industry is working feverishly at mass production to produce a sort of aerial “Ford” motor-car . with wings, in the hope of captuung j the world’s business in handy comnier(uil aeroplanes. I Captain F. E. Guest (Secretary of j State for Air) says that it is- an un- g doubted fact that Germany is fostering „U the means in her power tor C' 11 p aviation, though she is handicapped by p treaty restrictions. Ten routes aie j, daily' in use and 600 miles ai’o flown y The subsidies amount to £53,000. S T J SENATE DISCUSSION. P (Received Tliis Day at 1.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug 23. The Senate passed a Bill providing for two hundred thousand dollars expenses in connection with the tlisai-n.i- y meat conference. A lively debate ee- st curred, Senator Harrison demanding open sessions. He stated the American people wanted full publicity because they believed something was put over their representatives at Paris, He offered an amendment directing the , American delegates to exert their in- f| H'uence to bring about open sessions. t | Mr Borah supported this. Senator lvodge opposed the amendment, stat- tl ing no one representing the President | c would go to the ConferenJfe not favour- !| ing the largest measure of publicity com pntiblo with getting the business done. He advocated the procedure should be left to the delegates. Mr Harrison withdrew his amendment, following upon Mr Lodge’s .statement.