CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1921, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH i FnRHGN_ ITEMS U tniM.tAN AND N.Z.. C.UII.E ASSOCIATION. RUSSIA AND PERSIA. DELHI, Aug. 30. Advices from Persia state the Russian Government threatens hostilties if tip. defaulting Russian C’lmimissioniasp i- not surrendered, INDI AN UNREST. ’ DELHI, August 30 It is reported that a company of the Dorset Regiment was attacked by the Moplahs on the railway at Pottambi. Thev used Lewis guns with deadly effect.' killing 000 rebels. The Moplahs threatened to attack Ponnani, but apparently were deterred by the fact that a warshi ws ready to bombard them. more fighting. DELHI, Aug. 30. Eater details of the Pukkatur action -how that a detachment of the Leinster regiment and special police, en route to the relied of Molap, Puram. was atthekod a few miles from the latter by a la roe Ixulv of rebels, armed with car-bines-and'sporting rifles. .The Moplahs fighting v itli traditional fierceness, were beaten off after five hours’ fighting, losing four hundred killed. tn addition to the British casualties, already reported, Lancaster (Assistant Superintendent of Police) was fatally shot. Three of the auxilary force officers were wounded. \ detachment afterwards proceeded to Molap Puram and found all safe and brought the garrison back to Callcut. - PORTUGUESE POLITICS. LISBON. Aug. 30. Antonio Granin is forming a new Cabinet.

SMUTS ARRIVES. CAPETOWN, Aug. 30. Premier Smuts has returned from his visit to London. JEWISH MEMORIAL. LONDON, Aug. 30 Hertz, Chief Rabbi, and Albert Woolf received a reception at Southampton and London at the end of their Dominion tour, in which thev collected C 70.000 for the Jewish memorial. TRADE WITH RUSSIA. LONDON. August 30. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Copenhagen correspondent states: Norway has eoneluded a commerce treaty with Russia involving the recognition of the Soviet. but not interfering with the question of Russia’s debt to Norway which the Soviet does not recognise. GRAECO-TURKISH W ’ " ATHENS. Aug. 30 The seriousness of the fighting in Asia Minor is indicated by a laconic Greek communique, dated August 2s, -living: The. buttle at Sakaria River continue.' most violent. A Greek naval communique- says a Creek bombardment of the towns on t’-e Hlack Sea coast has caused a stopI'.age of the persecution of the Chris linns. LONDON’S UNEMPLOYED. LONDON, Aug. 30 London unemployed are estimated t<» total 1 .*>o,ooo. Having now mostly exhausted the period in which they are entitled to the national unemployment benefits, thev are flocking by thousands in search of'relief from the Poor Law Guardians. , The newspapers point out that tin -unis some of the Hoards ot Guardians are paving out exceed the tarn.lies normal wages, instancing where the Guardians are allowing, the unemployed families a nn.x.mum of ''The'Shoreditch, Hackney Woolwich. Bermondsey and Camberwell uneniplo>ed are demanding that a husband < granted Ids, a wife Ids. and each child in addition to a rent allowance „i ir,- a week, and a coal allowance ot 3s (id, with n maximum of -3s (.(L The Woolwich unemployed ou mantling relief equalling the unshed labourers’ wage at Woolwich Arsenal. Thev threaten to seize the Board « Guardians' offices, unless tins is grantllMa„v Boards of Guardians in South Wales 'are in financial difficulties, o ing to the relief -paid out during th St The Sheffield GiSmlians are overdrawn. Nine hundred peoph there have not paid any rates.

MISSING VESSELOTTAWA, Aug. 30 The hope that the Canadian Importer is a float is practically almndoned. ™ captain of the search steamer, ( .unuk- < Winner, wirelessed this morning- Tin „ o nerul opinion is that the sin,, ioundeiCil Great quantities of wreckage wet* som, tmt a careful search revealed no traces of boats or the crew, who comprised the captain and 3 1 men. GREEKS ADVANCE. (Received This Dav at 9.-10 a.m.) ATHENS, August 31. Kemalists have abandoned their chud fortified points on Angora line and are l.einc closet v pursued. Greeks expect to enter Angora before Sunday. SOVIETS ACTION (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, August hi. The “Politiken’’ Riga correspondent says the S<«'iet has dissolved the relief Commission, because it included Bour geois representatives, also believing the Commission was under the influence > the counter revolutionaries and French politicians who are endeavouring u. utilise the famine as a weapon to over - throw the Soviet It is believed the real reason is that- the Commission r-’-used to become the Soviets tool.