BRITISH & FOREIGN HEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN HEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAItI.H ASSOCIATION. | REBELS SURRENDERING. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) ! DELHI, Sept. 2 Ali Melialie. a prominent rebel leader. ; 1 I has surrendered with a large following. 11 is believed this will break the hack of the rebellion. No more heavy lighting is reported. Moplnlis at Tirurnugadi have mainly surrendered. The economic efforts of the rebellion are beginning. It is anticipated both harvests will be a total failure. Tlie Gnveriilllo.nl of Madras uttered si, grave warning. Government is apprehensive of the effects in other districts, and declined to allow discussion u police action in firing on the crowd in Madras City on 2!)th August. DETAILS OF FIGHTING. (Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) DELHI. Sept. 2. Details received show the lighting at Tirurangadi lasted several hours*, the rebels resisting desperately, a large force boating drums and shouting the war cry from within the mosque where they had taken refuge: The rebels list'd a kind of rocket carrying a sharp spike of explosive material. E.NEM I’l.OYEl) DEMANDS. LONDON. Sept. I. I leaded by a banner reading—“ During the war you fought-for your bosses, now fight, for yourselves.” ten thousand unemployed marched to the offices of the AYoolwich Guardians, while a deputation of twenty-live went in and demanded 2bs each for man and wife, 8s for each child, in addition to rent.Tilts* Guardians refused, and offered a maximum of fills for man. wife and six childivn, all income to u*' deducted. Stormy scenes then commenced. Members of the deputation placed chairs against the door and refused to : Row any one to enter or leave the room, until the unemployed ■demand was granted. Members'of the deputation took |'< ss„ssinii of the dais, despite protests iron! the 11 uardiaiis.

FOREIGN CREDIT T< < ' LONDON. Scot. 2

Dr Nansen arrived in London, bringing guarantees from the Soviet al Moscow relating to the distribution ol food, al-o the icxl ol an agreement loi opeult: •; foreign crcdiPto I’ll'-ia. beginning with Jen millions sidling. Pile laliei is being -uibniinod rim linlisb and French CnvcMimeiils. and lilt iinatcK ’’.ill lie .sent for tin nsiilcra! ion o: 1 lie League of Nai ions.

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WELSH GOI.F Cl 1A M I’IONSHII’. LONDON. Sept. 2. Tolley won ihc first Welsh Open Got Championship at Port lira wl.

ATTRIBUTED T( ) COIfIMEXISTS

LONDON. September 2.

It is alleged that the demonslration of unemployed have a Cominiinistie origin, and are directed by the National Administration Council of unemployed with headquarters at Islington, which has divided the country llv '' where local delegates meet. One of the men sentences at Hackney shouted on leaving the dock. “Roll on Revolution.”

The "Daily Mail’s” political correspondent states that th» Goveiiimen' advisers believe that the unemployed demonstrations are fostered by Communistic organisation, and are designed ultimately to wreck the system of local Government. There is evidence that the movement is spreading to provincial cities. The Ministry of Health lias warned the Guardians it will use its powers to stop extravagant relief.

ROD LAI! SCENES. LONDON. SeptemlHW 2

Remarkable scenes were witnessed at Poplar during the arrest of Alderman Sciirr. The crowd recognising the sheriffs officers who drove up in a taxicab, rushed the enh frefill which two oilier Councillors ivliu had already I arrested advised file people to he cpiiet. \ section of the crowd fried to pull the officers out of the cab. Imt they were* eventually permitted to cuter Score's house 1 . The crowd again threatening CMC of their number appealed for order. There were affecting seems between Sciirr. his wife* and c hild. Sciirr addressed the crowd stating lie would never give* in. and advised them not to pay a penny rent. As tin* ear dime off the* crown sang tile Reel Flag and shouted. “Dp. Rebels.” . The siege of Woolwich guardians office lasted twelve* hours. The Board’s e-hair-nVa.il told the demonstrators at six o'clock that daylight had come and he would lie* glad if they Wide! leave*. The guardians then went home and liedeputation withdrew an hour later.

TRAGEDY ON TRAIN. LONDON. Aug. 22.

A remarkable story of pluck is revealed in a sweetheart’s vain “fiort to save tier lover’s life cm the* Brighton railway. James Kicbfell. aged 22 who was standing in a carriage fell buckward through tin* window of till* door. As lie fell Ins sweetheart clutched his log and tenaciously held on. Passengers pulled om* of the communication cords which, however, broke, and the

other failed to stop the train. Assisted bv her brother, the girl grimly gripped Kiddidl, whose hotly tins swaying over the metals as tile train rushed cm through several stations. The holder’s strength was growing weaker and weaker, and just ns the train was slowing clown at a station the girl fainted. Riddell fell between tin* platform and the train, and was picked nfi dead, his head having struck several cih. je’ets while dangling oil the line*.