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Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1921, Page 3

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BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. EGYPTIAN ATTITUDE. (Received This Day at 11,30 n.m.) CAIRO, Sept. IT The “Times” correspondent,,,' interviewed Zaflilul, who said he was prepared to rally to Adlv Rasha should the latter obtain from'the"lSritislS, Government an lor complete independence 'dtn'Egypl,A,' :,s Zagldul understands the negotiations tail to itTfive at shell an agreement it means we fight. Egypt will light England in the same way a.- Ireland. He declared the country was solidly behind him. CZECHS REQUEST. • PRAGUE, Sept. 14 (••/.echo Slovakia has despatched a note to the Ambassadors’ Council drawing attention to the reign ol terror in Burgolainl, endangering the peace of Europe, anti asks that measures lie taken definitely to end the anarchic situation. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON- September 14. The British Association concluded one of its most memorable gatherings at Edinburgh. It will meet at Hull "> 1922. at Liverpool in 1923. and piubably Canada in 102-1. The President, Sir Edward Thorpe, in his concluding address, slid the proceedings showed science was on the verge of a great new epoch. There was no question that science was now at the parting of the ways. In the immediate future the foundations of. science would receive fundamental development.

VIEWS ON PROHIBITION. y-QY YORK. September 14. Gaston Monnet, proprietor of a leading French distillery toured Canada investigating the effects of the prohibition enforcement. He declared In found more drunkenness in Canada am. United States than any other part of the world. He thinks the best opinion in America is that, prohibition does not prohibit, /but Government control is fairly successful. GENERAL SMUTS. CAPETOWN. Sept. 13. General smuts questioned at Pretoria concerning the Ynlkstein interview, sol 1,0 had not had time to read it. hm it was purely a casual cm,ver«n«mn unautliorisoil h Jm . AT ait. KVKHKST. ■.Received This Day at 11 ■'«' " tn.'l DELHI. September 15. The Everest Expedition i> preparing for a final climb of the north-east (lank of tile inoiini.iin. as s.mll a- lie* pie!.. iijm- t->. INDIAN KAITAVAVS. LONDON, Sept 13. The Indian Railways Committee reports the existing railways are oiitiiolv inadequate to meet the needs ol tl country. Government cannot provide adequate funds and the system .* paralysed Bribery in connection with waggon allotments has grown ■ into a system of organised blackmail. liE-AR RESTED. PARIS. Sept. 15 Demetrius Panagoiilnos, who was arrested last year, for attempting to murder Venezelos. hut escaped, has been arrested in possession of hundred thousand Hanes. He is now feigning madness. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS. PARIS. Sept lu. . Quai Dorhey announces the Ecunoniic sanction, in connection with J which was enforced m March, amt should he raised to-day, will be <o«„n----tnined as the German Government i not collaborating in the examination of export and import licenses HEIR FOR UNEMPLOYED. LONDON, Sept’. 1 Tl,e Ministry of Health lias circularised the local nltlioritios. saying they prepared to sanction loans for public works, giving relatively a large amount for employment, even thong . then, is no extreme urgency, but tl Minister must 1h- satisfied there wd be no undue extra wages through the .■,„nlov»iriit of economic labour.