BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. RUSSIA AND BRITAIN LONDON, Sept. HI. Since tin- conclusion of the AngloRussian Trade Agreement, the British Government loyally kept its pledge to abstain from offensive action against the Russian Soviet Government, but the latter immediately after the signature started an intensified compaign of falsehood and hostility against Gieat liiitnin throughout Central Asia and Afghanistan. The British Government possesses convincing proof of such a 'campaign, and has resolved not to tolerate it. They despatched to Moscow a strong Note calling attention to the serious breaches of faith and demanding an explanation. RELIEF TRAIN DERAILED. LONDON, Sept. 20. , Advices from Riga state a food train en route to Russia, was derailed just mifsido tho Latvian frontier. Twelve wagons of condensed milk, flour and neat were completely destroyed. It is suspected that the train was derailed so that it might he looted. FOOD EXHIBITION. LONDON, Sept. 20 Tho International Trade Exhibitions Limited, is organising a national food exhibition at the Olympic from September sth to 27th, 1922, including dairy produce, fruit, cereals and all foodstuffs. BATTLEFIELD EXHUMATIONS. LONDON', Sept. 20 The Agents-Generals, who promised to assist the Imperial War Graves Commission, discussed the discontinuance of exhumations. Australian, Canadian and New Foundland re ire sentatives vigorously protestedmgainst it discontinuance. The War Office undertook to issue an explanatory statement in a few days. ! BRITAIN’S DELEGATES. LONDON, September 20. Hon. A. Balfour. Hon. A. Bonar Law, Lord Boa, Sir L. Worthing-Evans, Earl Beatty and Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson are likely to be the British delegation to Washington. RIOTS AT VIENNA. VIENNA, September 20. A great crowd tried to storm the Stock Exchange here, and assaulted the brokers and beat their customers, demanding the closing of the Exchange. The demonstrators declared that a rising of the cost of living was ” due to wild speculation going on at the Exchange. The police cleared the streets ! BELGIUM AND BRITAIN. LONDON. September 20 M. Jasper. the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaking at an AngloBelgium Union luncheon at Liege, said —"We sometimes are a little nervous, and are almost inclined to forget the way in which the British Empire threw * all its material and moral force into tho war, when Belgium was invaded. We must not forget that we sometimes have moments of bitterness, bnt we must agree with France. We shall only obtain tranquility when the security of our frontier is assured. Britain does not forget hut realises tnafc it is necessary to continue the ‘hioc, without which liberty and civilisation j would cease. When questions of inter- : est divide ns. Belgium must rememlier . Britain did not sheath the sword before we were delivered from the invader. Our hearts gratitude to Britain will he permanent.”

anglo-frexch rivalry. LONDON, September 20.

The London “Morning Hirst’s’’ special Berlin correspondent says: T doubt {he capacity of the German textile industry to contribute its quota to the Allied demand for reparation. The industiv is in an unstable condition. It is greatly handicapped by a fall in the efficiency of the workers during the war, by lalxmr troubles, and by the Rhine Customs barrier. It is clear that Germany ran only pay by surrendering a large proportion of the profit of her foreign trade. The spindles, how ecur, now working in Germany are fully CO to 80 ]>er c<’i't- of those going before the war. France (he continues) is misusing a clause in the Peace Treaty which permits Alsace-Lorraine to send the same quantity of goods as was exported pre-war. Thus, when French trade begins to flag. Germany is inun-' dated with French textiles.

UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATE. 'Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21. Five hundred unemployed at Aberdeen sallied forth with the object of a massed attack on the residence of the chairman of the Municipal Relief Committee. The police barred the approaches and repulsed four attempts with baton charges. The demonstrators eventually retreated. PRINCE’S TOUR. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 It is .announced thai recent events in India have (p no way affected the programme for the Prince of Wales tour. The Renown’s stores include 195,(K)0 cigarettes for the officers, 2000 dozen bottles of wine, and 9,000 cigars, in addition to 5,000 cigars for the Prince of Wales himself, 5,860 gallons of ruin, and 4,000 gallons ■of lime juice for the men and eleven black cats for luck. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. LONDON, September 21. Hon. Mr Roscawen, speaking at the international tractor trials at Shrewsbury, said he hail managed to obtain £1.000.000 sterling for Agricultural education and research. He hoped a considerable proportion of it would be devoted to the development of agricultural machinery. DARLING’S FUNERAL FANCIES. LONDON, Sept. 20.

The late Mr Darling left £38,603. He directed that his body lie conveyed to the grave on one of his farm waggons, painted yellow, picked out with black, and pulled by two of his ! ebst cart horses, led by two of his oldest carters