BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MOPDAH’S KKPKU.ION. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) Dl'.liVH, Oct. 13. Refugees are still pouring into ( cut. It is probable fresh camps "01 he opened up in the country to relieve tlie cbih'estiim. Uriel engagements occur dnilv, the rebels sullenng heavy casualties. They are still engaged iiiurdcriiig, plundering and vuttin„ wires. The military arc esta.hiishing wireless cnmiminifcnlion between the chief centres Thousands of people of all gi.ules in C'alient have submitted a pout.on to the Viceroy for an extensive campaign in Malabar to stamp out the lebellioi saving the military are insufficient nm! punishments inadequate. Afte. tin c hellion is quelled the petit me s that a sufficient force he st.it'onul u Malabar to prevent a recur,cnee ot the trouble. They fear revenge P " when the imprisoned .Moplalis ic turn Nearly three thousand were sentenced to terms of imprisonment.

UXK.MPMWM.KVr. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON. (>et. 1-t In regard to unemployment itJ* tfS— "in. r ernments are necessary.

\KROPLANK INVENTION. ; Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. LL Demonstrations of the new A ula aeroplane wing the invention of llohe. a Dutchman, lifting power, haie P ,<nl ' . .. ;tl Kitted to a Martins,do -achme , ; .tl, a Hispano Suiza engine of ' , , ;(1 horse power, the machine a sharp angle and ’ ‘ A,t s . ~r onOO feet in seven* >-» * * ** j r ion miles u<nii . maximum speed of ' ; , . to a seagull s " ing.

the silksiax descision. (Received This Day at U> l>.m_) I.ONDON, Oct. 13. An authoritative opinion in London that the decision of the League of Nations regarding Upper S. osm is „ rr r. lir Germany and Poland arc iS-cted to accept it h absolute loy,,Uv a ,,d the Supreme Council ill not be affected in the J* attempt by either party to obtain modification. . . The French Press is pleased " tli decision, and declares the excitement i„ Germany will probably die down ,vben the Germans reflect that they are resiling, not- against the decisions of Frame, hut against the sentence of the world tribunal. BERLIN, Oct. 13. Mam Germans are preparing to flee from Upper Silesia, fearing I ol.sh attacks.

GERMAN F.EEUNG. (Received This Day at 1.30 P-™-> BERLIN, Oct. 13. Views in responsible circles over Silesia are calmer. Cabinet are awaiting official news, before taking a drastic. Bt Tho “Vorwaerts” takes a commonsense view. While admitting the excitement in Germany is justifiable and that it is true Gem,nay s ability t meet the reparation obligations is still further reduced by the Silesian decision ‘-‘Vorwaerts” points out that any suggestion to follow Russia’s example of a repudiation of the obligations would be disastrous to the nation politically and economically. The Treat, of Versailles stipulated for the surrender of the whole of Upper Silesia, hut the Republic’s efforts had saved a portion. , The Bavarian Democratic I arty 1. - sued a manifesto refusing to accept the Silesian decision, and asking other parties to accept, this standpoint.

JAPANKSE VIEW. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, October 13. At the International Economic Conference at Caxton Hall. discussing a reduction of armaments, the Japanese i>epred.-ntativc said that though Japan was often blamed for being the world, disarmament would lie more wo - coined there than by any other nation, for the reason that Japan is spending nearly half of her revenue on armament because it was not. thoroughly democratic!. Unless, every nation became democratised and the workers were effectively represented, any world conference or league of nations could have no far-reaching and truly settling effect ~n world conditions.