BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NORWEGIAN ELECTIONS. GREAT COMMUNIST VOTE,

i COMMANDERS GALLANTRY ! LONDON, Oct. 28. | Tho King lias awarded Captain Evans an explorer and the commander of H.AT.SC Broke, the silver medal {or gallantry. When commanding TEALS. Carlisle he heard that the Chinese liner Hongmoh had broken in two in the Kankinn estuary with 1100 Chinese passengers , aboard. The Carlisle rushed to the .'rescue and Commander Evans swam over a mile in a heavy sea, boarded the liner and encouraged the terrified Chinese. He directed the rescue hy the Carlisle ship’s boats and thus 221 were paved. GREAT RAILWAY SCHEMES. LONDON, Oct. 29. Railway electrification oil a big scale based on Government assistance in finding tho necessary capital, is the topic of the hour in connection with unemployment. It’ is hoped that the Government will guarantee interest in connection with the schemes, which includes £10.000.000 for tin* Great Eastern. £6,000.000 for Underground Extensions. £5.000.000 for the SouthEastern, and £'5.000.000 for the Indian railways. Other railways ere preparing extensive schemes which will speed up the Metropolitan railways hy 30 per cent, which it is estimated would save every worker ten working days annually, . which would l>o otherwise spent on I railway trains. The scheme will necessitate new rolling stock and will thus create employ- ! mont in tlie factories in Jiie North of England and in Scotland. About 60 per cent, of She outlay will go in labour and 40 per cent, ift raw mater-' ia In.

THE QUEENSLAND LOAN. (Received This Day at 8 a.tn.) LONDON. Oct. 2d. j Queensland has transferred its American loan to London at a substantial premium. TDK PRINCE'S JOURNEY. | tßeceived This Day at 8 a.m.) j LONDON. Oct. 20. i 11.M.5. Renown has arrived at (■ihraltar. IJKI’I.V TO OKi.MAX .NOTE. This Day at 8 a.m.) I PARIS. Oct. 20. * Replying to the Oeruian Note, t'e Ambassadors' (’oufetenec' declares the j protest of partition against I'pper i Silesia, is unacceptable.

the COMMUNIST DISTURBER?!

(Received This Day at 8-30 a.m.) LONDON. October .TO. The Australian Press Association understands there is a growing anxiety regarding the increased activity in communistic circles. It is admitted ' oflieially that at least two hundred distnrhod Lord Derby's meeting including Oenuans. It is also believed there are more ex-service men among tlia Communists than was the ease three months ago. The grave unemployment and consequent distress, are aiding the movement, the progress of which would he checked if relief were immediately available.

QUESTIONS IX COMMONS. (Received This Day at B.SO a.in.) LONDON, October 20. Grattan Doyle tabled questions in Commons asking if the Home Secretary was aware that active Russian Bulslievig revolutionaries were attached to a majority of the Communist ctuhs in England; that recruiting for an annul force is in progress; that a secret order was issued prior to the unemploy od demonstration to resist he policy aml create as much disorder as possible.

! PRINCE'S ROW], PROGRESS. ■ (Received This Day at P 30 a.m.) ’ IIONDON, October 29. The Prince of Wales arrived at Gibraltar and landed for a few hours, the entire population joining in a tumultuous welcome. He made two speeches. The town was decorated and illuminated though the Prince is leaving before night fall. BODIES OF 1,0 - ' : P •

LONDON, Oct. 30. The •■Observer’s” Geneva correspondent states owing to the abnormal sumtnei. and absence of snow, the Alps are giving up the bodies of climbess killed in ISfio, during the first ascent of the -Matterhorn bv Edward Wl yniper. The body of the famous guide Treseli, killed in 1903, was also recovered recently. A STEAMER CAPSIZES. (Received This Day at P. 30 a.m.) BRUSSELS. Oct 30. \ steamer trading between London :ml Antwerp was approaching the ' Scheldt yesterday, when the cargo shifted and the vessel capsized and sank in ninety seconds. Thirty passengers were imprisoned in the cabins. Seven survivors are reported to have been recovered.

! CHRISTIANIA, Oct. 29. At tho (general elections the vt>ting£ was as follows:— Conservatives 29!),OGO Communists . 194,000 Liberals 176,000 Farmers’ Union .. 114,000 Socialists . 80,000 1 A majority of the new Storthing , favours prohibition.