BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. UNEMPLOYMENT IMiOHI,EM. (Received This Day tit 10:15 tbm:) EON DON, Uet. iti . Hopkinson cabled on March 2Htli surrounded by unemployed in the streets of Ashton-under l.ync, refused to discuss the unemployment problem, unless I lie auditors were bona lido trades unionists, lie said lie laid no time for communist gets on the eoiiimiiiiity. All laid to make saeritices to bring back trade. !'■■ ha-1, lowered his standard iif living to the iimil that he had even givetl up Ins pipe, winch was hard to do. lie knew how hard it was for genuine unemployeds to see others swanking in motor ears. 13

AFTER THE Mis til NCI LINK. REUT Ell’S T ELEC RAM-. ''Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. October 31. Two expeditions are starting for Central Africa shortly, loti respectively by the naturalists Cher it Keartoti and Carl Alt ley. They will attempt to discover the missing link. THE WORLD’S SHIPPING. (Received This Day at 1.3.) p.nt.) LONDON, October 31.

The annual report of Lloyd’s Register shows the now tonnage classed by the Society during the year ended doth. .June, decreased by twentylive per (-cut compared with 1010-20. There has been such extensive reductions in the plans submitted to the Society recently ns to indicate an unprecedented slump in new tonnage. Fifty-eight per cent of the new shifts are fitted for oil burning. For the first time in the Society’s history more oilhiirners than coal burners have been luidt.

CHEQUE betting decision. fßeceived This Day at. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 31. In connection with a lull which land Muir Mackenzie is introducing in the House of Lords to overcome *he eheqi ~ betting difficulty, lie stales he simply proposes to repeal the section of the existing Act. which caused the trouble and to enable any bet payable legally in money It) lx* paid by cheque. The Bill will contain a clause making it re t respective.

WAR DEBTS. (Received ’[bis Day at 1.3(1 p m.) LONDON, October 30. Replying to a question in the Commons sir It. Horne said Government were not communicating with I nitml States Government "itli reference to tile cancellation of Europe in ini" debt s.

INDIAN WARFARE (Re.-civ.-d Tips |).,\ ill 1.3" p ud DELHI. October 31. The Dorset* engaged tKe rebels in south-east Malappuran inflicting fortysix casualties. Another Dorset Company. surrounded a band at Manerji and also accounted for many casualties. Leicester* were engaged on TinuiMalapurran road. There were four casual lies. INTER-ALLIED ORDER. (Received This Day at 12.”) p.’".l LONDON. October 31. The Intei-AUied Commission on military control thiougli Venn-ill Mullet has ordered a cessation ol ride manufacture nt Erfurt which in pre-war days made four■ fifths of tie- small arms of Cerniaiiy and has suu-e monopolised an immense' manulaeture ol sporting rifles, with the inaehinery easily convertible into war needs. SOLDIERS GRAVES. (Received This Day at 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, Octoiic] 31. J.ady Milito writes to the ‘ linns opposing the War Graves Commissioners intention to omit the age of the fallen from the headstones and urges that the age alters the whole eUrrent ~f thought. Youthful achievement in life counts, and why not in death. ]•*ranee and Belgium recognise this, the same as England did ill previous wars. The question ,iiiirrrns Overseas Dominions. site invites opinions and suggeslion*.

A NEW ENGINE. -■ He' -ived This Day at 12.23 p.m.T LONDON. October 31. the result of three years experiments the Bristol Coy., has produced ui,- cooled nine cylinder aeroplane engine of 4.30 horse power, which occupies two Let-of space, hour men can lift it. It lias answered tests equivalent to carrying eight pm sons ten thousand miles »t one hundred miles an hour. LORD NORTH Ob UTT'.. (Heicived This Day at 12.2.3 p m.) SHANGHAI. October 31. Lnrtl NorthclifTe has valued a local sensation in North China .1 A BAN AND CHINA.

• Received This Day at, T .30 p.nO SHANGHAI, October 31. Tile “Daily News" infers Japan is projecting a‘ temporary international administration for consideration » Washington, which though welcome to mm,v Chinese will he eertan ‘o raise an uproar in China and America. Ihe host course Would bo cither to leave China to settle it if possible, or to assume the impossible and insist on accepting foreign aid which the majority „f foreigners believe inevitable. TOKIO- October 31. The ‘‘Asahi” ncwsi»a)ier discussing land North.-life believes in the event of a triple agreement between Britain. .Inpan and America, that Ja|wm would not oppose the abandonment -J the British alliance.

A BESTHNATTON. 'Received This Day at T. 30 p.m.) LONDON October 31. I «t;,. linsil Thomson has resigned the ! Jil’eetorshp of Intelligrncc at Scotland Yard owing to difficulties with Sir i William Horwood, Chief Commissioner. ■ TUK SOVIET’S OI'T’HR. | LONDON, Oet.. 31. i The K<.reign Office has not received ' official information regarding the Snv- ' iet’s desire to recognise Czurist Foreign 1 'debts.