BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN’ AND N.Z. CAIILK ASSOCIATION ANGLICAN CHURCH FLUTTER. LONDON Nov 5. The Bishop of Zanzibar lias created tin ecclesiastical flutter by seceding from the Lambeth Conference. He declares that tiie other Bishops have overthrown tile Hambetii cbmpitct by their endorsing the Bisltop of Mailclil'fiter’a permission to Non-conformists to preach froiii the Anglican pulpits. Tltd secession does not affeefc tho Zanzibar Bishopric.

REV. R. J. CAMBREL], RESIGNS. LONDON, Nov J. The Rev. R. J. Campbell is resigning the charge of Christchurch, Westminster owing to pressure of .preaching and visiting agreements for the next half year. He feels ho ought not to allow parochial duties fo interfere with his special vocation of preaching. RUSSIAN BANK DItFRAUDET). UTNDON. November o. A British bank engaged in foreign trade in ISU 1 lmrrowed 7i50.000 roubles They were then worth £7/3.000. The British bank deposited securities with a Russian Commercial Bank. When the Russian bank sought repayment : demanded £78.000, £.‘looo being interest. Tbe British Chancery Court bdecided that the loan is repayable m roubles, and therefore £oo would s:HIto redeem the mortgaged securities.

INDIAN MOVE. ItEUTKTt'S TEl.konAlts (Reeoived This Day at 0.-10 a.m.l ITEI.iI 1, Nov. (i. The All Indian CiminiiUeo National Congress reviewed the |xditieal sittmtion consequent upon the imprisonment of Ali Bros., and decided to adopt a limited programme of disobedience, so far as civil matters arc concerned, including the non-payment of taxes, ■bit of two hundred members present, only seven dissented.

HUNGARY’S CROWN. (Received This Dav at 0.4 t! a.m.l I»AKiS. N'ov. Tlh* Aiiii)nss:idors ? (‘onU’i< , nct‘ ('(I to lopri’sont to 11 1111.11:1 ry tl>o in;hU*(ju;hv of Karl Irom tli'* throne and to demand that the terms ol +, «- hill he extended, so as to cover every member of the llapsburg dynasty.

EXTRA SECRET POLICE. (Re.-eived This Day at b. 10 a.m.l WASHINGTON. Nov. C. Secret Service officials have been instructed to safeguard all distinguished foreigners attending Washington Conference. Extra appropriations have boon made to provide for an increased number of detectives.

AIfCII DEACON'S Ai’RE Al< liter,-I. C'd This Day at It. .'lO a.m.l LONDON. Nov. li. Archdeacon Wnkefnl'd. cabled on February .3th.. declares the women I).showed over the Cathedral has been found with other evidence which will prove his innocence. Be is attempting to lodge a further apical for which the King’s and Archbishop ol Canter bury’s sanction is necessary. FRENCH IN ASl\ MINOR. Received This Day at 11.,10 a.m.l PARIS. November (j. General Gourand reports a French column occupied the town of UeireIzor and drove Bedouins across the Euphrates with severe losses. French casualties were thirty-seven killed and one hundred wounded. The occupation assures tit,, security of Syria to the East. STEAMER CAPSIZES. PARIS. November b. Advices from Hitngo state Finnish steamer Knstavi capsized during a storm and thirty was drowned. PRUSSIAN PREMIER. 'Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.l BERLIN, November (5. The Prussian Diet elected a Majority Socialist. Otto Braun, as Premier. He received 107 out of 338 votes.