BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N. 7.. CARLS ASSOCIATION AMAZING CHURCH SCENES. LONDON, November id. There were amazing scenes at Noltingbillgate Church during Pastor Pcffrev’s Welsh Evangelistic mission. Alls Murray, of Stanfordlehopc, curried thither lier son who was suffering from tuberculosis of the spine and legs. After prayers, the boy who has not stood during the last three years declared he was confident the Lord intended to heal him there and then. Thereupon the hoy stood and walked from the platform up the aisle. His mother nearly swooned with joy. and obeying her son’s request, removed the bandages and went and bought boots in which the hoy rushed to bis own carriage.

ARMISTICE DAY IN FRANCE. PARIS. November 11

The French Chamber suspended a debate and observed a two minutes’ silence in honour of the dead and the Allied victory.

VICTIMS OF CAPITALISM. LONDON, November 12

A section of the leaders of he linenipluved. ex-servicemen have placed wreaths on tine cenotaph of the unknown warrior. The majority of the w-eatlis bore inscriptions suggesting that, tho unemployed were the victims of capitalism.

Ukraine and reds. Received ’l’lds Day at 11 ..It) a.in A LONDON. Nov. RL News from Ukraine indicate a lurtlier successful development of the Bolshevik movement i» the left hank of the Dnieper, south ol* Txiefl and the ejection of Bolshevism from Hie whole district from the river Hunt to the Polish frontier. The Reds arc reported to In' tlomornlisotl, refusing (o olh\v orders and killing a number of Jewish military commissars. Ukraine indicate reports'of several Red infantry divisions being surrounded and disarmed.

SUPPORT THE LEAGUT

SPEECH BY AIR SMUTS,

'Received This Day a! 9.10 a.m.) CAPETOWN. Nov. I'-’-Speaking at a. crowded meeting nt Pretoria; in support of the League of Nations. Mr Smuts said war was becoming impossible as a. means of settling international disputes, owing to the advances of chemical science. It was not generally known, but it. was |i„d that if the war had lasted another year, the horrors of chemical warfare would have multiplied . thousandfold .lost before the armistice poison „'ts was being manufactured on such 'll scale and of suclr deadly quality that, it would have devastated uni only armies, but bilge areas, imt leaving a vestige of life. This would have been n-ed if the wm continued. During the three year so colled peace, Hie. world had I progressively going to pieces The economic effects were so terrible as to make war almost impossible. Tt was the antithesis of war bringing tho nations together Hie Chairman of the Council of the Longue was not the representative of a great power, hut a Chinaman with the fate ,'f , ..ill. and the tongue of an anHTwo Treat outstanding successes of Hie ! „ : p„7. was the constitution of an international court of justice, and the settlement of the Silesian question The f.oaoiie was proving ilsetl and ..j 7,t ~ success. Dealing with iurning out a sp."' • .. disarmament. Air Smuts said Li tain was faillifullv acting in the spirit of the League, bv disarming. Trnnce was keeping up a huge army, trying l» seel,re the military leadership ol Europe, out of keeping With Hie spirit of the time. America’s invitation to conference indicated a great change. in the American spirit and a realisation ihat she was unable to stand alone and live an isolated life. The day might come when there would he seen the Washington Conference the beginning of America's co-operation with the League. There was no fear of the fonferbee,lining a rival to the League. Referring to dangers in the Pacific problem, Mr Smuts advocated an annual round the table conference to settle Pacific disputes, lie urged the A\ ashing! on Conference to lay down some oeneral principle whereon the Great. Powers should act, in navy building. The League should embrace everybody. It' Germany would not join voluntarily, she should lie compelled. The sooner Russia joined, the heller tor the peace of the world, rn his opinion the function ,if Hie League was not merely (o secure the peace ol the world. Its main function was to regulate the, economic relations between the nations which was the weak spot in the present system. A erusalde in favour of the | eague must he preached tlirullglioiit the world.

COAfAIFNISTS ACTTVK. I*A HIS. Nov. 13. I Arrangements for the official com-, memoration of the armistice were twice nearly upset, at the Are de Trimnplie. | On hundred Communists unlurled a Bed Flag which a with wreath they attempted to place on the I nknmm ; Soldier's tnmz. The police ordered llie removal of llie flag hut allowed lie , ■wreath to he placed on llie grave. Com- . miinists returned Inter with the object of disturbing the officials at llie ceremonial. l’oliee reinforcements scattered them in Place dc l.elnilc. Several arrests were made. A AVAR M RAM>IH AL. j (Deceived This Dav at. 12.2') p.m.) I LONDON. Nov. Ut. Despite the bitterly cold weather, two thousand witnessed the unveiling of the memorial cabled on October .'list to ninety-seven Australians and one New Zealander buried at llarelicld. Tlu> ' Vicar ■()(' irnrelield, assisted l>y Rev. Harrington Lees romliieted t In* dedica- | linn service after which Afr Connolly ; assisted by Air Newholfc unveiled the monument. At Lord Nowdegales express wish, Connolly read Nowdegate’s cable: “Lady Xewdegato and ‘-elf are , with von in spirit.” Among Ihe wreaths was one from General Neville J Smythe who commanded the second division of the A.T.F. IMPROVING Tl! APR 'Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 12 Satisfactory indications ol improved trade are seen in the reopening of 1 "goat tin plate works in Alidlands, which have boon closed since lasi year. F.ngineoring linns in the black country have been compelled to begin night work for the first timo in iwenly-fmir months.