BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION INTERNMENT CAMP SHIFTED. LONDON, Nov. 21 The vSpikelaml internment camp at Queenstown, was evacuated yesterday. There were five hundred Sinn Feiuers imprisoned there. They were transferred, under an armed military escort, to Maryborough. A crowd of people cheered the prisoners, w ho sang “The Soldiers’ Song.” HOLDING THE TURKS. ATHENS, Nov. 20 Since General Harrington lias returned to Constantinople, the British force J there has been increased to 20,000 and ' the French force to 5,00(> , and the Italian to 1,000, which strength is .believed to he inadequate to control in view of the presence of a population of 2,000,000 in the vicinity of the city. TURKISH ARMY REORGANISING. ATHENS, Nov. 20 lsmet Paslm and,Djemal Pasha,* who haw been released liv Britain from Malta, have been now appointed to command the Eastern and Northern Turkish armies. Shetik Pasha, the Inspector-General of the Eastern Turkish army, and also 100 officers, have been dismissed after a conviction for intriguing with Enver Pasha.

BRITISH CAPITALIST MOVE. TO SECURE NEW HEBRIDES. LONDON, Nov. 19. The "Morning Post’s” Paris correspondent states: ••French opinion is watching closely the sale of the New Hebrides concession for half a million. As Paris sees it, the deal, if carried into effect, will result in the elimination of France as a sovereign Power in the Australian Archipelago. Unlike New Caledonia, the New Hebrides have been classed as a French colony. The Government is seriously considering the proposed sale, and has already put forward, in opposition to the sale by the French company, certain stipulations that are contained in an agreement lietweeu the Government and the company, by which the company is allowed to alienate any rights without the Government’s consent. The company, however, complain that this was an 1691 agreement, and that it was annulled in 1906, when the Condominium was established. The trench Colonial Office has informed the companv that if it declines to recognise its obligations, the Government will take steps to guarantee the rights of France.

ANGLO-GERMAN MOVE. LONDON, November 21. ! Herr Stinnes, the German capitalist, is now on a visit to London, i The Central News is informed that Ilerr Stinnes, the German industrial magnate, has no official purpose in his visit, which is undertaken with the view of reorganising several concerns which he controls and of creating new businesses. He met many commercial men who formerly were directors of his companies in Berlin. He stated that he is visiting Britain to ascertain, firstfv. the amount which British banks are now prepared to lend Germany so as to allow her to pay the reparations on the security of the German industry. | Secondly Stinnes says that he wishes to learn if the British banks and merchants are prepared to join in a combined Anaio-German exploitation of Russia. He also is authorised to offer Britain closer, economic relations wiflh Germany.

THE EGYPTIAN NEGOTIATIONS. (Received This Day at 8.30 n.m.) LONDON, Nov. 20. Adly Pasha interviewed, declared his colleagues and himself were naturally disappointed. He showed reticence in discussing the position, but admitted he bad received the greatest hospitality. The "Times,” in a leader, regrets the non-success of the negotiations, and says this might have been avoided if more firmness and foresight had l>een shown. We cannot afford that over many problems should be left perpetually unsolved to impede the difficult progress of the Empire to-day. The “Times” doubts if such a favourable moment will ever return, and deplores that we should have exposed to the risk of failure, one of the few Egyptian public men who could be relied upon as a guardian of stability. We certainly cannot afford to squander moral assets and still possess Egypt.