RRITISH & FOREIGN REMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1921, Page 3

RRITISH & FOREIGN REMS

! AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION EGYPTIAN APFAIRS. CAIRO, Dec. -2'2. The situation is developing favourably to Zaghhlul Pasha, with a. corresponding weakening of moderate influences, owing to the of the Auglo-licyptian negotiations. The Sulton hns hitherto not accepted the resignation of the Premier, Adly Pasha., who persists in declaring he will not participate in the Government. A political deadlock therefore continues. Addressing students at Saidich seeondarv school, who are striking. Zaglilul advocated non-co-operation on the lines of Gandhism. A la tor message states the military authorites liave forbidden the Nationalist leader. Zaghlul Pasha, in anywise to participate in politics, and lias ordered him, with eight prominent supporers, to return to the villages. The order was disobeyed, hence- they leave under miltarv escort early on Friday. An excited crowd gathered in the vicinity of Zaghlul’s house and elsewhere. Two demonstrators were killed and sixwounded in a gunshot collision with the police. PRINCE’S TOPIC , DELHI. Dec. 03. The Prince of Wales returned from a hig game shooting expedition in the jungles of Sc pa ul on Thursday, and resuming his tour of British India, arI rived at Pattna where the usual hartal I was declared, resulting in the closing of all the bazaars. There wore few people along the route, although many came from the surrounding villages later, in lorries provided by the authorities.

LI.OYD GEORGE. LONDON, Dec. 22. Mr Lloyd George will spend Christmas Day at Downing Street, hut he goes to Cannes on Monday, and hopes to get a week’s rest there. Before leaving London, however, lie will confer with certain leading British business men, including Reginald McKenna and Alan .Smith. ITALY AND SOVIET. ROME, Dee. 23. The Italian Chamber, bv 229 votes to 85, defeated a motion Incoming Italy concluding agreements with Russia. BRITISH GENERAL STAFF. LONDON, Dec. 22. The Etui of Cavan is to succeed Marshal Wilson as Chief iff the British Imperial General Staff, in February. A GOLD RUSH. LONDON, December 29. Something uppmiching a gold rush lias set in Nigeria. There is payable gold being found in the Kano district there. It is both alluvial and quartz. One reef near Rimi village is yielding II pennyweights to tho ton.

; WILL KAISER MABRY AGAIN? j LONDON. December 23. A message from Berlin, published I in London, says that the newspaper j “Zwolftihr Blatt” asserts that the j former Kaiser has decided to remarry i and has chosen the widow of a Danzig officer, who was killed in the war. The , Kaiser’s former wife, who died on Ap- , ril 11, 1921, at the age of 03, was . I'rim-ess Augusta Victoria, of Schles-wig-Holstein. The Kaiser is G2. CLASH WITH ROLICE. CAIRO. December 22. There have been several collisions here between the Egyptians it ml the , police. Two of the natives in the demonstration were killed by gunshots, and six more were wounded by gunshots. CAPTURE DENIED. ;Roeoired Tiffs Day at 9.40 a.m.) I SHANGHAI. Dee 22. I Dr Sun Vat Sen has sent a message from Kitrlin that reports of the cajr- ! turo of his wife by bandits is untrue. I The propaganda is circulated by these i wishing tho world to believe he is tn- ! i--liable of controlling that area. < JIL JJL mui ■ I ■ I»1M -nrr-TTTT tWEra*** " i marines its Germany had done in the : late war. j Sarraut asked for further time for consideration and promised to speak , at greater length to-morrow, though he i declared France would not consent either to the abolition or limitation. 1 Mr Hughes for United States, would j not express an opinion, though ho j read a full report of the American Ad- ' visory Committee advocating their use I and foreshadowed the eventual govern- ; ing of submarines by international • rules. Arising out of his conference the British spokesman to-night was carol til to make it clear that Britain was not going to resist, any suggestion for the curtailment of submarines if she does not win the point for abolition. He said, it was evident the opinions around the table showed some change as a result of the discussion and lie hoped thev would show further change after more light was thrown on the subject. Mart*