BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUBTIIAI.IAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CYCLING. WASHINGTON, July 0. At Newmark, Cecil Walker defeated Me Be at If, McNamara (Australia) and three other riders in a pursuit race, which lasted three and a half miles before Walker beat off his rivals. The time was 4.39 3-6 secs. SWIMMING. NEW YORK, July 9. At Alameda, in California, Josen Weissmullin, of the Illinois (Chicago) Athletic Club put- up a new world’s record for the 100 metres o)>en water free style swim, doing the distance m 58 3-5 secs.

THEFT OF * ~\M. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) CAPETOWN, July 10. At Johannesburg mines, secret police are investigating one of the most daring robberies perpetrated on the Rand. During the week-end, one of the richest gold mines was robbed of amalgam valued at over five thousand sterling. When the officials went to scrape the plates, they found the gold missing. The thieves had removed the .amalgam, and redressed ihe plates.

SOVIET STATEMENTS

(Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) PARIS. July 10. The “Journal Debats” Hague correspondent states Krassin. in an interview with Sir. Lloyd Graeme, declared the Soviet delegation might be eonsidere I null and void; adding that privately it might be possible to restore ninety per cent, of expropriate private property, although the delegation was obliged officially to refuse to admit it. GREECE AND TURKEY. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, July 9. The “Daily Mail” Athens correspondent hears from a well-informed source that a Royal Council decided to proclaim martial law in Greece and mobilise one hundred thousand more men for the Army and complete arrangements to march on Constantinople. The "Daily Mail” understands that secret concentrations of troops are taking place in Thrace. Seventy thousand Greeks in Constantinople are ready to support the Army on the signal that munitions are being unloaded in Smyrna. BLAKE’S FLY. _ (Received this day at 9.59 a.in.) . LONDON, July 19. Blake wires from Kamleh station. - Leaving for Tiza with the intention of proceeding to Bagdad early on 1 uesda.y. It has been arranged that we be accompanied over tlie desert by an armed Vickers, which will keep in wireless touch with Cairo and Bagdad during the flight, so that in the event of a forced landing, help can immediately be sent. Owing to the absence of water in this tremendous stretch, of over five hundred miles of arid desert, we carry fifteen gallons and five days’ rations, though we do not anticipate having to land. We are informed this is the first time any machine has flown direct from Athens to Egypt and the fact that it was done on a land machine, astonishes everybody. ”