BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GERMANY AND LEAGUE. ___ LONDON July 30. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Geneva correspondent states though Germany in the last weeks have been not ' only sounded but solicited to join the League of Nations, I learn authoritatively she has not the slightest intention of doing so, in view of France’s unwillingness to treat her as an equal within the League. German press of all shades, except pacifist, are strongly opposed to joining at the present, holding it is likeji' going to houses where the host will shake hands with his own guest.

ITALIAN POLITICS. ROME, July 30.

The Socialist Party has decided to collaborate with the Constitutional Government. The King specially invited and held a consultation with Turati (the Socialist Leader). This is tlip greatest political event of many years seeing that Socialists for thirty years only championed social revolution and upheaval. They are now arbiters.

A CONTRAST. LONDON, July 30. Sir Tan Hamilton unveiling a war memorial at Dourne, pointed out the Boer War ended South African feuds, race hatreds, bankruptcies and disorders. The Great War only inflicted bankruptcies and turned Central Europe into a seething cauldron of hate. This was due to politicians ignoring soldiers’ ideas and making a vindictive instead of a. generous pence.

A KEMALIST THREAT. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 30. The Kemalist Government declares if the Greeks cross the frontier at Chatalja they will march on Constantinople via. Derinje.

ANNIVERSARY OF YPRE& LONDON, July 30,

Eight hundred men and women mostly survivors of the battle of Ypres and relatives are participating in a pilgrimage, from London to Ypres today, the anniversary of the third battle of Ypres. Lord French leads the pilgrimage to Cloth Hall,

LONDON, Jhly 30. Meanwhile Paris officialdom'fails to understand the Greek assurance that they will not attempt a coup in regard to Constantinople, in view' of the fact that twenty-five thousand troops were hurriedly withdrawn from Angora to Rodosto. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Paris correspondent states Greek patrols and Turkish gendarmerie have already come into conflict. After the Greeks had crossed the neutral zotie." they carried a reconnaisance in Turkish territory. Turks fired oil the invaders, who replied and retired. Greek Headquarters in Thrace have been removed from Adrianople to Teherkoskeni.neur Hademkoe which is the centre of the Teliatalja Line, protecting Constantinople. French troops have been moved to Teliatalja from Constantinople. StisSex battalion lias been despatched thither from Malta.

' The French definitely fear that the Greeks will execute their threat to occupy Constantinople ‘as the speediest way of temiuating the war in Asia Minor. The Government have sent a fresh warning to Greece which is understood to be replying by reiteta - ting the request for permission to occupy Constantinople. Greeks have also taken a grave step in other directions, proclaiming Symrna an autono- j ■nous state with a. charter embodying full religious and political liberty for Moslems and Christians. This coup is undoubtedly intended to present the Allies a fait accompli and settle the vexed question of Greek military evacuation of Smyrna. Later reports declare there have been further conflicts between Greeks and Turks at Silivri on the Sea of Marmora.

NEW TYPES OF AIRCRAFT.

EXPERIMENTS IN GERMANY

LONDON, July 15

The aeronautical correspondent of -Tiie Ti me#" says that experiments in aviation are so costly and British designers and constructors so impoverished that they regard experiments as ;1 prohibitive luxury. Mean-while Germany is going ahead with aircraft designing.

.V twin-hulled trans-ocean German aeroplane, on which Professor Junkers was working after the war, is HOW ready for construction. It will lie Built abroad. It accommodates 60 persons with their luggage, in addition to the crew. It rests on the water when not flying. The Germans also have built for testing a machine that can be used on land or water or in the air. It possesses a boat-like body with pneumatic tyred wheels beneath the hull. To fly it the pilot opens planes fixed bv_.

means of levers to the cockpit. These planes, when not in use, are folded to the sides of the body.

A third German invention is an allmetal biplane, which can be produced at a price that compares favourably with a cheap two-seater motor-car.

EMPIRE WIRELESS.

VIEWS ON NEW SCHEME.

LONDON, July 15. That it will take two or three years before the Empire wireless chain is working is the opinion of Dr Eccles, chairman of the commission of experts which advised the British Cabinet that the Australian Government’s plan for a 24-hour-a-day direct wireless service with Britain was impracticable. Australia mav get six or eight hours ser- xS, vice daily all the year round, but that is all, he says. . y~* Mr Godfrey Isaacs, chairman of ti 0 , Marconi Company, tllinks that the change in Imperial policy is due to the independent attitude taken up by the Australian Government in declining to have anything to do with the proposed . intermediate service. When the five main stations are working, the new service will be capable of handling more than 10,000,000 words yearly. With the establishment of relay stations it will be possible to increase the load to 20,000,000 or £30.000.000 words

yearly. Times” says that although the apparatus is primarily for wireless telegrapby, there would be no surprise if it were available almost at once for wireless elephony, and the eyen more N marvellous transmission of script apd pictures.