BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 31

Mr John Lewis, in the Commons, replying to a question, said a scheme for the inter-change of school teachers between England and Dominions was icing conducted in connection with the League of Empire. Certain provisional arrangements were being made with the object of recognising teachers serwees in the Dominions, in relation to salaries on their return to England Ih forthcoming Imperial Educational Conferenco would discuss the question of the superannuation and position of the interchanged teachers.

north pole flight POSTPONED. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) NOME (Alaska) July 31. Later radio messages from Amundsen states bad weather has postponed the aeroplane flight across the North Pole, until next year.

EGYPT ENQUIRY. (Received this day at I -t :> •’> ) LONDON, July 31. At the Egypt Inquiry* Alice Byrne, a stewardess, said she saw a boatload of natives leaving the ship. They looked scared. I suppose they did not think it their duty to save women. Mabel Evans, a stewardess, described the natives rushing about the decks in all directions after the collision panic stricken. Sho heard shots. Quartermaster Rusher said ho lowered a boat and tried to go towards the well deck to take off passengers, but the natives would not row and kept backing away. Quartermaster Hnrvey said he found his boat full of natives and ordered them out, hut they, were terrified and he could not move them.

Quartermaster Lissinder said he saw no active interference by natives with passengers.

GREEK TROOPS. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. LONDON, August 31. It is authoritatively learned that Britain and France have completely agreed in regard to steps for the preservation of the neutrality of Constantinople. It is leported from Constantinople that Greek troops continue to land at Rodosto, twenty-five thousanl having arrived.

INVITE TO CONFERENCE (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, July 111. , Mr Lloyd George invited M. Poincare and representatives of Italy and Belgium to confer regarding reparations, in London on the 7th. GREECE AND TURKEY. j (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) | t LONDON, July 31. Hon Lloyd George in the Commons, replying to questions, stated the British Representative at Athens had warned the Greek Government of the serious consequences of an advance on Constantinople. "• In reply, the Greek foreign minister > gave an assurance that there was no cause for alarm, and Greek forces would not enter the neutral zone with out the Allies’ consent. This assurance had since been reaffirmed. Mr Lloyd George added that lie had no intention yet of calling a conference of Powers. Instructions had been issued to the Governments of Greece and Angora, asking for facilities for a Commission of Enquiry into the alleged atrocities, EXPULSION CANCEL I,ED. PARTS, July 31. Vidals expulsion, cabled on .March 25th.. has heen annulled. BEVAN’S SENTENCE. VIENNA. July 31. ' qq 1( . Court of Appeal found Bova.n guilty of 'assaulting the police and increased the sentence to two months.