BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

,I'o'IKaI.IAN ANl> nz. oaui.e association. . HAVRE WORKERS STRIKE. _r PARIS, Aug 25. The strike against a wage reduction bv the Havre engineers, who have won the sympathy of an overwhelming majority of the townspeople,, developed to-da into practically a general strike, tramwaynien, gas workers, and dockers downing tools. A squadron of cavalry were sent to reinforce the local forces, but no clashes have, occurred yet. The Mayor declares an extension of the strike is duo to imported Communist agitators. J. 11. THOMAS VIEWS. LONDON, Aug.. 24. Addressing the railwaymen, Mr J. 11. Thomas, M.P., said that the present international situation was- most difficult and dangerous. .If Austria col--1 a! ,sect, Germany would follow, and France would then be 10 times worse off He hoped she would lie wise and sensible. The only means of restonn t trade prosperity of the world was « forget 1914-1918, and to direct all efforts towards securing the peace ot the world, not a maintenance ot dimity.

NEW r ZEALAND DELEGATIONLONDON, August 25, Sir James Allen is going to Geneva on August 29th., to attend the League of National Financial Commission, which precedes a plenary session. Other New Zealand delegates include Sir Francis Bell and Sir Arthur Maitland, whose offer to assist New Zealanders Jias been accepted by Mr Massey, lle'will follow later. Sir Francis Bell, before returning to New Zealand, will unveil at Longueval a memorial. HEDAZ tIPPOSITiON TO BRITISH. , LONDON, August 26. There has been a Ministerial crisis in Bagdad, over the signing of the Bri-tish-Irak treaty, on the lines of the British mandate. The Cabinet whiok had favoured signing has resigned, as King Feisul, who was operated on for appendicitis yesterday, favours the extremists, who are opposed to signing, or to accepting the British mandate. WELSH PEER’S WILL. LONDON, August 24. Lord Swansea, in his will, directed that none of his half-blood relatives should attend his funeral. He bequeathed to his servant, Daniel Ellis, £2OOO, -together with a further £2OOO legacy under the will of the Peer’s aunt. He also gave Ellis his coronet and coronation robe? and all his papers ad documents.