BRITISH & FOREIGN HEIMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN HEIMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A E GIIA NISTAN ’ S 1N DE PE NI ) ENC E. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) DELHI, July 24. The Afghan Government has asked the Chinese Government to acknowledge her independence and to exchange embassies. FIGHT TNG IN INDIA. (Received this dev at-lLlo a.m.) DEldll. July 24. Refugees are arriving in the Peshawar district in large numbers (lining the last ten days. Heavy lighting is reported between tfie Nawab of Amb end the .Alcan Gul of Swat in the (Tirimba Valiev in BimThc State forces have suffered filty deaths in the first skirmish, bur ru taliated heavily.

PHILIPPINE POLITICS. 'Received this dnv at 9.45 a m.) MAN! [.LA. July 24. 'Flic political si‘ nation became graver when lajth Houses of the Legislature unanimously adopted a resolution approving of the resignation of Filinino members of the* Cabinet and asking President Harding to recall Wood, who thus far has taken no action to Fill the vacated Cabinet positions. Intimations from Washington arc that Mr Harding fully approves of Woo I s position in the present crisis.

APPEAL DISMISSED. LONDON. July 24. Mrs Russel's appeal was dismissed. A FRENCH SENTENCE. (Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) PARIS. July 21. Mrs Warren, wit- tin- international gang lender, was dunged with being her husband’s accomplice and was sentenced to three years, and ordered to repay twenty-three thousand sterling stolen from Sir W illiam Cookorliue. OFF TO GENOA. (Received this tlav at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. Sir G. Cook, and Sir J. Allen are proceeding to Genoa lor the jiieeting of the Mandate Commission on 2nd. -August. Cook is participating in Nauru anil Now Guinea and Allen in Nauru and Samoa discussions.