BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. SIZE OF TARGET REDUCED. (Received this dav at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, August S. Tile Bisley Committee of the National Rifle Association has decided on a reduction of the hull’s eye at two hundred yards to six instead of eight inches; at three hundred to eight instead of ten inches; at six hundred to sixteen instead of twenty inches; inners to thirty instead of thirty-six inches; and Alagpie to forty-five instead of forty-eight inches. DOUBTFUL OF NATIONALITY. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) PARIS, August 7. The ‘‘Echo do Sports” states that Spier’s name was omitted from tho original entries for the world’s cycling championship because tho Swiss Federation was doubtful of his nationality. It now has been decided that Spiers will represent Australia at Zurich. AFFAIRS IN GREECE. REVOLUTION FEARED. (Received this dav at 9.25 a.m.) VIENNA, August. 8. A message from Salonika states that civil war and a counter revolution in Greece are imminent. It is feared that the cavalry may approach Salonika and overturn the Government. A great workers demonstration against the high cost of living was held in Athens and Salonika. RIOT AT .MEETING. [UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS.] (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 9. The ‘‘Daily Mail's” Rome correspondent states that fierce rioting took place at, the Council meeting and an attempt, was made to set fire to the Town Hall. Carbineers fired and an old woman was killed, eight other persons being wounded.

BOLSHEVIIv INFLFENCE

BE HDA'S WIFE POISONED

(Received this day at 9.2 d a.m.)

LONDON.

August 8.

Tho “Daily Mail’s” Fokin eorrcspondout says that despatches from tho capital of Mongolia announce that tho wife of tho living Budda, or Hutuktu. iv ho whs proclaimed Kmperor in 1922. lias boon fatally poisoned by court attendants. It is stated that they were bribed by Bolshevik officials. Tim Bolsheviks, it is believed, feared the female Biulda. would exercise too much influence in the campaign against them, which began recently, lor the past two years 'she played an important part in Mongolian politics and cherished the dream of Mongolia being independent again. She conspired with the mad Baron Von Sternberg in 1921, who forced the living Budda to declare the independence of outer Mongolia, hut was captured by Bolsheviks and executed. The Bolsheviks theieafter made themselves suzerain over Mongolia, but the wife of the living Budda weaned her husband from Soviet influence. Beeently both were implicated m plots to oust the Bolsheviks from Mongolia, but tho subordinate plotters wore imprisoned or executed.

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