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Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NEW CAPE RECORDS. CAPETOWN, Sept. IG. Two South African athletic records are reported. Belts (South Africa) ran a quarter mile in 48 8-. T secs. .Atkinson (South Africa) ran the 12‘J hurdles in 15 sees. STEAMER El RED ON. [Rf.utuus Telegrams.] (Received tnis dav at 9.25 a.m.) GIBRALTAR, Sept. 17 The Norwegian steamer Salvator which has been engaged in salvaging the Spanish battleship, Espana has arrived. She reports a Spanish armed naval trawler fired on the vessel 20 miles south-east of Gibraltar. The vessel was detained while searched, and was finally allowed to proceed.

SURRENDER OF KARAGATCH. LEFT IN RUINS. [“Tun Times” Service..l (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Sent. 17 The* “Times” Karngaleh correspondent says if the Turks expected a prosperous town when the Greeks surrendered Karagatch, They must think llicy made a had bargain. Whole seel ions arc in complete rum. Nothing was le!t that could he carried oil'. Houses were ruthlessly demolished lor the sake of wooden beams. The Greeks say the Turks used beams at Adrianople I'm firewood and why should we not take them ourselves. Tho rich Greek owner of a flourmill, which supplied electric light, gutted it leaving the town lightless. BRITISH POLITICS. 'Received this dav at 9.-15 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17 In view of the Imperial Conferences, the forthcoming discussion on the question of preference bv the Woe Free Party is placing free trade in the forefront of the platform campaign which Mr Asquith opens on the 27th. There after, hundreds of meetings will bu held throughout the country simultaneously.

Though Mr Lloyd George is leaving for United Stales and Canada, the National Liberals are planning a programme the lord rout whereof will lie consideration of an agricultural policy with absolutely an open mind. With this object, a qilestioiiairo has been despatched to live hundred representative farmers, asking under what :*nnditions the duties, if any, on Ihe 1918 standard of wheat cultivation, could lie restored. - FAILMY BEY. FE.EI.INC! IN EGYPT. (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) CAIRO. Sept. 17. Inaccurate assertions and rash generalisations made in certain quarters in connection with the 1* ahmy trial led to a strong protest on behalf of 'Egyptians, who regret that extenuating circumstances were raised by the defence, appear to have thrown a shadow over the entire .Egyptian nation, owing to ail error in supposing the victim was tlie representative of a notable personal friend of King Fuad. It is pointed out that Falnny was of modest extraction, except for the veneer acquired in the demi nionde. The only occasion that lie was received by ine King was when Fuad laid I lie foundation stone of a hospital which Fnhiny fountied, hut which was soon neglected. Falnny fell amongst had cim panioiis and committed folly alter folly and became a libertine ol a cosmopolitan type. 11 is compatriots are the first to criticise his conduct. Tho protest concludes by declaring the Odental Inis the greatest respect ior women". The Koranic precept is '.nuL paradise* lies at the leet ol mottieis. ICC Y PTIA N WE I .COME(Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17 A telegram from Alexandria says Zughlul's homecoming was marked by enthusiastic scones, tremendous cli*.**;rinir by crowds and a patade of taxicabs filled with women and guls. As precautionary measures, the eiowiL were diverted to the side streets Zaghlul to-day has an audience w't'd the King.

GRATITUDE OF UKRAINE JEWS

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(Received tliis day at 9.-L> a.mA LONDON. Sept. 17

A conference of Ukrainian Jews passed a. resolution expressing gratitude to the Jewish community of Australia and New Zealand, especially asking them to continue to assist the Jews in Ukraine. The Chief Rabbi stated that 150,0110 had been killed in the pogroms from 1911) to 1022. One reason why the world viewed these horrors with apathy was that they were the misdeeds oi nations allied to the Western Bowers in the world war. There was still It million children to he rescued, whereof three hundred thousand were Jewish. If nothing were done they would live with, out food, die without hope and be buried without shrouds. Toe calamity was due to a combination of war famine and anti-Semitic pogroms.

TU APT'. FXIOXISM IX BBITMX fßeceived this day at 0.20 n.iti.T r.oxnox, sopt. ir. Al r Fred Brantley. the new secretary of the General Council nf Trades l nion Congress, speaking at Xottingham. ridiculed the idea that there had went-

Iv I icon a rapid decline in trade nn.on-i-m. lie pointing out that • "*•'>. -CO workers were represented at the Uynionth Congress compared with 000 at tlie 1915 Congress. ILIAC IT. COrNCH.. (Received this day at 32.25 I'-'od 1 GENEVA, Sept. 1«. After despatching a formal acknowledgment of the Conference of Ambassadors note, regarding the Knlo-Greeh dispute, the Council of the Lwg hears a statement by hord Cecil, largely aftrihiuing the satisfactory settlec.it to the intervention o the League. Air Rranting regretted the Council’s reply dul not a line competence of the Conned, l.ut the discussion was adjourned at bignor c jlandras’ request.