BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

FRONTIER CONFLICT.

’Received this day at 8 T.nO TEHERAN, Oct. 1

Floods in the Ctilau district destroyed twenty-five per cent of the tire

A dismile at the frontier post at Darnin ended in a skirmish between small detachments of Russo-1 erstan troops. A few Persians holding the posts were killed. The Government has now arranged to settle the ownership of the disputed ground through a mixed commission.

ANOTHER INDIAN OUTRAGE. (Received this day at 12 mum). DELHI. Oct. 1. A motor-ear. carrying soldiers, was attacked by tribesmen, presumably Alahands. north of Razinnk ( amp. Hu driver and a Ohurka wore killed Lemforcoments arrived and the tribesmen disappeared. The troopers car was safely brought in. BULGARIAN REVOLUTION. THOUSANDS HOM KLESS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, October 2. The ‘'Daily Telegraph's” Sofia correspondent says that the fire in the tedder depot, at Vrat/.a lus been attributed to Communist incendiaries wlucli also involved the munitions depot in ~ series of shocking explosions, lasting several boms. The fire spread under n high wind until hundreds oi houses were consumed. Thousands 11,0 I . ome " less and many were Kjllcd or l,v the explosions. The whole ot Bulgaria is now well under control, except o:r a few scattered bands. The living frontier police continue to track down the Communists’ societies. There was th e fiercest, lighting ilt Lompalanka, where the. Communists attacked the garrison of tnree hundred cavalry. These defended the Government buildings all night long, and made n sortie the next day, routing the rebels. whereof they killed hundreds.