BRITISH 8 FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1923, Page 3

BRITISH 8 FOREIGN ITEMS

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAHLE ASSOCIATION SOl'Tl 1 AFRICAN VISITATION. (Ttes-'veil this day at 9.0 a.m.) CAI'KTOW'N. (let. 22. The Premiers’ Office, has issued a statement that rep- i ts are appearing ill the British press to the effect that the drought in South Airiea i-. the worst for iurty years, and that cattle are dying like Hies, and ti." ground is covered with locusts are greatly exaggerated. Tile statement admits the drought i-. set ere in certain parts, but the rainy season is beginning. Then lias been a severe visitation of locusts, hut the Government are confident they are able to cope sucessfully with ill" pest. TROTSKY’S VIEWS. LiSoreived this day at 9.0 a.rn.l MOSCOW. (Jet. 21. Trotsky, in a vigorous speech reviewing interna I ional aifairs, expressed the opinion that the general situation in Gerninv was lavourahle to a victory ioi tlm worker., who laid not, required aelive !e-lp. Analysing ; lie ju ;ibabh* altitude ui the Powers, Indeclared Britain it a • potverlul only overseas, and Frnme v.as uiuihle lo occupy the whole oi (lermany, though inadnes.-. Poland had the choice of being a Russo-German harrier or a bridge. Russian ivron.tnuLion needed peace, l ot il ;. v.ae were forced up. . 11 her she was coniid. nl of victory. ,i APA N KSE Ai.tSSACR KS. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). flloceivod this day at 9.0 a.in.) TOKYO. Oil. 22. The censorship ban ha- been tilted from one of the lour sirieilv pruhihitec] i-arlhquake t ireumstaiiee-. Jin- r. tales lo mob nnis-aci.‘s of Km\ au.~. E.-D----males show IP; were killed in Y'.lttilianni. lilty in Kanagawn. 109 in Ku"s.aki. -ixte.-e in Gumma prefeeture. In some iiislances police were killed "Idle attempting to pn vent moo violeliee. CI'STO.MS t ONGRESS. LONDON. October 21. Tlie "Daily Telegraph's" Geneva 1 onespoiident stales: At ihe Customs Confeiouce. the delegates from Brazil, and I rugtlaliy a.-ked Britain for an explicit slafenielit that she i- nut intending to discriminate in favour of the Dominions ami to the I. rej. idle.- of Ike contracting paities. in connection with Article Five of the < list nils Convention . Mr Smith, for Britain, replied that the Imperial fiscal policy was nut-ide the Sphere of the Customs Coulee! nee. After an assui auec was given that there should He no unjust disci imiua--11011. the demand "as withdrawn. Jin* Gruguayan delegnie vas mostly concerned about He export of meal, in which Australia might become a serious eompet it nr of Id uguay, A MKMGHIAL CNVEIi-ED. IKcesivod tin's day at 9. lo a. 111.) LONDON. October 22. General Neville Macrcady and General |.a Capelle. opened a great war eeineterv at Stoiner where 2'h'O Biiti'h Dominion, and Indian soldiers are buried alongside thousand' of Frenchmen. The most impres-ive sight during tin.* ceremony was the line of French cavalry in blue undo, ins, drawn up against He background ot white stone memorials on either side ol the pathway joining the great Ones ul Sai l ili- e. and Slone ot It •tiit*nihranee. General Macrcady. s| caking in French I tom the* steps ol the sioiu* oi Remem--I,ranee, gave a touching address, recalling tile brothei land of Britain and France, which win bom ol danger, 1 e--I,united l.y l.lend. and kept alive by file memory of the gallant, dead. A steamer sinking. new YORK. October 22. j Ihe passenger steamer Sail Saiiniul ot 197.-; tons, icported hermit sinking in heavy seas, -oiilh-west of Janniv.i. The position was given as 13.32 north. Sl.-O west. The pu-sengers were taking to tin* boats. PREMIERS RET CRN. (Received this day at 12. lo p.m.) I.ONRoX. O' liner 22. The Di'inininu Premiers have ret ui lied from week end visits to ( hcqucis and other eoiiimy Inui-es, and resume,! the discussie.ll on the air defence prngrannne at I lie Imperial ( onl’etcnee ORI i PA RY. PEKIN. October 22. Obituary P.x-Piemit-: Clio" l-z -hi. INDIANS DEMAND. (Received this day at I—■* p.m.) DELHI. October 22. The united province, Chamber of Com- j ,scree echoing the general feeling <d Indian., have cable.l Sapru demanding in- withdrawal from tlm lm]en:d ( onicrenre if the eumph'le equality of Indians 1 hrough the Empire is not gra.uted. and the Kenya deei-ion is not reversed.