CABLE NEWS FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1924, Page 3

CABLE NEWS FOREIGN ITEMS.

(.USTItALIAN and n.z. cable association. FRENCH. ARMY. LONDON, dan. 2. The •■Times" J’aris correspondent says that important changes in Hie Drench Army's organisation, involving , tbe dissolution ol a large number id units and the creation ol le w ones, L understood to have eotim administiativelv into force with the New Amir. They are provisional pending the p.i ;- i„. 4 of n New Vi !' r law for the complete i e.:i‘giinisiition i.i the f reiich Aims. b <* it i- slated (he changes form part of ;» whole scheme intended to he permanent. Lc dovinuil says that under these administrative measures, thirty-nine iufantrv regiments will he disbanded, eleven regiments ol field artillery three light and one heavy tractor regiii.eiii and heavy horse regiments will also -ic ST-soive.-l. Fourteen new units are creat n -' ,1K ‘" ts ’/' ilvs *i';'; artillery ami a via ..-(Aw lain units are abo eliariging their garrison quarters. If llf DIXMIDK I.< K AT Mi >. [Received tliis dav at !h!,7 am.* LONDON, dun. d. The wreckage id the Diximide iia.s been located under the sea south ol San Marco. Two bodies have been ioiiud off Aiipexiido. IMPORTANT STEP. ("Sydney Sun" Cable.-'.. fiteceived tliis da\ ai. 0.-J.T a.m.j LONDON, dan. d. The "Daily New-" says that the outstanding points have been settled of 1 lie Aiiglo-Ameneaii treaty, giving Arne riea the right to spared British ships with smuggled liquor within the twelve mile limit. Rntain will -uhmit llm liluil drafl to each of the Dominions before signing. This is important as il shows the oraetieal application ol Uritain's policy of full consultation with the Dominions holme entering into obligations with foreign powers.

SINN FEIN MANIFESTO. LONDON, dan. d. The "Daily Mail" says the Sinn Feiuers issued a New Vein 1 manifesto stating : —"This is the eighth year ol our Republic and while refusing to re cognise the Free State, we have defm. itel.v abandoned armed resist,-,nee. CREEK POI.ITIOS. ATHENS, dan. d. General I’histiriis opened the Assembly with a speech llc*eri liiug Ibe reason* for ami ilie results of the revolution. Gmiatas ammuneed the Cabinet's resignation. Il is expected tbit AI. Venizelos will arrive, f CHINESE SHOOT PRIEST. '.Received tliis day at !>.‘2.7 a.mA PEKIN, daiiuary A telegram from Suiyan states Unit a Kelgiaii priest. Aebiles Oenen, was shot and killed at Nokino wueit tbe town was looted and plundered by bandits. His companion, Reverend Joseph Lei mans, escaped. LAB(iPIHTES AND NATIONALISTS CAPETOWN, dtiiiuary d. The annual eoiilelenee of the bul.oiii Party at Pretoria unanimously confirmed the agreement lie tween the "Labour and the Nationalist Parties. INDIAN A FAIRS. (JtecaOod tins da- at !i.2.i a.m.> DF.lill!. January d. Retore the Ail India Congress Committee Shaiikat All made a stalemmit op behalf ol himselt and Alohamed Ali wherein he deiiii’d tin' charge that tlm,\ acted as t’'c agents for these who: c ;. ill's am] [Milos,- wire 0 ' lolUM.lllig ol a Moslem Empire in India. He said that it was inconceivable that they should ever think ol enslaving India. He alleged the Government at present was provoking a light w ith Afghanistan. |f war was declared. Mussulman who thought a.s the Afghans did, would si nr* civil disobedience. He begged lbe Hindus in do their lit most to prevent a war. Khankai Ali suggested a deputation of Hindus, including Gandhi, with prominent Mussulman, should visit the frontier lo discuss mat!eis with the Afghans.

•REORGANISATION OK FRENCH ARAIY. LONDON, danmiiy •'!. The "Daily .Mail’s" I’ari- correspondent states in (•iin l c(|iieuce ol the reduction of the period of < ..userlption I / eighteen months the army has linen reorganised and lir battalions, seventeen regiments of horse-drawn ami lour me. cliaiiicallv propelled artillciy have hc<ui disbanded. Several logiincnts of tanks and air services have been created. ItKPI.Y TO All! AS(iCITU. [Rhi-tiuis Telf.oii \ms.] (Received this day at 11. —-> a.m.) I.ON DON. Jan 2. fn a speech at: Tamworth, dealing with Air Asquith's ((inientiuu that the Crown could reins.- Ah' Ramsay MacDonald authority to dissolve Parliament.. Air Frank Hodges declined that l.ahoTir hulievos that if t*:il l T-»»n----siimmate a programme through t.ie Hritish eoiistitmioii. He t-.elieves that it would not impede democratic aspilotions. tut 'if a hack stair inllueiiee shatter' ibis heliel. then good-lye to polilie.ll evolution. saying: “"e should drift to llie rapids of revolution." He concluded l:v saying that me Labour Party lias profound With 111 the impartiality of the King, which mo political intrigue should he permitted to destroy.