BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1924, Page 3

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STRIKE OF AIRMEN. LONDON, April 23. The strike of air pilots, which started on April 20, continues. The Imperial Airways Ltd., lias informed the Civilian Air Pilots' Federation that they no longer consider l.henuvlves hound to employ the original pilots. The Federation has petitioned the Air .Minister for an impartial inquiry into the whole matter. INDIAN TARIFF. DELHI, April 27. The first report of the Indian I arid* Hoard since its constitution last July, recommends protection lor the Indian steel industry. The Hoard says it is impossible to conceive a stronger ease for protection. The proposals stta for an increase of tariff duties mainly to twenty per cent, rising in some cases to twenty-live and even thirty per cent. The Hoard's proposals open a new chapter in the fiscal history of India.

The central legislature will meet in .May for a special sitting to pass the Tariff hill, giving effect to protection.

KING’S VISITORS. LONDON, April 20.

The King hoped to witness the Soccer eup filial hut later arranged to remain at Windsor to receive the Premier and his daughter who at present are at a private week-end party at Windsor, including Princess Helena Victoria, the Archbishop of Canterbury, American Ambassador and Mrs Kellogg, Viscount and Viscountess Cordray. Mr MacDonald returns to London to-morrow to hold an important Cabinet meeting to put the finishing toucTies to the Budget and especially to decide the fate of the McKenna duties, which have been the subject of conflicting announcements. CHINESE PIRACY. BRITISH SOLDIERS TO TAKE HAND. (Received this dav at 8.30 n.m.) HONG KONG, April 21. Steamship piracies have become so frequent between Canton and Hongkong that the British authoriics have decided to place British soldier guards upon steamers making night runs, armed with rifles and Lewis guns. Indian guards have so far sufficed. The vessels, moreover, will travel in a •convoy system to assure greater safety. The pirates became so daring recently that tliev stole the launch used as the harbour ferry, kidnapping the passengers, who later were T'eltbased with the execution of the coxswain’s son. whom it i.- understood, they a:c still holding.

KOREAN STUDENTS DROWNED TOKTO. April 20.

Two hundred Korean students were drowned off the West Coast of Korea, near Chainnampo, when the steamship ta k ing them to visit the Jupane.se destroyers. collided with a warship and capsized. The steamer sank quickly only a small number of students being rescued.

SECOND POSTMORTEM. LONDON. April 27

Sir Bernard Pitshury conducted a second post mortem examinaion on the body of Jones. The “Sunday Express” states the police are.anxious to learn the exact amount of strychnine in the body. The widow did not know of the exhumation until alerwnrds.

PARIS TO JAPAN FLIGHT. PARIS. April 27

A French a irman, I Vllitcnloisy, who is attempting a Paris to Japan (light, accomplished the second stage, Bucharest to Aleppo. Svria, in eight hours, being an average speed ol one hundred and twentv miles per hour, lie crossed the Taurus mountains at an altitude of over ten thousand loot.

MOUNTAINEER! VU AC » ’• DFYT GENEVA. April 27.

A father and s.ni named laller, while mountaineering were struck hi a falling rock and hurled, lied to gotlier. three hundred leet. »" father was unhurt, and cut the ropt and sought assistance, hut the. son wa dead when rescuers arrived.

COMMON ACTION URGED. LONDON. April 27

Sir 'Frederick Guest, ( Lift Liberal Whip for the Coalition Government, has written to Mr Asquith, pointing out. that though the Coalition ot Liberals and Conservatives is now impossible ami undesirable, the Socialists, who are well organised and subversiv* to the movement against the economic life of the country, especially the nationalisation of industries. demands common action on the part of the Liberals and Conservatives, lie predicts that many Liberals, while retaining their Liberal principles, will I eel 11 their dlitv to co-operate with the Conservatives for the definite purpose of defeating the Socialists’ intentions. The “Daily Mail” comments that Si,- Frederick* Guest, and other Liberals , k .Hrc lo lo nn a Liberal-Unionist group, co-operating will, ihe Conservatives. The lnovcmem may die out unless the Conservative loaders give an

assurance ol a working arruugemem bv which the Conservative condulates will not. choose these Liberals at the next elections.

SOUTH AUR HAN PARDONS*. CAPETOWN. April 2i H was the intention of Government to pardon certain prisoners on the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales. This intention will now tic carried out despite the postponemenThe decision will allVcl nine Europeans sentenced in connection with the Ra.nl revolution, live of whom arc undergoing commuted death sentences, and two native- connected with Ut movement enlitlcd Israelites, which led to bloodshed ni Htiliock-

navy in china. .PUKING. April 26

l„ the event of the death of officers of ships on the Hongkong register ,•~1•» 11 civ** 11to (.«i»vcni- 1 owing to pirsitif-sil .tU.uu / i me,it will make a gran, equivalent to I two vears pay and m the ease o < is ahleniem an allow.mee not exceeding one wear’s wages. Admiral W aslimgto.i,'commanding the American Asiatic licet speaking at a tiffin give ,y the American Legion whereat the guest appealed for co-operation ol civilians in China in securing n,o,e ships for the China service Ihe addition of six gunboats for China rive, work of the navy was urgently required and at least forty light cuusers to act as the eyes of the batt e fleet if the American fleet was to keep a proper ratio under the Arms Limitation Treaty.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA. TOKTO. April 26

Russia having decided to transfer ten Japanese at present in custody at Vladivostok to Moscow. for trial. Japan has instructed the Consul to apply for permission to send therewith an interpreter and legal adviser.