BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BISLEY SHOOTING. LONDON. .July Ik At Bislcy Lieut. Barlow won Queen Mary’s prize with 170 points COAIMONF.R COLLAPSES. LONDON. July 0. At the close of a night- long sitting in tho Commons which extended to six in tho morning, the order to complete tho committee stage of the Finance Bill was marked l>v the sensational col lapse of Mr Kennedy, one of the Government whips. While the House was dividing lie was removed to the hospital and is still unconscious.

PLOT TO BLOW UP MAC! AZIN I MANILA, duly I).

A pint to blow up a magazine cavity at the naval station was discovered, and is believed to he connected with the disaffection of McKinley’s regiments. MOROCCAN RISING. MADRID. July S. A coininunicnie says the general situation in Morocco has improved. Strong reinforcements from Spain have arrived at Mellila and Tetuaii. They besieged a position at Cahadarosa. It is believed the enemy retreated in disorder. Jeaviug many dead and wounded. 'The Spanish casualties were 100. SPANISH GARRISON RELIEVED. Madrid. July h. Tho Moroccan ■•arrison reported yesterday that tho difficulty has been relieved. They were without water for four days. The troops gave up tlieii supply for the sake of the wounded. YAQUIKR APPEAI.S. LONDON. July ». The “Daily Express" understands that Yaqttier has definitely decided to appeal against the verdict of murder ill the Byfleet ease.

no WARD CARTER TO RETURN TO LUXOR.

[“Tiie Times” Service.] f Received this <l:iy at 9.45 a.in.) LONDON, July 9. Mr Howard Cart it lias returned from a lecturing tour of the American State-;. Me intends to return in Nnvemhor to Luxor where the excavation work is not nearly finished. He did not anticipate any further trouble with the Egyptian (lovorument.

EGYPT AND LONDON' CONFERENCE.

(Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) RONDO-', July 9.

The Cairo "coi'iespundciit e.f the “limes” states that Znglilul Pasha has definitely accepted Mr MacDonald’s invitation to visit l.oiulon to discuss the 1/oiidon position and other matters alTccting Britain and Egypt. The date of the meeting has been left to Air MacDonald to fix.

SOVIET BI.T'FF. (Received this day at 9.25 a.in.) LONDON, July 9. The Rina correspondent of the “Times" says alarm has been caused by the protracted nature of the Soviet negotiations in London and the uncertainty of the French recognition of the Soviet (lovernnieiit, which is making a brave show, expediting the negotiations with Germany and Italy. The Soviet press ostentatiously announces that the Moscow Government is about to resume negotiations with German groups in regard to several important new railway concessions, while Moscow diplomats appear to he greatly interested in the proposal front an Italian group for new shipping concessions and especially for a concession mi all trans-Caucasian manganese mines; but these much trumpeted negotiations are not taken seriously and are regarded as so much bind. intended chiefly to stimulate the flagging British interest in the Soviet negotiations toll London.

CHINESE AFFAIRS

(Received this day at 12.110 p.m.) PEKING. July 9. The Cabinet yesterday discussed the recent note from the French Legation saving that, it understood that a t hinoGcrmau agreement had been reached, which contravened the Versailles Ireaty as regards the disposal of German property. The Legation reserved the right to protest. The Cabinet resolved to forward n early reply. Tile Government has received a telegram from Wupcifu urging that both British and American returned Boxer indemnities lx' used lor railway construction. Tho British. Japanese and French Legations have submitted another formal protest to Vaiohinopu regarding Sun Y-t Sen’s recent establishment ol a Salt administration at Canton.